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.
'Prices have trebled and there's no way out': The town where many fear bills will bring a bitter winter
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA woman sits on a bench outside Middleton Shopping Centre. Clutching a 99p McDonald’s cheeseburger, the sun momentarily breaks through the clouds as she points to a friend beside her. "She’s had to buy four potatoes instead of a bag because she can’t afford it," she says. "We’re devastated – we're devastated because of money.
We haven’t got any even though we work full time." Like millions of people across the UK, the pair are terrified as the cost of living continues to surge.
It comes as energy bosses confirmed the energy price cap will rise once again in October – plunging millions into fuel poverty. READ MORE: Newlywed dad diagnosed with cancer aged 33 after stomach pains and 'excruciating' headaches Carol Pennington lives on her own.
The 63-year-old says she tries not to think about the rising cost of living but feels sorry for those with young children. "I'm trying not to think about it at the end of the day.
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