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.
Newcastle 'in pole position' to beat Liverpool to Boubakary Soumare transfer
dailystar.co.ukNewcastle are in pole position to land highly-rated Lille star Boubakary Soumare after the price was dropped. It is bad news for the likes of Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester United - who have also been scouting the midfielder.
Soumare has caught the attention as one of several players at Lille that have performed brilliantly, pushing the club to fourth in Ligue 1.
Despite being just 21, the youngster has been touted as one of the best talents in the league. The Magpies tried to land the Frenchman in January and placed a £35m bid, which Lille accepted.
But he wanted to wait until the summer and weigh up his options, with several other clubs in pursuit. According to Football Insider, though, Newcastle have won the race for the
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