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.
UK weather forecast: Early cloud and rain for much of the country, with strong winds on the coasts
manchestereveningnews.co.ukSign up for our daily newsletter to get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Much of the poor weather that a lot of the country has seen this week is set to continue into Friday morning.
In the early hours, a large band of rain will spread right across the western side of the country and gradually move in a southeasterly direction. Read more: The race to complete house sales before stamp duty holiday ends Much of the UK is also in for a windy day, with gales in the north and west of Scotland caused by a low-pressure system.
However, there are currently no weather warnings in place anywhere in the UK for Friday, October 1 (or the rest of the weekend).
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