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.
Woman dies and girl, 16, seriously hurt after fire rips through home in Birmingham
manchestereveningnews.co.ukDon't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Police in the West Midlands are investigating after a house fire left a woman dead and a 16-year-old girl in hospital with serious injuries.
The blaze broke out in Sedgley, in Dudley, at around 3.45 on Saturday afternoon. Emergency services and locals rushed to help but sadly a 43-year-old woman was declared dead at the scene, police said.
A 49-year-old was taken to hospital and was released shortly after being checked over. A 16-year-old girl remains in a serious condition, BirminghamLive reports.
Writing on a fundraising page, Michelle Allen said the woman who died, who has not yet been named, had 'the biggest heart'. Our free Northern Agenda daily
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