It's anyone's guess how Taio Cruz finds the time to fulfill his own musical endeavors. Having already written hits for Will Young and Tinchy Stryder, he's now rumored to be working on material for Leona, Kylie and Cheryl Cole. Still, 18 months after releasing his breakthrough album "Departure", the 26-year-old is back with the first offering, the latest single "Break Your Heart" from his forthcoming sophomore album "Rokstarr," just pipped Madonna to the top of the UK charts this week! Making it Cruz's first ever No.1 hit.
Cruz is a UK born and raised musician, who is the son of a Nigerian lawyer and Brazilian mother. He has been on the music scene for a couple of years, and pivotal in turning British teenagers on to homegrown R&B and electrotinged pop. Some have called him the 'British Ne-Yo' mainly because of his singing, songwriting and music production ability. The years he spent as a songwriter in New York and Atlanta after leaving college, writing for the likes of Pussycat Dolls, and recording a version of Umbrella before Rihanna did, have obviously influenced his outlook as well as his music. Since 2009, Cruz has been working on his follow up album which although originally title T.W.O. (This Way Out) has now been confirmed to be called "Rokstarr" which is scheduled for release on October 12 through R.E.D Inc. The album's lead single "Break Your Heart" was written and produced by Cruz and Fraser T. Smith and released on September 14, and it has extended his reign over the UK singles chart, notching up a second week at No.1.
Striking while the Europop iron is still red hot, "Break Your Heart" is an urban club banger that lands somewhere between a softer Tinchy and a more melodic Akon. This might not be hugely original, but it's clear why Cruz has become one of the hottest collaborators of the moment. BBC chart blog gave the song a positive review says "Taio Cruz has done the unthinkable. The unimaginable. The unbelievable. He has officially created the Most Arrogant Song of 2009, despite the HUGE competition".
Cruz has uncovered a music video for his new single "Break Your Heart", which was shot in Miami in the first two weeks of August and completed in Spain. In the video, he canoodles with bikini-clad models while making a fuss of his inability to be faithful. "Hey, I’m not like the guy I play in my video," Cruz says. "Sometimes girls send me pictures of their boobies. It would be rude of me not to accept them."
Cruz is a UK born and raised musician, who is the son of a Nigerian lawyer and Brazilian mother. He has been on the music scene for a couple of years, and pivotal in turning British teenagers on to homegrown R&B and electrotinged pop. Some have called him the 'British Ne-Yo' mainly because of his singing, songwriting and music production ability. The years he spent as a songwriter in New York and Atlanta after leaving college, writing for the likes of Pussycat Dolls, and recording a version of Umbrella before Rihanna did, have obviously influenced his outlook as well as his music. Since 2009, Cruz has been working on his follow up album which although originally title T.W.O. (This Way Out) has now been confirmed to be called "Rokstarr" which is scheduled for release on October 12 through R.E.D Inc. The album's lead single "Break Your Heart" was written and produced by Cruz and Fraser T. Smith and released on September 14, and it has extended his reign over the UK singles chart, notching up a second week at No.1.
Striking while the Europop iron is still red hot, "Break Your Heart" is an urban club banger that lands somewhere between a softer Tinchy and a more melodic Akon. This might not be hugely original, but it's clear why Cruz has become one of the hottest collaborators of the moment. BBC chart blog gave the song a positive review says "Taio Cruz has done the unthinkable. The unimaginable. The unbelievable. He has officially created the Most Arrogant Song of 2009, despite the HUGE competition".
Cruz has uncovered a music video for his new single "Break Your Heart", which was shot in Miami in the first two weeks of August and completed in Spain. In the video, he canoodles with bikini-clad models while making a fuss of his inability to be faithful. "Hey, I’m not like the guy I play in my video," Cruz says. "Sometimes girls send me pictures of their boobies. It would be rude of me not to accept them."
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