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.
Balloch's Oban Duncan targeting a return to winning ways in F4 powerboat
dailyrecord.co.ukBalloch powerboat racer Oban Duncan is targeting a return to winning ways this weekend.The 17-year-old enjoyed mixed fortunes in the opening round of the new Formula 4 season – battling with an opponent with more than four decades of racing experience, but being denied the chance to fight for victory by niggling technical issues.However, Oban is hopeful of improving on a third-place finish for the weekend as she makes the long trip to Oulton Broad in Norfolk.Looking ahead, Oban said: “I’m just excited to get back at it.
It’s felt like a long time since that last race.“The changes we made over winter have made a big difference. There were a lot of little changes we made that you wouldn’t think would alter that much, but when they add together they really do.“We made the most of winter to make the changes.“There are always things we can improve during the year, but making the changes we did during winter has put us in a far better place than we were in last year.“Last year, we had just bought the boat and we weren’t really sure how the boat would react.“Now we’ve got a lot more data and a far greater idea of what the boat can do.“I want to make sure everything is working properly and then we’ll go for it this weekend and just see what happens.”Reflecting on her the opening weekend of her second season in the class, Oban explained she’s having to remind herself to be patient – as she battles with far more experienced drivers.“We ended the weekend third overall which isn’t what I was hoping for, I wanted to win, but you have to make the most of a difficult weekend.“We’ve made some improvements for the next round so hopefully we’ll get ourselves pushing towards the win.
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