Ray Kay
Reinert K. Olsen (born 10 July 1978), known professionally as Ray Kay, is a Norwegian director and photographer who is currently based in Los Angeles. He is a music video and advertising director.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Reinert K. Olsen | 
| Born | 10 July 1978 Haugesund, Norway  | 
| Occupation(s) | Music video, film and advertising director, photographer | 
| Years active | 1996–present | 
Ray Kay mostly directs music videos and has worked with artists such as Cher,[1] Britney Spears,[2] Lady Gaga,[3] Justin Bieber,[4] Jessie J, Nelly Furtado,[5] Beyoncé Knowles,[6] Destiny's Child,[7] Gloria Estefan,[8] Steven Tyler,[9] Enrique Iglesias,[10] Adam Lambert,[11] Cheryl Cole,[12] Alesha Dixon,[13] Diddy, Willow Smith,[14] Amerie,[15] Sean Paul, Christina Milian,[16] The-Dream,[17] Backstreet Boys, Melanie C, Ciara, Snoop Dogg, and Ghostface.[18] He also photographs fashion stills and album covers, and has directed advertisements for brands such as Pepsi, AT&T,[19] Mango and KFC.[18]
His music videos have won several awards, including MTV Video Music Awards (USA), MuchMusic Video Awards and ZTV Awards.[20]
He will make his feature directorial debut with "Paranormalcy", a fantasy film based on the New York Times bestselling book by Kiersten White. He is currently developing the project with Gil Adler.[21]
Music videography
    
    2015
    
- Taio Cruz – "Do What You Like"
 
2014
    
- Adelén – "Olé"
 - Justin Morelli – "Nobody Like Me"
 - Hunter Hayes – "Invisible"
 
2013
    
- Madcon featuring Kelly Rowland – "One Life"
 - Madcon featuring Stori – "Say Yeah"
 - Toni Braxton and Babyface – "Hurt You"
 - Austin Mahone featuring Flo Rida – "Say You're Just a Friend"
 - Cher – "Woman's World"
 - Emblem3 – "Chloe (You're the One I Want)"
 - Erika Jayne featuring Flo Rida – "Get It Tonight"
 
2012
    
- Girls Aloud – "Something New"
 - Havana Brown featuring Pitbull – "We Run the Night"
 - Adam Lambert – "Better Than I Know Myself"
 - Aura Dione – "Friends"
 - Nelly Furtado – "Parking Lot"
 - Madcon – "In My Head"
 - Meital featuring Sean Kingston – "On Ya"
 - Lara Scandar – "Falling Out of Love"
 - Lara Scandar – "Taalou Ghannou"
 
2011
    
- Jessie J – "Domino"
 - Aura Dione – "Geronimo"
 - Gloria Estefan – "Wepa"
 - Kristian Valen – "Letting Go"
 - Steven Tyler – "(It) Feels So Good"
 - Britney Spears – "Till The World Ends"
 - Slimmie Hendrix – "Stuntman"
 - Lara Scandar – "Chains"
 - Bera – "My Favourite Things"
 - Victoria Krutoy – "No Breaking Me Down"
 
2010
    
- Willow Smith – "Whip My Hair"
 - Flo Rida featuring Akon – "Who Dat Girl"
 - James Blunt – "Stay the Night"
 - Jeremih featuring Ludacris – "I Like"
 - Alesha Dixon – "Drummer Boy"
 - Range featuring Rick Ross – "Ghetto Dance"
 - Orianthi – "Shut Up & Kiss Me"
 - Sean Kingston featuring Justin Bieber – "Eenie Meenie"
 - Benny Benassi featuring Kelis, apl.de.ap and Jean Baptiste – "Spaceship"
 - Victoria Krutoy – "Falling" (co-directed by Sequoia B)
 - Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris – "Baby"
 - Alex Gardner – "I'm Not Mad"
 - Shontelle – "Licky (Under the Covers)"
 
2009
    
- Cheryl Cole – "Fight For This Love"
 - Adam Lambert – "For Your Entertainment"
 - Mini Viva – "I Wish"
 - Lara Scandar – "Mission is You"
 - Mini Viva – "Left My Heart in Tokyo"
 - Sean Paul – "So Fine"
 - Amerie – "Why R U"
 - Kristinia DeBarge – "Goodbye"
 - Paradiso Girls featuring Eve and Lil Jon – "Patron Tequila"
 - RichGirl – "He Ain't Wit Me Now (Tho)"
 - Chrisette Michele featuring Ne-Yo – "What You Do"
 - Jada – "American Cowboy"
 - Flipsyde – "When It Was Good"
 - Chrisette Michele – "Epiphany"
 - Ryan Star – "Last Train Home"
 - The-Dream – "Rockin' That Thang"
 - Enrique Iglesias featuring Ciara – "Takin' Back My Love"
 - Christina Milian – "Us Against The World"
 
2008
    
- Trey Songz – "Last Time"
 - Sean Kingston featuring Juelz Santana and Élan – "There's Nothin'"
 - Kat DeLuna featuring Busta Rhymes and Don Omar – "Run The Show"
 - Sirens featuring Najee – "Club LA LA"
 - Jordin Sparks – "One Step at a Time"
 - Donnie Klang featuring Diddy – "Take You There"
 - Lady Gaga – "Poker Face"
 - Jadakiss featuring Ne-Yo- "By My Side"
 - LMFAO – "I'm in Miami Bitch"
 - Mira Craig – "I'm The One"
 
2007
    
- LAX Gurlz – "Forget You"
 - Beyoncé – "Freakum Dress"
 - Sterling Simms – "Nasty Girl"
 - Pittsburgh Slim – "Girls Kiss Girls"
 - Jagged Edge featuring Ashanti and Jermaine Dupri – "Put a Little Umph in It"
 - The-Dream featuring Fabolous – "Shawty Is a 10"
 - Backstreet Boys – "Inconsolable"
 - Lucy Walsh – "So Uncool" (version 2)
 - I Nine – "7 Days of Lonely"
 - Johnta Austin – "The One That Got Away"
 
2006
    
- Ghostface Killah featuring Ne-Yo – "Back Like That"
 - Christina Milian featuring Young Jeezy – "Say I"
 - Black Buddafly featuring Fabolous – "Bad Girl"
 - Nick Lachey – "What's Left of Me"
 - Cassie – "Me & U"
 - Nick Lachey – "I Can't Hate You Anymore"
 - Monica featuring Dem Franchise Boyz – "Everytime Tha Beat Drop"
 - One Chance featuring D4L – "Look at Her"
 - Johnta Austin featuring Jermaine Dupri – "Turn It Up"
 - Paula DeAnda – "Walk Away (Remember Me)"
 - Stacie Orrico – "So Simple"
 - Jamelia – "Beware of the Dog"
 - Fantasia featuring Big Boi – "Hood Boy"
 
2005
    
- Mark Morrison featuring Tanya Stephens – "Dance For Me"
 - Melanie C – "Next Best Superstar"
 - Natalie – "Goin' Crazy
 - Pretty Ricky – "Grind With Me"
 - Mario – "Here I Go Again"
 - Frankie J – "How To Deal"
 - Teairra Mari – "Make Her Feel Good"
 - Mashonda ft Snoop Dogg – "Blackout"
 - Pretty Ricky – "Your Body"
 
2004
    
- 2Play – "It Can't Be Right"
 - Monroe – "Smile"
 - Kleen Cut – "Hands Up"
 - Shifty – "Slide Along Side"
 - Sirens – "Baby (Off The Wall)"
 - Christina Milian featuring Joe Budden – "Whatever U Want"
 - Nivea featuring Lil Jon and Youngbloodz – "Okay"
 - Raghav – "Attraction / Angel Eyes"
 - Destiny's Child featuring T.I. and Lil Wayne – "Soldier"
 - Duchess – "Come Check My Style"
 - Rouge – "Don't Be Shy"
 - Trick Daddy featuring Lil' Kim and Cee-Lo – "Sugar (Gimme Some)"
 
2003
    
- Anne Lingan – "Kicking You Out"
 - Venke Knutson – "Panic"
 - Kurt Nilsen – "She's So High"
 - Melanie C – "Yeh Yeh Yeh"
 - Speedway – "Save Yourself"
 - Lene V – Ad spots
 - Black Diamond Brigade – "Black Diamond"
 - Winta featuring Anton Gordon – "Hot Romance (Rok With U)"
 - Coree – "I Don't Give a Damn"
 - Winta – "I Want You"
 
2002
    
- Equicez – "Live from Passit"
 - Lene V – Ad spot
 - Paperboys – "Barcelona"
 - Sport 1 – Ad spots
 - D'lay – "Run Away"
 - Ann-Louise – "Can You Tell Me"
 - Winta – "Emotions"
 - Gil Bonden – "Shine"
 - D'sound – "Do I Need a Reason"
 
2000
    
- Voodoobeats – "The One"
 
External links
    
    
References
    
- "Norske Ray Kay regisserer comeback-videoen til Cher".
 - "Britney Spears - till the World Ends". Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
 - "Lady Gaga - Poker Face". Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
 - "Justin Bieber f/ Ludacris - Baby". Archived from the original on 19 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
 - Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Nelly Furtado – Parking Lot". YouTube.
 - "Beyonce - Freakum Dress". Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
 - "Destiny's Child - Soldier". Archived from the original on 7 September 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
 - "Gloria Estefan - Wepa". Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
 - "Steven Tyler "It Feels So Good"". Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
 - "Enrique Iglesias ft Ciara - Takin' Back My Love". Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
 - "Adam Lambert - for Your Entertainment". Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
 - "Cheryl Cole- Fight for This Love". www.raykay.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
 - "Alesha Dixon - Drummer Boy". Archived from the original on 19 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
 - "Willow Smith - Whip My Hair". Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
 - "Amerie - Why R U". Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
 - "Christina Milian - Say I". Archived from the original on 7 September 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
 - "The Dream - Rockin' That Thang". Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
 - Ray Kay's website http://www.raykay.com
 - Ray Kay's blog "I'm shooting an AT&T commercial in Miami today". Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
 - http://www.vg.no/musikk/artikkel.php?artid=10098271 VG newspaper article: Ray Kay's video for Britney Spears "Till The World Ends" wins MTV Awards
 - https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118041213 Variety.com news article on Paranormalcy and Ray Kay
 
Further reading
    
- VG.no: Ray Kay's videos viewed more than 1 Billion times
 - VG.no: Ray Kay and Britney on the TTWE video
 - MTV.com: Britney shoots TTWE video with Ray Kay
 - MTV.com: Adam Lambert about the Ray Kay video
 - VG.no: Ray Kay directs Adam Lambert
 - 730.no: Adam Lambert & Ray Kay
 - 730.no: Ray Kay was right – Cheryl Cole is #1 in UK
 - 730.no: Ray Kay & Cheryl Cole
 - MTV.com: Interview with Ray Kay for MTV Awards
 - Db.no: Ray Kay nominated for four MTV Awards
 - VG.no: Four MTV award nominations for Ray Kay
 - Db.no: Ray Kay and Lady Gaga at MTV Awards after party
 - VG.no: Ray Kay at Amanda show
 - VG TV: Ray Kay wants to direct feature
 - 730.no: Ray Kay & Mini Viva
 - VG.no: Ray Kay & Lady GaGa win Best Video Award
 - 730.no: Lady GaGa & Ray Kay
 - Side2.no: Lady GaGa & Ray Kay
 - H-avis: Enrique, Ciara & Ray Kay
 - 730.no: Enrique, Ciara & Ray Kay
 - VG.no: Enrique, Ciara & Ray Kay
 - Side2.no: Enrique, Ciara & Ray Kay
 - 730.no: Enrique, Ciara & Ray Kay
 - RapUp.Com: On set of The Dream's "Rockin'" video
 - VG.no Backstreet Boys & Ray Kay
 - Dagbladet.no: Beyonce & Ray Kay
 - VG.no: Beyonce & Ray Kay
 - Dagbladet.no: Nick Lachey & Ray Kay
 - RapUp.com: On set with Christina Milian & Ray Kay
 - 730.no: Christina Milian & Ray Kay
 - Toya's World: Christina Milian & Ray Kay
 - Giant Magazine: Christina Milian & Ray Kay
 - Side2.no: Christina Milian & Ray Kay
 - 730.no: Ray Kay & Christina Milian
 - Side2.no: Ray Kay stories & pictures
 - VG.no: Ray Kay set pictures
 - 730.no: Ray Kay on TV2
 - 730.no: #1 on YouTube
 - 730.no: Ray Kay & Jadakiss
 - VG.no: Diddy & Ray Kay
 - VG-TV: Mira Craig and Ray Kay
 - Curiousartist.com: Ray Kay interview
 
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