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.
What is written on the Ashes urn? Explained as England face Australia
manchestereveningnews.co.ukEngland's woeful record in Australia leaves the odds stacked against them as they aim to win back the Ashes. It's been a decade since England were last victorious down under and, in the years since, have not even won a test series on their opposition's soil.
It's the pinnacle of the long-standing rivalry between England and Australia, one which stretches back to 1882 - with the name originating from a satirical obituary posted in The Sporting Times following Australia's first test win on English soil.
Part of that piece stated 'the body will be cremated and the Ashes taken to Australia', with England captain Ivo Bligh then vowing to 'regain those ashes' - leading to England's next test down under being dubbed the 'quest to regain the
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