Artist of the Week

Taio Cruz was born on April 23, 1985 with the name Jacob Taio Cruz. He went to a school in rural Sussex and developed a love for the Eighties pop/dance of Madonna and Michael Jackson. In music classes, he chose to spend his time, playing the piano. Recording his first demos as a teenager, Cruz began taking his songs and productions more seriously during his college years - resulting in him prestigiously signing a U.S. publishing deal at just 18 years old.