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.
Met Office issue thunderstorm weather warning across UK - full forecast
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe north west will be hit by thunderstorms this afternoon (Monday 16 May), bringing heavy rain and the risk of both hail and lightning.
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for north west England and Wales as well eight other regions, with the possibility of '20 mm of rain possible' in one to two hours.
It warned some homes and businesses might be at risk of flooding and a few buildings or structures could be damaged from lightning strikes.
The storms will be likely to cause disruption to travel in places, too, with spray and standing water or hail potentially leading to longer journey times by car and bus.
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