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.
Residents evacuated as bomb squad called to Manchester city centre
manchestereveningnews.co.ukDon't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Residents were evacuated from their homes after a 'suspicious item' was found in Manchester city centre.
Police were called to the scene on Booth Street East just after 10pm last night. A cordon was put in place in the area 'as a safety precaution'.
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