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May 19, 1987 Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa 36 years old
South African musician
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About Connell Cruise
- Connell Cruise Kingsburgh (born May 19, 1987) known professionally as Connell Cruise, is a South African singer, songwriter, performer, pianist, and musician.His 2013 debut solo album, released in South Africa through David Gresham Records, earned him three South African Music Award nominations.
- The lead single, "Not Just Friends," became his first number one single on South African radio charts.Cruise released "Into The Wild" as a follow-up single in 2014, which caught the attention of American music executive, L.A.
- Reid.
- Cruise subsequently signed with Epic Records, in what is considered the largest and most significant record deal in South African music history. Following his move to New York City, Cruise released his international debut, Into The Wild EP, in 2015 through Island Records.Cruise met his wife, Sarah, in New York City and in September 2016 the two were married in New York City Hall.
- The couple relocated to South Africa in 2017 and Cruise released his second studio album Barely Breathing through David Gresham Records in the same year.
- The album debuted at number one on the South African iTunes album chart and garnered Cruise his fifth South African Music Award nominationIn 2018, Cruise was one of 12 celebrity contestants to compete in the first-ever season of Dancing with the Stars South Africa, which he and his dancing partner, Marcella Solimeo, won.After taking a brief hiatus from the music industry to start a family with his wife, Cruise announced in 2019 that he had renewed his recording contract with David Gresham Records and had started work on his third studio album.
