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 found dead in 'neglect manslaughter' probe named as police search for her family
manchestereveningnews.co.ukDon't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inbox A woman at the centre of a 'neglect manslaughter' case has been named as Diane Austin.
Police released the name of the 42-year-old today (Tuesday) in an appeal to trace her family. Diane was found dead at her home on Arley Grove, in the Adswood area of Stockport, on March 22.
Three people - a man aged 63, a woman aged 56, and a man aged 28 - were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter through gross negligence after her death.
Police said they have since been released under investigation. Detectives are now trying to track down Diane's family. She is believed to have links to Northern Ireland, they said.
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