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.
"You have always got to look on the positive side. If not, life will get you down"
manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inboxIt is a bitterly cold Christmas morning in Manchester city centre.It's also incredibly quiet.In previous years, the sight of an almost deserted Market Street would have been jarring.But in 2020, it no longer feels so alien.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereFor the last four years the Manchester Evening News has visited the city centre on Christmas morning to meet some of the people waking up on the streets.This year, something was different.There is evidence that people have recently spent the night outside scattered around the city centre, particularly in parts of the Northern Quarter and on.
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