![]() ![]() Taio Cruz - Wikipedia. Jacob Taio Cruz (born Adetayo Ayowale Onile- Ere; 2. April),[9] is an English singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer.[1.
In 2. 00. 8, he released his debut album Departure, which he wrote, arranged and produced. The album achieved certified gold status in the United Kingdom and earned him a MOBO Music of Black Origin Awards nomination. In October 2. 00. Cruz released his follow- up album Rokstarr, which includes the number one singles "Break Your Heart" and "Dynamite". Cruz collaborated with Kesha on the single "Dirty Picture", and with Kylie Minogue and Travie Mc. Download Free Music Dynamite Taio Cruz Video LyricsCoy on his single "Higher". Cruz wrote and recorded the song "Telling the World" as the lead single from the soundtrack to the 2. Rio. Cruz's third studio album, TY. O, was first released in Germany in December 2. ![]() Jacob Taio Cruz (born Adetayo Ayowale Onile-Ere; 23 April), is an English singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer. In 2008, he released his debut album. In 2. 01. 2, Cruz co- wrote the David Guetta song "Without You". In April 2. 01. 5, Cruz released the first single, "Do What You Like" from his forthcoming Roses Collection. In late 2. 01. 5, Taio added vocals to Tujamo's Melbourne track, "Booty Bounce" which was released by Spinnin' Records. Biography[edit]Early life and career[edit]Cruz was born in London, to a Nigerian father[1. Brazilian mother.[1. He attended Bilton Grange, a private prep school in Rugby, Warwickshire,[1. Christ's Hospital, a private boarding school in Horsham, West Sussex.[1. Cruz's songwriting career began as part of Tricky Stewart's writing collective, Red. Zone Entertainment[1. Brit Award for co- writing Will Young's 2. Your Game".[1. 8]Cruz is the founder and chief executive of Rokstarr Music London, which in 2. I Just Wanna Know". The single charted at #2. UK singles charts. It won him some admirers including Island Records's Darcus Beese and Monte Lipman, who, according to manager Binns, "both believed 'I Just Wanna Know' fitted the format on both sides of the Atlantic".[1. In 2. 00. 6, Cruz signed a split single deal with Universal Music Group companies, Republic Records and the UK branch of Island Records. Departure[edit]In September 2. Cruz released his second single "Moving On", which made the top 3. UK. In March 2. 00. Come On Girl", featuring Luciana, peaked at No. 5 on the UK charts. The related album Departure appeared on 1. March and peaked at No. 1. This was followed by the single "I Can Be", which reached No. 1. May. On 1. 8 August, "She's Like a Star" was released, which was a remix of the previous single and featured American rapper Busta Rhymes and girl- group Sugababes. The remix later appeared on the Sugababes studio album Catfights & Spotlights, which peaked at No. 2. It was later revealed that Cruz narrowly missed out on the chance to record the song "Umbrella" which was recorded by Rihanna and ended up topping charts around the world.[1. Rokstarr, international breakthrough and The Rokstarr Collection[edit]Cruz was featured on Tinchy Stryder's breakout single "Take Me Back" which peaked at No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart. According to Cruz's official Myspace blog, as of 1 January 2. Rokstarr Music London changed its name to Rokstarr Entertainment Division, abbreviated to R. E. D Inc. During 2. Rokstarr.[2. 2] It was released on 1. October through R. E. D Inc./Island Records and is written and produced by Cruz, with co- writes and co- productions predominantly with UK producer Fraser T Smith. The album's lead single "Break Your Heart" was released on 1. September and reached number one in the UK, where it stayed for three weeks.[2. In the US it went directly from number 5. At the 2. 01. 0 Brit Awards, "Break Your Heart" was nominated for Best British Single.[2. The success of the song attracted the attention of David Massey and Daniel Werner from Mercury/Island Def Jam who were excited and aggressive about releasing "Break Your Heart" in the United States on their label.[2. According to Cruz's manager Jamie Binns, the relationship with Monte Lipman at Universal Republic had "gone a bit quiet" by this point and as Taio wanted to be with the label that was most enthusiastic about his music, a move from Universal Republic to Mercury/Island Def Jam was engineered.[2. The single reached the top spot in the United States for one week on the Billboard Hot 1. In an interview with The Guardian, it was stated that "Cruz was clever to have hooked up with a US rapper Ludacris on his breakthrough hit".[2. In order to introduce Cruz into the U. S. market, David Massey had suggested that the single feature an American rapper with chart credibility.[2. The album spawned two other UK singles, "No Other One", and the top- ten hit "Dirty Picture" featuring American electropop singer Kesha. The album's fourth single (second in the United States) titled "Dynamite" debuted at 2. U. S. Billboard Hot 1. At the 2. 01. 1 Brit Awards, "Dynamite" was nominated for Best British Single, and at the 2. Billboard Music Awards the song won three Billboard Awards, including Top Hot 1. Song.[2. 9][3. 0]Rokstarr was followed by the compilation album The Rokstarr Collection which includes songs both from Departure and the international version of Rokstarr.[3. Cruz later released four versions of his single "Higher"—one featuring Kylie Minogue, one featuring Travie Mc. Coy, one featuring both, and one with just himself. Cruz has also been featured on the soundtrack of American reality TV series. Jersey Shore.[3. 2]2. TY. O[edit]In March 2. Cruz premiered an all- new song called "Telling the World", which was written by Cruz and Alan Kasiyre for the Rio soundtrack. The track was not featured on any of Cruz's prior studio albums.[3. On 2. 3 May 2. 01. Cruz received his first Billboard Award in the United States. He announced onstage that his third album, entitled Black and Leather, would be released in the fourth quarter of 2. In June 2. 01. 1, Cruz released a collaborative single, "Little Bad Girl", with French DJ David Guetta and American rapper Ludacris. The song was a worldwide smash, topping singles charts across the world.[3. During July and August 2. You. Tube. in an interview, Cruz promised a "fun" and "energetic" album, and claimed that due to the leak, none of the tracks posted on You. Tube would be included on the album. Cruz claimed, "It's a shame really, because one person has spoilt it for all the fans. They could have had an album packed with 1. During the interview, Cruz also claimed that the title of the album had been changed to Troublemaker, after one of the tracks included on the album. On 4 October 2. 01. Hangover" was officially released in Germany and the US, and it was rumoured that a solo version of the song, that features on the physical release, would be included as a bonus track on the album. However, these rumours were later quashed.[3. Around October 2. TY. O, was revealed. Cruz, via his Twitter account, made the decision to name the album TY. O after he expressed his annoyance at people constantly pronouncing his name wrong. The album was first released in Germany on 2 December 2. It will be released in the UK on 3. December 2. 01. 2. It was going to release in the United States on 1. May 2. 01. 2, but it was released on 3. December 2. 01. 2, coinciding with the UK release, but with new tracks, including the U. S. single "Fast Car". Cruz was scheduled to co- headline Pitbull's. Australian leg of Planet Pit World Tour in August 2. On 1. 2 August, Cruz performed at the closing ceremony of the 2. Summer Olympics in London.[3. The performance at London's Olympic Stadium saw Cruz sing his own song "Dynamite", and also perform "Written in the Stars" alongside Jessie J and Tinie Tempah.[3. Black, Roses Collection, and business ventures[edit]In early 2. Cruz recorded vocals over the song "Brazil" by electronic artist Deadmau. Touch the Sky". In August 2. Taio Cruz announced on his Facebook and Twitter account that he would be releasing a new app. It is called Kewe and is a social media app for i. OS, where people can interact and keep up with what Taio Cruz is doing. It was launched on 1. August 2. 01. 3. On 2. November 2. 01. 3, Cruz announced his fourth studio album, #Black via his Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter pages. On June 2. 1, 2. 01. Cruz released a new track titled "Don't You Dare" produced by Dr. Luke for his upcoming #Black album.[4. On 2. 7 April 2. 01. Cruz released his first single in two years. Do What You Like", produced by Taio and the Grammy Award- winning production team, The Monsters & The Strangerz, was fully released on 2.
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