Israel Cruz is an Australian singer-songwriter and record producer. Cruz was born in Quezon City,

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and at the age of 3 moved to Melbourne, Australia with his family. He lives in Sydney, Australia with friends and has written and performed with Australian singer Stan Walker.

Career

His single, "Party Up", was released as a digital download and an

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. It peaked at number 33 on the

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, becoming Cruz's highest-charting single since 2004's "Old Skool Luv". "Party Up" was certified Gold by the

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(ARIA) for shipping 35,000 copies. Regarding the song's reception, Cruz stated in an interview with Dominic Di Francesco of ''Rhyme and Reason'': "I feel like it’s been good. For me, it’s not about having a No.1 record. I focus on making good music that the people like. I’ve seen so many artists have so much more than me ith regards tothe deals that they get. But I haven’t needed a job since about 2004. I’ve learnt how to make money off music. I just love putting out records and I love the response "Party Up" has been getting. I feel like I'm always going to be the guy who makes these street anthems. One day, if it crosses over, thank God. But my thing is making music I like, putting it out and if the people love it – great!"

Discography

Albums

Singles

Featured singles

Songwriting credits

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**" Naughty" (produced, featured) *

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What Happened to Us "What Happened to Us" is a song by Australian recording artist Jessica Mauboy, featuring English recording artist Jay Sean. It was written by Sean, Josh Alexander, Billy Steinberg, Jeremy Skaller, Rob Larow, Khaled Rohaim and Israel Cruz. "Wha ...

" (co-wrote, co-produced) *

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Wiggle It "Wiggle It" is a song performed by Australian singer-songwriter, Ricki-Lee Coulter. It was co-written and co-produced by Coulter and Israel Cruz.

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**"All I Need" (co-wrote, produced) **"One Thing" (co-wrote, produced) *

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**"Lover Boy" (also produced) *

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" (also produced)

Awards and nominations

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cruz, Israel 1983 births Living people Filipino emigrants to Australia Australian contemporary R&B singers Australian people of Filipino descent Australian male dancers Australian hip hop musicians Australian record producers Musicians from Sydney Musicians from Quezon City 21st-century Australian singers 21st-century Australian male singers Rappers from Sydney