Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
The coward who shook a child and left her with brain injuries - and the family picking up the pieces
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe family of a young girl left with life-threatening brain injuries after being deliberately shaken have blasted court delays as the man responsible was finally brought to justice.
Jack Hunt, 27, is starting a 27-month term in prison after admitting causing grievous bodily harm without intent to the girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons.
The child was rushed to hospital after Hunt reported her as 'unresponsive and floppy'. It was discovered she had traumatic brain injuries, including bleeding on the brain. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. Consultant paediatrician Dr Sarah Dixon concluded the child's injuries were consistent with 'abusive head trauma by shaking', Minshull Street Crown Court heard.
Standing in the witness box, a family member of the girl, who has physically recovered, blasted delays in the judicial system.
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