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.
Hospice given green light for 'world class' new facility despite concerns project will rely on fundraising to fully meet costs
manchestereveningnews.co.ukDon't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox St Ann’s Hospice has been given the go-ahead to build a £20m new facility on land next to its Heald Green site.
The proposals will see the current hospice demolished to make way for 40 new homes that will part-fund the project. The hospice, celebrating its 50th anniversary year, was built as an extension to the Victorian era St Ann’s Hospital, which became part of Cheadle Royal in 1887.
However, bosses at St Ann’s said it was never designed as a purpose-built hospice and the increasing complexity of people’s care needs meant a new facility had become essential.
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