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 lethal condition that kills six Brits a DAY and the symptoms to look for
manchestereveningnews.co.ukOne fatal illness has a host of symptoms that can easily be dismissed, including weakness in the ankles or legs, muscle cramps or weight loss.
Motor neurone disease (MND) affects up to 5,000 adults in the UK at any one time and some six people per day die from it, just under 2,200 per year.
The disease has no cure. A number of famous rugby stars have spoken out about their diagnosis with the severe condition, including league player Rob Burrow and union sportsman Doddie Wier, who sadly died from the illness last year.
They are among the six Brits-a-day diagnosed with MND, with a person's lifetime risk of developing the condition around 1 in 300 - and have inspired one Manchester firefighter to do something about the disease. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community MND is a fatal, rapidly progressing disease that affects the brain and spinal cord, says the Motor Neurone Disease Association.
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