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.
Taylor Swift at one of the singer’s recent shows in Germany.The incident took place at the pop star’s show in Gelsenkirchen on Wednesday (July 17) – one of three shows the singer performed in the city.An American man, who has not been publicly identified, was arrested by authorities as he tried to attend the gig.
He had a ticket for the show, and was taken into custody outside the venue after police became aware of his alleged threats against Swift.According to reports by AP and Deadline, the man was brought to attention after making threats against the ‘Midnights’ singer and her partner Travis Kelce.
It has also been reported that organisers of the event had tipped off authorities about the alleged stalker’s behaviour online.It isn’t clear at time of writing who the man is, nor what the nature of the alleged threats were.
A court has ordered the man to be held through Saturday.This isn’t the first time that the singer-songwriter has faced issues with obsessive fans.
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