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 weeks of controversy have united a community in cleaning up Platt Fields Park
manchestereveningnews.co.ukDon't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Parks have been a saviour for many of us over the last year.
When the toughest coronavirus lockdown restrictions were in place, outdoor spaces were one of the only places we could go. And in recent months as restrictions were eased even more, parks became social hubs - replacing the pub, a restaurant, our gardens and our homes.
Nowhere in Greater Manchester saw the effect of this quite like Platt Fields Park. Set in the heart of Fallowfield in south Manchester, it is surrounded by thousands of students.
The park's visitors are a diverse mix between them and the long-term Fallowfield residents, as well as locals from neighbouring Moss Side and Rusholme.
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