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.
For the latest Trafford news sign up to the MyTrafford newsletter here Losing a parent is devastating for any child, but for James Lindemann losing his father to suicide has had a profound impact throughout his life.
James was just 16 when his father Leo took his own life at the age of 44. It would lead to the teenage James struggling with his own mental health, and by his own admittance he went off the rails.
But he found strength from two uncles, supportive friends and Manchester United’s 'family' of fans - who he credits with pulling him through.
Now, exactly 30 years since his father’s death, James, from Hale, is ready to talk about his experiences in a bid to raise awareness of mental health and prevent further suicides.
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