Mini Bio: Taio Cruz (wikipedia)

Taio Cruz (born Jacob Taio Cruz, 23 April 1983)^[2] is a British singer-songwriter, record producer, occasional rapper, and entrepreneur.^[3] In 2008, he released his debut albumDeparture, which Cruz wrote, arranged and produced himself. It achieved initial success in theUK and earned him a MOBO Award nomination. In June 2010, Cruz released his follow-up albumRokstarr, which includes the number one singles "Break Your Heart" and "Dynamite". Cruz has collaborated with Kesha and Fabolous on the single "Dirty Picture", as well as Kylie Minogueand Travie McCoy on his single "Higher". Additionally, Cruz penned and recorded the song "Telling the World" as the lead single from the soundtrack to the 2011 animated film Rio.