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.
Perseid meteor shower will peak this week - how to watch the shooting stars
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGet the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing It's that time of year again when people will be able to watch one of the brightest meteor showers in the night sky.
Perseid meteor shower, known as one of the best and brightest astronomical displays of the year will peak this week - with up to 100 meteors an hour possibly visible.
This dazzling phenomenon is caused as the planet crosses paths with a debris cloud in the solar system left by a giant comet. Read more: Fancy working with lions and tigers?
This job at Chester Zoo could be for you As the bits of rock and dust hit our atmosphere at astronomical speed, they burn up and in some cases cause fireballs streaking across the sky.
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