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.
Two year groups isolating from Bolton primary school amid Covid
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFor all the latest news from in and around Bolton, sign up for the free MyBolton newsletter Two year groups are isolating from a Bolton primary school after a positive Covid case.
Reception and Year 1 are both remote learning from Heathfield Primary School in the town, which has seen a spike in virus rates.
Parts of Bolton are seeing an escalation of surge testing after cases of both the South African and Indian variants have been discovered - and with 152 cases per 100,000 people - the town's Covid rate is now seven times the national average.
We reported on Monday how there have been a number of bubble closures in Bolton schools, with headteachers warning families to carry on following the rules to avoid another lockdown.
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