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.
What is Eid al-Fitr and how is it celebrated in the UK?
manchestereveningnews.co.ukDon't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Millions of Muslims will celebrate Eid al-Fitr this week as the holy month of Ramadan comes to an end.
Ramadan is observed with a period of fasting that sees people refrain from eating and drinking between dawn and sunset. The fasting period puts focus on prayer, purification, and charitable acts, and its practice reminds Muslims of the suffering of the poor.
The celebration of Eid, which means 'feast' or 'festival', marks the end of Ramadan and the start of Shawwal, the 10th month of the Islamic calendar.
It begins at the first sighting of the crescent moon, which is announced by local religious authorities. This year, it will start on Wednesday evening and
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