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.
New budget chain to rival Home Bargains, Poundland, B&M and Poundstretcher to open in the UK this year
manchestereveningnews.co.ukDon't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox This year, a new budget chain will hit the British high street.
The retailer could rival mainstream budget retailers Poundstretcher, B&M, Home Bargains and Poundland. MaxiSaver opened its first branch last August in Hinckley, Leicestershire.
Since then, it has gone on to open another seven shops in Erdington, Stourbridge, Melton Mowbray, Chesterfield, Mansfield, Dudley and Newark - taking its total store count to eight.
MaxiSaver has now announced plans to continue this expansion and says it is actively searching for new premises with between 2500-6000sq ft of space in towns and cities.
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