Taio Cruz
steps in an upscale pizzeria in West London looking every inch a man who has just Madonna topping the charts winning. His huge mirrored sunglasses are quite clear on the conditions outside, his black leather jacket is unsuitable everything, but shaped to remind his body and his megawatt smile at the “after” picture in cosmetic dentistry ads. mention
not the same smile, the shadow – “In my own area,” he stressed several times – at the heart of the brilliant video for the first No. 1 hit stand-Cruz, Break Your Heart in which the 26-year-old canoodle simultaneously with bikini models a fuss about his inability to be faithful. Two years ago, was only an American off having such power drawn and held its credibility. But as a singer and crucially, the songwriter, Cruz was homegrown in turning British teenagers to R & B pivotal – or, rather, electrotinged by R & B and pop – and the success of the scene that even a boy from Fulham Posh can now act like P Diddy, without being laughed at.
Mind you, you would not catch Diddy claims that he was not sharp on the focus of attention. Or admit that he topping the charts with “a little dinner with friends” celebrated. to speak, in fact, behind the smooth image and business, Cruz seems like a sweet, shy guy who can not quite believe his luck.
had “As a child I was shy,” he says. “Not introverted, exactly, but still. I was happy on my own. I’m still that way, but to be successful I need to act the opposite. I would on stage in front of thousands of people and flirt with girls get in Videos because that is part of the job, but I am not in this business for the fame. I just want to make melody and sing it. It’s fun. “I’m a musician who adore flattery met . I have seen them at parties, and they are not happy when all eyes are on the room on them. If I go to a party and nobody recognizes me, I do not care. It would not ruin my night. “ Until last Sunday, when Break Your Heart sailed easily to the top of the charts in a highly competitive week for singles – like Madonna, Shakira looked Cruz, the superstar DJ David Guetta and The Black Eyed Peas – Cruz, it was unlikely to be accepted by everyone over the age of 21.
also had his success as a songwriter more to come as a singer. Four years ago, your game, was the first song he co-author, on his way to Will Young, reached number three and won a Brit Award was. Last year’s self-written, self-produced debut album, Departure, a hit with young people and Simon Cowell, who asked him to submit songs for Leona Lewis and Alexandra Burke. Break Your Heart is, however, all his, even though it was almost Cheryl Cole’s. The Girls Aloud star was offered the song, but took so long, even to want to say that Cruz was already played on the radio version. It has, however, grabbed one of his dance tracks, Stand Up, which boasts probably their second single and Cruz on rap duty. you think that the rational, educated Internat son of a successful business man (his father Nigerian imports and exports raw materials, his Brazilian mother a hairdresser) is only sings his song, because it started better for the brand’s. Three weeks ago, Cruz has his own line of Sunglasses. Rokstarr The area is called, and he spends a good 10 minutes showing me pictures of fellow teen-friendly Celebrities – JLS, Shontelle and Mr Hudson and the lead singer of The Feeling – Join pairs of them were probably there for free. ” Well, “he admits.” But I see in them the whole time. “
The singer has no plans to stop sunglasses. He has plans for Handbags say and “Louboutin-like” women’s shoes. The latter, I sound tricky. “Nope,” he says. “I have the best eye for hot women’s shoes.
Suddenly Cruz is on how Diddy, whose ear for a hook is surpassed only by his self-respect and sound business brain. Cruz has even changed the name of his forthcoming second album Rokstarr to “big up” his mark.
years he spent as a songwriter in New York and Atlanta after leaving college – writing for the likes of Pussycat Dolls, and the inclusion of a version of Umbrella Rihanna have before – apparently influenced his Outlook , as well as his music. And it seems Cruz is not nearly as shy as he may be determined. Looking through his photos of celebrities in his sunglasses, I see many pictures of girls in provocative poses, with next to no clothes.
“Hey, I’m not like the guy I play in my video,” says Cruz, when I raise an eyebrow. “Sometimes girls send me pictures of their boobies. It would be rude of me not to accept them.”
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