Taio Cruz's honey-sweet voice and ear for crafting danceable yet winsome R&B helped him become a sensation almost immediately after he released his self-produced debut in 2008. His peppy sing-along “Dynamite” charmed global audiences a few years later. Cruz seamlessly updates the pop-funk that ruled ‘80s radio by adding booming beats to taut, buoyant tracks, leading to collaborations with superstar DJs and chart royalty.