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 of boy, 11, who died from rare condition
manchestereveningnews.co.ukDon't miss out on the big stories from Manchester's courts with our weekly newsletter A boy with a number of complex and rare medical conditions died of complications from necessary immunotherapy.
Naiem Mohammed Bilal Alenizy, 11, had a long history of hospital treatment at Manchester Children's Hospital for multiple medical conditions.
He developed Takayasu's arteritis, a rare blood inflammation disorder, which required immunosuppressive therapy and steroids to treat, an inquest heard. READ MORE: Image released of man police wish to speak to in connection with attempted rape In the last week of September 2019, he developed symptoms in his brain and was taken to theatre for surgery, Manchester Coroner's Court heard.
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