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.
Restaurant owners' devastation after blaze breaks out in early hours
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe owners of a restaurant in Rochdale have been left 'devastated' after a fire broke out in the early hours of this morning.
A blaze broke out at The Waterside on Inghams Lane in Littleborough just before 1.30am, the fire service said. Four fire engines were sent to the scene.
Pictures taken this morning showed damage to the front of the building, with charring on the bricks. All of the windows at the front of the building had been left open. READ MORE: Moment man casually pours liquid over cars before they burst into flames in shocking attack At least one fire engine remained at the scene today, as well as a police car.
The Manchester Evening News understands that no-one was hurt in the fire. A post on The Waterside Restaurant Garden & Cabin Facebook page said the restaurant will now have to shut 'until further notice'.
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