![]() ![]() ![]() Ĭruz's songwriting career began as part of Tricky Stewart's writing collective, RedZone Entertainment and achieved notability in 2005 when he was awarded a Brit Award for co-writing Will Young's 2004 single, " Your Game". He was educated at fee-paying independent schools, attending Bilton Grange preparatory school in Warwickshire and Battle Abbey School in East Sussex, before relocating to London where he went to Stanmore College. He was raised in "a five-bedroom house in Kensal Rise". In late 2015, he added vocals to Tujamo's Melbourne track, " Booty Bounce" which was released by Spinnin' Records.īiography Early life and career Ĭruz was born in London to a Nigerian Yoruba lawyer father and a Brazilian mother who had a hairdressing business. In April 2015, Cruz released the first single, " Do What You Like" from his forthcoming Roses Collection. In 2012, Cruz co-wrote David Guetta and Usher's song " Without You" and the same year released the music video to There She Goes featuring Uzbek model Nadya Nepomnyashaya. Cruz's third studio album, TY.O, was first released in Germany on 12 December 2011. Cruz wrote and recorded the song " Telling the World" as the lead single from the soundtrack to the 2011 animated film Rio. Cruz collaborated with Kesha on the single " Dirty Picture", and with Kylie Minogue and Travie McCoy on his single " Higher". On 12 October 2009, Cruz released his follow-up album Rokstarr, which includes the number one singles " Break Your Heart" and " Dynamite". ![]() The album achieved certified gold status in the United Kingdom and earned him a Music of Black Origin Awards (MOBO) nomination. In 2008, he released his debut album Departure, which he wrote, arranged and produced. At the end of the grand final, Teo finished 16th place, scoring a total of 43 points.Jacob Taio Cruz ( / ˈ t aɪ oʊ/ born Adetayo Ayowale Onile-Ere, 23 April 1980), better known professionally as Taio Cruz (stylized TΛIO CRUZ), is an English singer, songwriter and record producer from London, currently based in Los Angeles. The incident was similar to San Marino's case in 2012, when Valentina Monetta was not allowed to use the word "Facebook". Sietse Bakker, Eurovision Event Coordinator, reported that the issue will be investigated, and the line was eventually changed to "all the maps". The song, however, caused some discussion: In the chorus of the song, the words, "Google Maps" appeared, and the rules of Eurovision states that song lyrics must not promote any registered trademarks. Friend and co-writer, Dmitry Novik, recalled at a press conference in Copenhagen, that the song "Cheesecake", was written just five hours before the deadline, from Saturday to Sunday. In 2014, Teo won the national contest and represented Belarus in Eurovision. Before trying as a solo artist, he served as co-writer of the songs, "Far Away", "All My Love" and "Solayoh", by Alyona Lanskaya, who represented Belarus in 2013. In 2009, Teo appeared in a duet with Anna Blagova in the national contest, but did not win. In between 2011-2013, he received a series of Belarusian awards, including "Song of Belarus", "Best Arranger" and "Discovery of the Year". I like it instantly, and that was it.", he explains. "I clicked 'T' in Google search and saw it immediately. In 2011, Teo, then performing as Yuriy Vashchuk, decided to get a stage name, which he selected via Google search. He also created the Belarusian television show "Forward to the Past" and was involved in its musical theme and design. He works with many foreign and Belarusian musicians as arranger and composer, and, together with L. Teo won his first music competition as the winner of the international contest "Scilla", and won his first major competition as the winner of the television program "Zornaya Rostan". In 2000, he was invited to work at the National Concert Orchestra of Belarus. He received professional music education at the Grodno College of Art and later at the Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts. In his childhood he developed a passion and interest for music. Teo was born as Yuriy Vashchuk in Khidry, Brest, in 1983, as the son of school teacher, Alexey Vashchuk, and culture worker, Tania Vashchuk. ![]()
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