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.
A tale of two cities: £1.35m townhouse goes on sale.... next door to the charity helping Manchester's poorest children
manchestereveningnews.co.ukDon't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox A luxury townhouse has gone on the market - right next door to Wood Street Mission.
The city centre charity has been helping Greater Manchester's poorest children and families since it was set up in the late 19th century, by Methodist Alfred Alsop, to look after youngsters sleeping rough under market stalls.
The charity still operates from the Wood Street site it enquired in 1873, providing clothing and bedding, toys at Christmas, and education projects.
And now, as Deansgate continues its evolution as an affluent corner of the city, the historic charity's base could acquire a millionaire neighbour.
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