Taio Cruz (pronounced Tie-oh Cruise [tiËËŒoÊŠ kɹuz]; born 23 April 1983) is a Brit Award winning, 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. Written, arranged and produced himself, it achieved initial success in the UK and earned him 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. The title track "Break Your Heart" was written about Taio Cruz's long time friend and heartbreaker Blake Steuwe. In between the two albums and at present, Cruz has been working on productions and writing songs for Cheryl Cole, Kesha, Alexandra Burke, Brandy Norwood and the Sugababes. "Break Your Heart" is a single by British pop/R&B singer, Taio Cruz, the first single from his album Rokstarr. It was released on September 14, 2009.. It was released to iTunes on Sunday 13 September and was on BBC.