Título: Taio Cruz
Seção: 2009-2011: Rokstarr, international breakthrough and The Rokstarr Collection
Background: Jacob Taio Cruz (born Adetayo Ayowale Onile-Ere; 23 April) is an English singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer. In 2008, he released his debut album Departure, which he wrote, arranged and produced. The album achieved certified gold status in the United Kingdom and earned him a MOBO Music of Black Origin Awards nomination. In October 2009, Cruz released his follow-up album Rokstarr, which includes the number one singles "Break Your Heart" and "Dynamite".

Conteúdo: Cruz was featured on Tinchy Stryder's breakout single "Take Me Back" which peaked at No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart. According to Cruz's official Myspace blog, as of 1 January 2009, Rokstarr Music London changed its name to Rokstarr Entertainment Division, abbreviated to R.E.D Inc. During 2009, he worked on his follow-up album entitled Rokstarr. It was released on 12 October through R.E.D Inc./Island Records and is written and produced by Cruz, with co-writes and co-productions predominantly with UK producer Fraser T Smith. The album's lead single "Break Your Heart" was released on 14 September and reached number one in the UK, where it stayed for three weeks. In the US it went directly from number 53 to number one, breaking the record for the largest leap of a debut single. At the 2010 Brit Awards, "Break Your Heart" was nominated for Best British Single. The success of the song attracted the attention of David Massey and Daniel Werner from Mercury/Island Def Jam who were excited and aggressive about releasing "Break Your Heart" in the United States on their label. According to Cruz's manager Jamie Binns, the relationship with Monte Lipman at Universal Republic had "gone a bit quiet" by this point and as Taio wanted to be with the label that was most enthusiastic about his music, a move from Universal Republic to Mercury/Island Def Jam was engineered. The single reached the top spot in the United States for one week on the Billboard Hot 100. In an interview with The Guardian,

user: What is The Rokstarr about?

assistant: his follow-up album

user: is that the record label Taio went with?

assistant: During 2009, he worked on his follow-up album entitled Rokstarr.

user: How did he have an international breakthrough?

assistant: In the US it went directly from number 53 to number one, breaking the record for the largest leap of a debut single.

user: did those two sing with Taio?

assistant: a move from Universal Republic to Mercury/Island Def Jam was engineered.

user: What significant fact that you found interesting in the article?

assistant: it was stated that "Cruz was clever to have hooked up with a US rapper Ludacris on his breakthrough hit".

user: did he have any other hit singles during that time?

assistant: No Other One", and the top-ten hit "Dirty Picture

user: any other interesting fact you found interesting?

assistant: At the 2011 Brit Awards, "Dynamite" was nominated for Best British Single, and at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards the song won three Billboard Awards, including Top Hot 100 Song.

user: How long did Dynamite stay in the billboard hot 100?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER