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.
Speeding campaign targets young male drivers as number of road deaths in Manchester rises
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGet the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing Grieving parents and emergency service personnel are supporting a hard-hitting new campaign amid an increase in road deaths in Greater Manchester.
It encourages drivers, especially young men, to slow down and save lives, and features emotional personal accounts of the devastating impact of car crashes.
Research shows that most young men believe the “worst-case scenario” is a speeding ticket. A series of videos puts the spotlight on how dangerous acts, such as speeding or driving under the influence of alcohol, have far-reaching consequences.
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