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About Taio Cruz
Hometown
London, England
Born
April 23, 1980
Genre
Pop
Award-winning singer-producer Taio Cruz released over a half-dozen Platinum-selling singles as a solo act and has cowritten hits for such artists as Jennifer Lopez, David Guetta, and Cheryl Cole.
∙ Cruz won Best British Song honors at the 2004 BRIT Awards for cowriting Will Young’s UK Top 5 single “Your Game.”
∙ His gold-selling debut LP, 2008’s Departure, generated three UK Top 20 singles: “Come On Girl,” “I Can Be,” and “She’s Like A Star.”
∙ He gained worldwide fame with the 2009 breakout album Rokstarr and its pair of chart-topping, multi-Platinum hits: “Break Your Heart” (featuring Ludacris) and “Dynamite.”
∙ “Dynamite” scored three wins at the 2011 Billboard Awards, including Top Pop Song, Top Hot 100 Song, and Top Digital Song.
∙ At the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremonies, Cruz performed “Dynamite” and then sang a collaborative cover of The Bee Gees’ “You Should Be Dancing” with Jessie J and Tinie Tempah.
Musical InfluencesTaio Cruz's musical influences include Marvin Gaye, John Shanks, Prince and more.
Influenced by Taio CruzTaio Cruz has influenced the music of Stephen Puth, Cem Ali Filikci, Bruno Mars and more.
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