Taio Cruz (pronounced Tie-oh Cruise) (born 23 April 1983) is an English singer-songwriter, occasional rapper, and music producer.
In 2008, after years of writing and producing songs for other artists including Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake and Pussycat Dolls he released his debut album Departure which he arranged and produced himself. It achieved initial success in the UK and earned him a Brit award as well as a Mobo award nomination.In October 2009, he released his follow up album Rokstarr in the UK, which includes his UK and US number one single "Break Your Heart". In March 2010 he released "Break Your Heart" as his debut US single. In between the two albums and at present, Cruz has been working on productions and writing songs for Cheryl Cole, Ke$ha, Alexandra Burke, Brandy Norwood and the Sugababes.