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.
"I just knew it was the right thing to do" an uncle's ultimate gift to his niece
manchestereveningnews.co.ukCut through the noise by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Andy Silverman has faced the emotionally-charged crisis of being the parent of a critically ill child.
His son, Alfie, has hydrocephalus and has had five brain surgeries. But dealing with that trauma was the catalyst for him giving his niece the ultimate gift.
He will have an unbreakable bond with Sammy Ayling, two, after donating a kidney to save her life five weeks ago. READ MORE: What the 'insane' demand for brickies and materials means for Manchester's building boom When Sammy arrived with her twin, Alexandra, that was a miracle in itself.
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