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.
Manchester United youth star helps former Man City academy talent earn Salford contract
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFormer Manchester United youth star Febian Brandy has helped a youngster earn his first professional contract at Salford. After joining United's academy at seven, Brandy enjoyed a meteoric rise through the Reds' youth set-up and he was regarded as one of the club's most exciting youth prospects - the Manchester-born lad even turned down Barcelona to stay at United in 2005.
Brandy progressed in the system to become a key player and regular starter in United's reserve team, although he would leave on loan to Swansea, Hereford and Gillingham before seeking a permanent exit in search of regular game time in the summer of 2010.
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