His second album,
Rokstarr, and the chart-topping singles "Break Your Heart," "Dynamite," and "Higher" won
Taio Cruz gold and platinum awards for his mixture of house beats, dancefloor anthems, and R&B songs. Two years later, his third album,
TY.O, takes some cues from
David Guetta (whose previously released track "Nothing But the Beat" with
Cruz and
Ludacris is featured on some editions here) and puts a stronger emphasis on the house element, with first single "Hangover" (which entered the German singles charts at number three and reached the top spot in Austria and Switzerland) providing a good impression of the other album tracks. ~ Christian Genzel