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.
Winter Wonderland scraps plan for live reindeer at Christmas event following complaints
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA Winter Wonderland has scrapped plans to have live reindeer at its festive event, but is facing a backlash from some families who say it's the 'wrong decision'.
The company issued a statement explaining that the animals will no longer be part of the event, which comes to EventCity next week after a number of complaints, including a petition on change.org signed by almost 47,000 people.
It stressed that the plan was always to have the reindeer in a 'a quiet zone at the end of the grotto' - as they had done in previous events - but has 'taken on board the messages' of disapproval and decided not to include them at all. READ MORE: The ultimate guide to Christmas events for kids in Manchester "Numerous emails and letters have been received
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