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.
Tragedy as new dad dies on stag do six weeks before wedding
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA dad of a six month-old baby has died on his stag do six weeks before his wedding. Jonny Barltrop was hit by a vehicle in Marbella, Spain, on May 27 while celebrating his upcoming wedding to fiancée Cheri Bulmer.
The pair were due to wed in six weeks, the Mirror reports. Cheri has said she is 'completely heartbroken'. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community It is understood he was on the first day of a three-day break when he was killed.
Jonny's colleague Chris Ewart detailed the tragedy on his LinkedIn page. He and Jonny, originally from Wilmslow, worked together at Build Recruitment in London.
He said: "I have some extremely sad and devastating news to share. Jonny Barltrop was involved in a traffic accident whilst on his stag do and tragically passed away. "He leaves behind his fiancée, Cheri and six-month-old baby Leo which is heartbreaking beyond belief.
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