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Taio Cruz ft. Kylie Minogue ft. Travie McCoy – Higher, 2010
“Higher” is the fifth single from English singer-songwriter Taio Cruz’s second studio album, Rokstarr. It was written and produced by Cruz and Sandy Vee, and was released on 26 November 2010. This song was originally written for Australian singer Kylie Minogue’s album Aphrodite, but plans fell through. However, Cruz and Minogue recorded a version of the song for the European release, while American rapper Travie McCoy recorded guest raps for the American release. The Brazilian and United Kingdom versions have parts of McCoy’s rap mixed into the Minogue version. The version on Cruz’s albums feature a solo vocal by Cruz with no guest vocalist and an edited version of the solo version was added to Radio Disney’s playlist. |
 Jacob Taio Cruz (born Adetayo Ayowale Onile-Ere, 1980, stylised as TΛIO CRUZ) is a Brazilian-English singer-songwriter, rapper, and record producer. In 2008, he released his debut album Departure, which he wrote, arranged and produced. In 2009, Cruz released his follow-up album Rokstarr, which includes the number one singles “Break Your Heart” and “Dynamite”. Cruz collaborated with Kesha on the single “Dirty Picture”, and with Kylie Minogue and Travie McCoy on his single “Higher”. |
