从Carole King到Timbaland, 再到Pharrell Williams还有Smokey Robinson，这又有一位出色音乐制作人跨越制作身份成功迈进歌手行列。一个崭新的名字即将入进最佳杰出歌手名单。他作为Universal英国唱片公司与美国Motown唱片公司的商业接点被推向唱片界。他就是英国著名制作人兼歌手Taio Cruz。他出生于伦敦，有尼日利亚和巴西的血统。
Taio曾与Jazze Pha和Rich Harrison合作为Usher, Mya还有Britney Spears等诸多大牌歌星担当歌曲创作。Rihanna一度风靡全球音乐排行榜的超热门冠军单曲"Umbrella"就是出自他手。Youtube网络当红美女歌手Esmée Denters进入Justin唱片公司顺利成为签约歌手Taio功不可没。
被超级热门歌曲的制作者Dallas Austin是TLC和Boys 2 Men的制作人称Taio是“;the new Babyface”;新版Babyface。上学的时候他常常被老师和同学昵称为“;小孩”;（The Kid）,这个名字是从“;天才小孩”;（the wonder kid）缩略来的。但后来，他就以各种各样的名字为人所知了。比如：Eric Sermon,制作人兼说唱歌手。喜欢他的人叫他（The Truth）“;真理”;。Christopher "Tricky" Stewart,出现在Rihanna的《Umbrella》，Madonna和Britney的《Me Against The Music》的制作人被昵称为The Black Liberace。
作为制作人或者是创作者的Taio在英国曾与很多艺术家、制作人和作曲人合作或者替他们写歌。简单说来有：灵歌巨星——Omar,著名的制作人/艺术家——Nitin Sawhney,传奇歌手——Lulu，英国Garage音乐的创始人——Wookie，还有原来的流行偶像的获得者——Will Young。Taio为Will Young创作的《Your Game》这首歌，不光是获得了白金销量，更为他在Brit Awards上赢得了最佳英国单曲的大奖。
作为制作人，Taio取得了前所未有的成功。作为歌手，虽然是新人但过人的才华也是为他赢得了歌迷媒体的强烈关注。Taio平和柔美的嗓音可以和诸多伟大的歌手比拼。与他可以相提并论的有：Stevie Wonder，Boys 2 Men，Marvin Gaye，Michael Jackson和Prince。他从这些人那里得到了不少灵感，而且Taio认为能与这些歌手相比是他无尚的光荣。
2008年是Taio从幕后走向台前的时刻，他的个人首张专辑将于3月发行。作为表演者，Taio不论在国际还是国内，都给舞台增添了光彩，为他们带去了他的独到风格、表演风度和逼真的表演。最后，也作为对“;谁是Taio Cruz”;这个问题的回答：他是一位沉浸在音乐的方方面面的真正的艺术家。
British contemporary R&B singer/songwriter/producer Taio Cruz established himself as a songwriter, notably co-penning Will Young's BRIT Award-winning "Your Game" and Rihanna's cross-Atlantic chart-topper "Umbrella," before embarking on a performance career of his own. Born Adetayo Ayowale Onile-Ere on April 23, 1982, in London, England, to a Nigerian father and a Brazilian mother, Cruz went to school in rural Sussex and was introduced to soul music at a young age by his mother. At age 18 he signed a publishing deal and made a big name for himself by co-writing Pop Idol winner Will Young's "Your Game" (2004), the recipient of the 2005 BRIT Award for Best British Single, as well as Rihanna's international number one smash "Umbrella" (2007), which had originally been intended for Britney Spears. In 2006 Cruz made his solo debut with "I Just Wanna Know," a Top 30 U.K. hit single released by Universal Music Group. The following year he released the follow-up single "Moving On," another Top 30 U.K. hit, but didn't release his full-length album debut, Departure, until 2008. The album featured each of Cruz's previously released singles, along with the concurrently released fourth single "Departure," a Top Five hit.
Taio曾与Jazze Pha和Rich Harrison合作为Usher, Mya还有Britney Spears等诸多大牌歌星担当歌曲创作。Rihanna一度风靡全球音乐排行榜的超热门冠军单曲"Umbrella"就是出自他手。Youtube网络当红美女歌手Esmée Denters进入Justin唱片公司顺利成为签约歌手Taio功不可没。
被超级热门歌曲的制作者Dallas Austin是TLC和Boys 2 Men的制作人称Taio是“;the new Babyface”;新版Babyface。上学的时候他常常被老师和同学昵称为“;小孩”;（The Kid）,这个名字是从“;天才小孩”;（the wonder kid）缩略来的。但后来，他就以各种各样的名字为人所知了。比如：Eric Sermon,制作人兼说唱歌手。喜欢他的人叫他（The Truth）“;真理”;。Christopher "Tricky" Stewart,出现在Rihanna的《Umbrella》，Madonna和Britney的《Me Against The Music》的制作人被昵称为The Black Liberace。
作为制作人或者是创作者的Taio在英国曾与很多艺术家、制作人和作曲人合作或者替他们写歌。简单说来有：灵歌巨星——Omar,著名的制作人/艺术家——Nitin Sawhney,传奇歌手——Lulu，英国Garage音乐的创始人——Wookie，还有原来的流行偶像的获得者——Will Young。Taio为Will Young创作的《Your Game》这首歌，不光是获得了白金销量，更为他在Brit Awards上赢得了最佳英国单曲的大奖。
作为制作人，Taio取得了前所未有的成功。作为歌手，虽然是新人但过人的才华也是为他赢得了歌迷媒体的强烈关注。Taio平和柔美的嗓音可以和诸多伟大的歌手比拼。与他可以相提并论的有：Stevie Wonder，Boys 2 Men，Marvin Gaye，Michael Jackson和Prince。他从这些人那里得到了不少灵感，而且Taio认为能与这些歌手相比是他无尚的光荣。
2008年是Taio从幕后走向台前的时刻，他的个人首张专辑将于3月发行。作为表演者，Taio不论在国际还是国内，都给舞台增添了光彩，为他们带去了他的独到风格、表演风度和逼真的表演。最后，也作为对“;谁是Taio Cruz”;这个问题的回答：他是一位沉浸在音乐的方方面面的真正的艺术家。
British contemporary R&B singer/songwriter/producer Taio Cruz established himself as a songwriter, notably co-penning Will Young's BRIT Award-winning "Your Game" and Rihanna's cross-Atlantic chart-topper "Umbrella," before embarking on a performance career of his own. Born Adetayo Ayowale Onile-Ere on April 23, 1982, in London, England, to a Nigerian father and a Brazilian mother, Cruz went to school in rural Sussex and was introduced to soul music at a young age by his mother. At age 18 he signed a publishing deal and made a big name for himself by co-writing Pop Idol winner Will Young's "Your Game" (2004), the recipient of the 2005 BRIT Award for Best British Single, as well as Rihanna's international number one smash "Umbrella" (2007), which had originally been intended for Britney Spears. In 2006 Cruz made his solo debut with "I Just Wanna Know," a Top 30 U.K. hit single released by Universal Music Group. The following year he released the follow-up single "Moving On," another Top 30 U.K. hit, but didn't release his full-length album debut, Departure, until 2008. The album featured each of Cruz's previously released singles, along with the concurrently released fourth single "Departure," a Top Five hit.
