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.
Terrifying moment dad's ice cream van smashed up with butcher's knife - whilst he's inside
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA dad has spoken of the terrifying moment his ice cream van was smashed up with a butcher's knife - whilst he was inside the vehicle.
Malik Munir Ahmed, 43, caught the vandals on camera as they targeted his vehicle outside Woodlands Primary Academy in Oldham on Thursday 11 May.
The businessman said his tyres were slashed with a butcher's knife before his windows were smashed by a hooded thug. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community The dad-of- five said his children have been left 'scared' by the incident, telling him to 'be careful'.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said they are investigating the attack. The ice cream seller said he usually serves children leaving school at Hodge Clough Primary School, but he was forced to find another spot on the day of the attack after noticing an ice cream van already parked outside the school.
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