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.
BREAKING: Cyclist, 19, dead after crash with HGV in city centre as driver arrested
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA teenage cyclist has died after a collision with a heavy goods vehicle in Manchester city centre on Wednesday (May 24). Emergency services swarmed Great Bridgewater Street, off Deansgate, at around midday but tragically, the man, aged 19, was pronounced dead at the scene.
A 55-year-old man has since been arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving and remains in police custody for questioning. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community Police said the cyclist had been riding along the road at around 12pm when he was struck by the vehicle close to the junction of Watson Street.
Great Bridgewater Street remained closed off for a number of hours on Wednesday as investigations were carried out, with a number of officers stationed at the cordon.
Tape also blocked off the pavement beside the Great Northern NCP car park Greater Manchester Police are now appealing for anyone with information, dashcam or CCTV footage of the fatal crash to contact the Serious Collision Investigation Unit. Information can be passed on to 0161 856 4741 quoting log 1454-24/5/23 or reported online or by using the LiveChat function at www.gmp.police.uk.
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