RedOne

RedOne in 2010, photo by s_bukley/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Nadir Khayat

Place of Birth: Tétouan, Morocco

Date of Birth: 9 April, 1972

Ethnicity: Moroccan

RedOne is a Moroccan-Swedish songwriter, musician, record producer, and record executive. He has produced international hits for artists Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Enrique Iglesias, and Nicki Minaj. In 2011, he received the Moroccan Royal Award for intellectual excellence.

RedOne was born in Tétouan, in northern Morocco, and moved to Sweden at 19 years old to pursue a music career. He later moved to the United States, in 2007. He is married to Dutch-Moroccan fashion designer Laila Aziz, with whom he has two children.