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.
'How no one got injured is beyond me': Metrolink passengers forced to walk along tracks in torrential rain after fallen tree blocks line
manchestereveningnews.co.ukSign up to the free MyBury newsletter to get the best stories direct to your inbox A fallen tree forced Metrolink passengers to leave a tram and walk for 30 minutes along the tracks – in torrential rain and lightning.
The incident happened when thunderstorms hit Greater Manchester following an intense heatwave spell on Thursday (July 22). The extreme weather led to a tree falling on the Bury line between Prestwich and Heaton Park at around 7.40pm.
Several passengers were on a tram when it approached the fallen tree. Due to the blocked line, the tram driver was forced to carry out an emergency stop.
One passenger, who wishes to remain anonymous, told the Manchester Evening News an announcement was made around five minutes later.
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