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 dad-of-two who died after mixing drugs with prescription medication
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFor the latest news from in and around Wigan sign up to the MyWigan newsletter here A dad-of-two died at home after mixing strong prescription painkillers with alcohol and illegal drugs, an inquest has heard.
Police found Gary Shimmin, 48, collapsed in the living room of his house in Baker Street, Wigan, on April 23 last year, following a concern for welfare call made by his sister Stephanie Wilson.
In an inquest at Bolton Coroner's Court last Wednesday (March 24), Mrs Wilson confirmed that Mr Shimmin was born in Barrow-in-Furness and had worked as an electrician, as well as on oil rigs.
Mrs Wilson described her brother as a "very hard-working man" and "very bright", with interests including go karts, motorbikes, and microlights.
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