Nadir Khayat (, Latn, ar, Nādir Ḵayyāṭ; born 9 April 1972), also known as RedOne, is a Moroccan-Swedish record producer, record executive, singer and songwriter. He has worked in production for high-profile recording artists including

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, and Usher, among others. His credits include several hit songs on ''

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'' and international charts;

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, R&B,

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, and

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are his frequented musical genres. He established his namesake record label in 2010. RedOne has won three

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from eight nominations. He also won Producer of the Year at the 2011 Grammis Award, a Swedish music award instituted as a regional equivalent to the Grammy Awards. In 2009, he was the number one producer on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, ranking number three as a songwriter and winning BMI's Songwriter of the Year. Outside of music, he has held the position of Creative Entertainment Executive at

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since 2021.

Biography

Early life

RedOne was born as Nadir Khayat in

Tétouan Tétouan (, or ) is a city in northern Morocco. It lies along the Martil Valley and is one of the two major ports of Morocco on the Mediterranean Sea, a few miles south of the Strait of Gibraltar, and about E.S.E. of Tangier. In the 2014 Morocc ...

, Morocco. In an interview, he said he was the ninth and youngest child in his family. In 1991, he immigrated to

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when he was 19, to pursue a career as a musician. In an interview with HitQuarters website, he said his moving to Sweden was because, "there was so much good music coming from there" mentioning

ABBA ABBA ( ) were a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. They are one of the most popular and successful musical groups of all time, and are one of the List ...

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, and

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as among the most influential to him.

1991–2006: Career in Sweden

In 1995, he changed directions by opting to produce and write songs for other artists. Instrumental in helping him make this transition was

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, another fellow ex-rock musician. Yacoub, a Palestinian-Swedish songwriter/producer already enjoyed considerable success and was a well-established producer. Inviting RedOne to work with him in the studio, he taught RedOne about "programming and how the software works" and the pair co-wrote a number of songs together. During this period of cooperation, RedOne worked with the successful Swedish girl band Popsie writing their songs "Funky" and "Joyful Life" co-written and co-produced by Yacoub and RedOne (and where RedOne was credited on Popsie's 1998 self-titled album as songwriter and producer Nadir K). He chose the alias 'RedOne', a pseudonym of the name of a friend of his, Redouan. Redouan introduced Rami to Max Martin, Yacoub was asked some time later to join

Cheiron Studios Cheiron Studios () was a recording studio located in the Kungsholmen district of Stockholm, Sweden. Founded in 1992 by Denniz PoP and Tom Talomaa, it was known for being a place where popular music acts of the late 1990s/early 2000s, such as Ba ...

and the two parted company with Yacoub working extensively with huge names like

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and

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, amongst others. RedOne then moved on to produce various Swedish and European

acts. In 2001–2002, he co-produced

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, originally an

teen tribute band that already had a huge hit with ''

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''. RedOne co-produced two of their follow-up albums, '' Teen Spirit'' in 2001 and '' Pop 'Til You Drop'' in 2002 with some original songs like "...to the Music", "Slam" co-written with Flame, Hortlund, and J. Boogie and "Singled Out" co-written with

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, Dhani, Sara,

Savan Kotecha Savan Harish Kotecha (born August 28, 1978) is an American songwriter and record producer from Austin, Texas. Kotecha is of Indian ( Gujarati) descent. He was also the executive music producer of the 2020 film '' Eurovision Song Contest: The S ...

, and ShawnDark in a bid to launch them as "more than just a cover band". After years of struggling, RedOne finally began to achieve recognition for his work in 2005. He wrote two songs for Daniel Lindström's self-titled chart-topping album, " Break Free" and "My Love Won't Let You Down". RedOne then had his first number one on

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with

Darin Zanyar Darin Zanyar (born 2 June 1987), prefessionally known as Darin, is a Kurdish-Swedish pop singer and songwriter born in Stockholm. He first came into prominence on the television talent show '' Idol''. Darin has released nine studio albums, eight ...

's " Step Up". The song, co-written by RedOne, Darin, and RedOne's frequent collaborator

Bilal Hajji Bilal Hajji, sometimes also known as The Chef (at times Bilal "The Chef" or Bilal "The Chef" Hajji) is a Moroccan- Swedish songwriter and record producer. Based in Sweden, of Moroccan origin, he has worked with many worldwide artists and celebrit ...

, won them a Swedish Grammy and "Scandinavian Song of the Year". He went on to co-produce Darin's two albums '' The Anthem'' and self-titled album '' Darin'' alongside well-known producers like Ghost,

Jörgen Elofsson Kjell Åke Jörgen Elofsson (born 14 January 1962) is a Swedish songwriter. He was one of the writers of the songwriter-team at Cheiron Studios in Stockholm (along with Denniz PoP, Max Martin, Kristian Lundin, Andreas Carlsson, Rami Yacoub, Pe ...

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and George Samuelson. RedOne had crossover success with the Canadian singer and

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Carl Henry with hits "I Wish" and "Little Mama". In the ensuing period, he went on to produce a number of Swedish and European pop acts. These included the Dutch pop band

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(2005), two songs Cariño Mio and Wanna Play by the Mexican teen group

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for the album

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(2006), American

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in a remix of her track "L.O.V.E." as "L.O.V.E. (RedOne remix)" from her album ''

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'', the Dutch singer EliZe in "

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" and Swedish ''Idol'' contestant and popular singer

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in "Cops Come Knocking" and "Go Go Sweden", the latter in support of the Sweden national team, all in 2006. In 2005, he also worked with pop singer

and songwriter

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on a track titled "Money Love and Happiness" for her scrapped studio album "Original Doll", but the track remained unreleased until 2012, when Bell leaked the track in full online.

2006–2009: International breakthrough and move to the United States

In 2006, RedOne produced the single "Bamboo" that was named an "Official Melody" for the

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. "Bamboo" was featured for the branding and promotion of the event during television broadcasts and advertising campaigns, branded cross-promotions, and as a part of the World Cup Official Music Program, gaining him much audio exposure. In addition, The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) made him the main producer and songwriter for the 2006 World Cup Official Music Program. RedOne also produced a "mash-up" remix of

Shakira Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977) is a Colombian singer-songwriter. Referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Latin Music", she has had a Cultural impact of Shakira, significant impact on the ...

's "

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" featuring

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and RedOne's "Bamboo". The remix was performed by Shakira and Wyclef Jean ahead of the World Cup final in Berlin to an estimated worldwide television audience of more than 1.2 billion. Although "Bamboo" helped establish him as a notable producer in the global marketplace, RedOne himself claimed that the song didn't have the impact he thought it would, saying: "It was a good thing for me as a personal achievement but in terms of business or attracting labels to get more work, it didn't have a big impact, especially not in the US. It opened a few doors that closed quickly after." It was then that he decided to move to the United States with the aim of breaking his career there. In 2007, RedOne decided to move to

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with his wife for better career opportunities, believing this to be his "now or never opportunity". Initially the move proved unsuccessful; he struggled to secure even a single production and lost all of his money in the process. Penniless and sleeping on an air mattress with his wife, he was ready to move back to Sweden. He says in an interview with ''Global Post'': "I was really depressed, I told my wife, 'We gotta go back'. She said we should borrow money and try for a few more months and then really give up if nothing good happens". His American breakthrough came when he met with

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to present a song for

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, on an upcoming debut album of hers. RedOne started playing songs in front of the marketing team and label president

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. After playing the song " Whine Up", RedOne says, "Walk interrupted me and said, "Stop, you're a genius!" I couldn't believe it. We spent the rest of the time playing music and dancing, it was surreal". A subsequent meeting led to RedOne being given a

song to

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followed by a couple of demos for Menudo. RedOne was also entrusted the production role on Kat DeLuna's debut album '' 9 Lives'' (2007). In 2007, Alan Melina and Laurent Besencon, of New Heights Entertainment, the management company for Lady Gaga and RedOne, were introduced to each other. RedOne co-wrote and co-produced Gaga's debut studio album ''

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'' (2008), and its reissue ''

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'' (2009), including the top five singles " Just Dance", " Poker Face", "

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", and "

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2010–present: Continued success and RedOne Records

RedOne penned many of the songs sung by Alexey Vorobyov (also known as Alex Sparrow), who represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest of 2011 and eventually recruited the singer to his record label. In 2010, RedOne founded 2101 Records, a record label, as a joint venture with

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. 2101 Songs on the other hand is a publishing company affiliated with 2101 Records and administered by Sony ATV Songs (BMI). Main acts signed to the label are

Mohombi Mohombi Nzasi Moupondo (born 17 October 1986) is a Congolese- Swedish musician, singer, composer and dancer. He grew up in Norsborg and Kista near Stockholm. Mohombi was RedOne's first signing to 2101 Records in joint venture with Universa ...

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and 7Lions. RedOne continued to work with Gaga on her second studio album, '' Born This Way'' (2011). RedOne produced and co-wrote four songs for

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's second album, '' Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded'' (2012), including the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 top-20 hits "

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" and " Pound the Alarm". In the beginning of 2014, RedOne decided to change his record label 2101 Records into RedOne Records. Main acts signed to the label are

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, Sophia Del Carmen, Kika and Wayne Beckford. RedOne Records also promotes SuperMartXé events productions. In 2015, RedOne announced that he is working on his debut album entitled ''RedOne Presents''. He declared that he would like to collaborate with Lady Gaga, Enrique Iglesias,

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, and

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for the album. Also in 2015, he started working in

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by co-writing and co-producing

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's song " Live Forever", the first single off their upcoming third studio album. RedOne signed a recording contract with

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in January 2016. His first single with Warner Bros., " Don't You Need Somebody" was released on 20 May 2016 and features

, R. City, Serayah, and

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. On his transition from producer to being an artist RedOne has said: "I thought that to be a performer, you had to stick to a single sound, and I loved too many kinds of music to do that. But now I find myself wanting to get back to singing and playing, and friends like Enrique have encouraged me to do so. I want to be an artist in a new way, rather than the traditional one. I'm going to do it the RedOne way, which is creating different sounds with different people, doing the records I want to do". On 15 May 2018, Social Media Sensation Saad Abid helped RedOne Support Morocco's bid for the

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under the #Maymkench2026. In the same year, he produced the song "Festival" where he collaborated with the Mexican

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group Los Polinesios. In December 2021, he was appointed Creative Entertainment Executive of FIFA, producing the official soundtrack for the

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in Qatar. He also went on to produce the

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official song entitled "Welcome to Morocco", that took place in

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. He wrote and produced the official anthem for the COP28 Summit that took place in Dubai in December 2023.

Production and songwriting

RedOne continued writing and producing with Gaga and a host of other artists. His international production credits include

, Pitbull, Enrique Iglesias, Nicki Minaj, and through his own label 2101 Records

, 7Lions. In addition, he has written for and produced for various artists, in alphabetical order:

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, Birdman, Zander Bleck,

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, Cassie,

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, Cross Gene,

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, Livvi Franc,

Sirusho Siranush Hrachyayi Harutyunyan (; born 7 January 1987), known professionally as Sirusho (), is an Armenian singer and songwriter. She received her first award when she was nine years old for her song "Lusabats". Sirusho's first studio album, ''Si ...

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Inna Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu (born 16 October 1986), known professionally as Inna (stylized in all caps), is a Romanian singer. Born in Mangalia and raised in Neptun, Romania, Neptun, she studied political science at Ovidius University before ...

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, K'naan, Katia, Kika,

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Philanthropy

In 2011, RedOne created 2101 Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to helping disadvantaged youth and to inspire and motivate young people to pursue their passion in life through music, arts and education. He is also involved with A Place Called Home, a safe haven in South Central Los Angeles where underserved youth are empowered to take ownership of the quality and direction of their lives through programs in education, arts, and well-being and are inspired to make a meaningful difference in their community and the world.

Discography

Singles

Other appearances

Honors and awards

;Moroccan Royal Award After the Grammy Awards, RedOne was awarded the Moroccan Royal Award for "Intellectual Excellence" and was decorated officially by King Mohamed VI of Morocco in an official ceremony held in

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'' , , Album of the Year , , ;Swedish Music Publishers Association In 2010 the Swedish Music Publishers Association awarded RedOne composer of the year, song of the year (for ''

''), and most played song of the year (also for ''Bad Romance'').

Personal life

Khayat is married to Laila Aziz, currently a creative designer at Kayat, a brand jointly owned by both.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Redone People from Tétouan Living people 1972 births Swedish songwriters Swedish record producers Moroccan record producers Moroccan expatriates in the United States Swedish expatriates in the United States Moroccan emigrants to Sweden Grammy Award winners Rotana Records artists Universal Music Group artists 20th-century Moroccan male singers Moroccan male actors Moroccan male film actors Moroccan male television actors Swedish emigrants to the United Arab Emirates Arabic-language singers of Morocco Singers who perform in Classical Arabic