{"name":"Taio Cruz","title":"Taio Cruz","id":3344,"slug":"taio-cruz","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/api/v3/core/authors/3344/?format=json","bio_short":"Taio Cruz (pronounced Tie-oh Cruise) (born 23 April 1983) is a Brit Award winning and MOBO-nominated English <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/singer-songwriter\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">singer-songwriter</a>, occasional <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/rapper\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">rapper</a>, and <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/music%20producer\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">music producer</a>.  In 2008 he released his debut album <a title=\"Taio Cruz - Departure\" href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Taio+Cruz/Departure\" class=\"bbcode_album\">Departure</a> which he arranged and produced himself. In October 2009, he released his follow up album <a title=\"Taio Cruz - Rokstarr\" href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Taio+Cruz/Rokstarr\" class=\"bbcode_album\">Rokstarr</a> which includes his number one single &quot;<a title=\"Taio Cruz &ndash; Break Your Heart\" href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Taio+Cruz/_/Break+Your+Heart\" class=\"bbcode_track\">Break Your Heart</a>&quot;. In between the two albums and at present, Cruz has been working on productions and writing songs for <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Cheryl+Cole\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Cheryl Cole</a>, <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Brandy\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Brandy</a> and the <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Sugababes\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Sugababes</a>. ","artist_img":"//guitarparty.overcastcdn.com/images/TaioCruztaio.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.format-jpeg.jpg","songs":[{"id":3422,"title":"Higher","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/higher-2/"}]}