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 nominations are in and the response has been phenomenal. After receiving almost 500 nominations for this year's Greater Manchester Health and Care Champion Awards, the shortlist has been announced.
36 individuals from organizations such as the NHS, various local authorities, charities, care homes and many other sectors have been shortlisted across 12 categories.
These are: Volunteer champion, wellbeing champion, returning champion, student of the year, leadership champion, key worker champion, innovation champion, inclusion champion, community champion, collaborative champion, apprentice of the year and adaptable champion.
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