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Birth name | Nadir Khayat |
Born | Tétouan, Morocco | 9 April 1972
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Years active | 1991–present |
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Nadir Khayat (Arabic: نادر خياط, Nādir Ḵayyāṭ; born 9 April 1972), also known as RedOne,[1] is a Moroccan-Swedish record producer, record executive, singer and songwriter.[2][3][4] He has worked in production for high-profile recording artists including Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, Jennifer Lopez, Enrique Iglesias, Shakira, Mariah Carey, One Direction, and Usher, among others. His credits include several hit songs on Billboard and international charts; pop, rock, R&B, house, hip hop, and dance music are his frequented musical genres.[5] He established his namesake record label in 2010.[6]
RedOne has won three Grammy Awards 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[2] and winning BMI's Songwriter of the Year.[7] Outside of music, he has held the position of Creative Entertainment Executive at FIFA since 2021.[8]