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.
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Here's the Mancunian Way for today: I hope you all had an enjoyable weekend and managed to avoid the downpours as best you could.
Sunday morning’s early hours storm was certainly a dramatic display - and there are some impressive images here. The weather caused roads to flood and delays to transport and one elderly lady was left stranded in her house, so please take care of yourselves and your neighbours as the heavy rain is set to continue.
On to the news. In today’s newsletter we’ll be looking at the mayor's education plans, a dispute over the Census and Erling Haaland's late-night ice cream treat.
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