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.
Girl, 13, lived in hospital for three months while council scrambled for suitable home
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA vulnerable teenager in Manchester's care system is being moved to an unregulated home after living in hospital for three months.
The family court heard on Wednesday (October 12) that Manchester council had spent that time trying to find a suitable home for the 13-year-old.
The youngster - who is at risk of suicide - had self-harmed, fled the ward and assaulted staff during her time in hospital, the Guardian reports.
She also suffered a physical assault in hospital by a worker who was later dismissed. Legislation states that children in the care system up to the age of 15 must be placed in regulated accommodation, which is registered with Ofsted.
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