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.
Thunderstorm warning issued for parts of North West
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe Met Office has issued a yellow thunderstorm warning for parts of Wales as well as South and North West England. It comes shortly after the UK experienced record-breaking high temperatures amid a scorching heatwave.
The yellow warning covers some major cities including Brighton, Portsmouth, Cardiff, Gloucester and Chester. From today, members of the public should be wary of slow-moving heavy showers and thunderstorms which could lead to difficult driving conditions and road closures.
There is also a chance that flooding and lightning strikes could occur, increasing the chances of delays and cancellations to train and bus services. Read more: Abusive carer drew whiskers on disabled woman with mental age of four's face and offered her dog biscuits The yellow warning also bring the small risk of power cuts to homes, businesses and other services.
The Met Office said: "A largely cloudy day across the region, with scattered showers. "Showers perhaps heavy and they may also merge into some longer spells of rain.
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