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 Orionid Meteor Shower peaks tonight - how and when to see the shooting stars
manchestereveningnews.co.ukSkygazers are set for a treat this evening as the Orionid Meteor Shower peaks tonight.The night time spectacle happens every year as the Earth goes through the debris of Halley's Comet and will produce around 20 viewable meteors every hour.So it's time to wrap up warm and look up for some shooting stars.NASA has explained: "The Orionids, which peak during mid-October each year, are considered to be one of the most beautiful showers of the year."Orionid meteors are known for their brightness and for their speed.
These meteors are fast - they travel at about 148,000 mph (66 km/s) into the Earth's atmosphere."Fast meteors can leave glowing 'trains' (incandescent bits of debris in the wake of the meteor) which last for several seconds to.
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