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.
Young man who split with his girlfriend and lost his job in lockdown took his own life
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA young man who split up with his girlfriend and lost his job during lockdown took his own life after struggling with his mental health, an inquest heard.
Oliver Smith, 28, was found hanged at his home in Rochdale by his dad on January 18, this year. An inquest at Rochdale coroners court heard Mr Smith, who was known as Ollie, had endured a 'difficult pandemic' and was suffering with depression.
The Huddersfield University electrical engineering graduate had moved in with his girlfriend at start of lockdown in March 2020, but they split up and he moved out in November that year. Read more: Dog destroyed after boy, 3, dies in dog attack at farm The following March he was made redundant and then struggled to find a new job.
Giving evidence at the inquest on Monday, Mr Smith's mum Sonia Smith described him as a 'unique character' She said: "The biggest issue he had was trying to get a job.
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