Facts: - website: taiocruz.com - years active: 2006 & ndash ; present - signature: 150px - caption: cruz performing in 2011 - birth name: adetayo ayowale onile-ere - label: rokstarr -lrb- us -rrb- , tourean entertainment division , island , republic , mercury - genre: pop , r & b hip hop - birth date: 23 april 1985 - name: taio cruz - background: solo_singer - image: taiocruzsideapr2011.jpg - birth place: london , england - associated acts: nitin , david guetta , mcfly , travie mccoy , tinie sawhney tempah , flo rida , pitbull , kesha , kylie minogue , ludacris - occupation: singer-songwriter , record producer , rapper , entrepreneur Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of taio cruz .
jacob taio cruz -lrb- born adetayo ayowale onile-ere on 23 april 1985 -rrb- , best known by his stage name taio cruz -lrb- -rrb- , is a british singer-songwriter , record producer , occasional rapper and entrepreneur .in 2008 , he released his debut album '' departure '' , which he wrote , arranged and produced himself .it achieved initial success in the united kingdom and earned him a mobo award nomination .in october 2009 , cruz released his follow-up album '' rokstarr '' , which includes the number one singles '' break your heart '' and '' dynamite '' .cruz has collaborated with kesha and fabolous on the single '' dirty picture '' , as well as kylie minogue and travie mccoy on his single '' higher '' .additionally , cruz penned and recorded the song '' telling the world '' as the lead single from the soundtrack to the 2011 animated film '' rio '' .cruz 's third studio album , '' ty.o '' , was first released in germany in december 2011 .in 2012 , cruz co-wrote the david guetta song '' without you '' .in april 2015 , cruz released the first single , '' do what you like '' from his forthcoming '' roses collection '' .