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.
Tyson Fury responds to claims Deontay Wilder is 'useless' ahead of trilogy bout
manchestereveningnews.co.ukSign up for our daily newsletter to get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Tyson Fury has identified the danger that Deontay Wilder provides ahead of the pair's trilogy bout in Las Vegas this weekend.
A controversial draw in the first meeting was followed by Fury's emphatic victory in the rematch, inflicting the first defeat of the American's career.
That saw Fury clinch the WBC heavyweight title, which he now defends in the third and final meeting between the two rivals. The Manchester fighter is widely regarded to be the favourite ahead of the latest bout but he has made it clear that Wilder poses a real threat. "A lot of people are writing Wilder off in this fight.
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