Taio Cruz (pronounced Tie-oh Cruise) (born 23 April 1983) is a Brit Award winning and MOBO-nominated English singer-songwriter, occasional rapper, and music producer.
In 2008 he released his debut album
Departure which he arranged and produced himself. In October 2009, he released his follow up album
Rokstarr which includes his number one single "
". In between the two albums and at present, Cruz has been working on productions and writing songs for
Cheryl Cole ,
Brandy and the
Sugababes .
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He is the founder and C.E.O. of Rokstarr Music London, which in 2006 released his debut single "". Also in 2006, he signed a joint-venture partnership deal with Music Companies, Republic Records and Island Records. In the UK, Cruz has worked with many artists including Omar , Nitin Sawhney , Wookie , and Will Young .
Following the success of his own singles, record label chief Simon Cowell approached Cruz to write and produce tracks for Alexandra Burke , Leona Lewis and Shayne Ward .
At the 2008 MOBO Awards he was nominated for best single for the song "" and performed the single alongside the Sugababes who feature on the official remix of the song.
In April 2010 Taio Cruz performed a live music session for London's Big Top 40 with presenters Rich and Kat.
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