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.
The battle for Hale – the Conservative strong-hold the Greens, Lib Dems and Labour are all eyeing up in the local elections
manchestereveningnews.co.ukSign up for the latest from M.E.N. political editor Jennifer Williams The Green Party, Liberal Democrat Party and Labour Party in Trafford are aiming to knock the Conservatives off their perch at the local elections.
All parties have their sights firmly set on Tory strong-hold seats in Hale on May 6. Hale Central ward, created in 2004, has been Conservative since its inception.
The same goes for Hale Barns ward, created in the same year. Before that, the former Hale ward was Conservative for 48 years, since 1973.
But the Liberal Democrats, Greens and Labour all say they’re sensing an appetite for a changing of the old guard while out campaigning in the area this year.
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