Ray Kay

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Ray Kay
Birth name	Reinert K. Olsen
Born	(1978-07-10) 10 July 1978
Origin	Haugesund, Norway
Occupations	Music video and Film director
Years active	1996–present

Ray Kay (born Reinert K. Olsen; 10 July 1978) is a Norwegian director and photographer who is currently based in Los Angeles. He is a music video and commercial director.

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 commercials for brands such as Pepsi, AT&T,^[19] Mango and KFC.^[18]

His music videos have won several awards, including MTV Awards, Much Music 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]

His work can be viewed at raykay.com

Music videography

2013

Madcon feat Kelly Rowland - "One Life"
Toni Braxton and Babyface - "Hurt You"
Austin Mahone feat Flo Rida - "Say You're Just a Friend"
Cher - "Woman's World"
Emblem3 - "Chloe (You're the One I Want)"

2012

Girls Aloud - "Something New"
Havana Brown feat Pitbull - "We Run the Night"
Adam Lambert - "Better Than I Know Myself"
Aura Dione - "Friends"
Nelly Furtado - "Parking Lot"
Madcon - "In My Head"
Madcon feat Stori - "Say Yeah"
Meital feat Sean Kingston - "On Ya"
Erika Jayne feat Flo Rida - "Get It Tonight"
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 - "Favorite Things"
Vika - No Breaking Me Down

2010

Willow Smith - "Whip My Hair"
Flo Rida ft Akon - "Who Dat Girl"
James Blunt - "Stay The Night"
Jeremih ft Ludacris - "I Like"
Alesha Dixon - "Drummer Boy"
Range ft Rick Ross - "Ghetto Dance"
Orianthi - "Shut Up & Kiss Me"
Sean Kingston ft Justin Bieber - "Eenie Meenie"
Benny Benassi ft Kelis, apl.de.ap & Jean Baptiste - "Spaceship"
Victoria Krutoy - "Falling" Co-director with Sequoia B
Justin Bieber ft 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 ft. Eve & Lil Jon- "Patron Tequila"
RichGirl - "He Ain't Wit Me Now (Tho)"
Chrisette Michele ft. 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 & Ciara - "Takin' Back My Love"
Christina Milian - "Us Against The World"

2008

Trey Songz - "Last Time"
Sean Kingston ft Juelz Santana & Élan - "There's Nothin'"
Kat DeLuna ft Busta Rhymes & Don Omar - "Run The Show"
Sirens ft Najee - "Club LA LA"
Jordin Sparks - "One Step at a Time"
Donnie Klang & Diddy - "Take You There"
Lady Gaga - "Poker Face"
Jadakiss & Ne-Yo- "By My Side"
LMFAO - "I'm in Miami Bitch"
Mira Craig - "I'm The One"

2007

LAX / Kali Girls - "Forget You"
Beyoncé - "Freakum Dress"
Sterling Simms - "Nasty Girl"
Pittsburgh Slim - "Girls Kiss Girls"
Jagged Edge ft Ashanti & Jermaine Dupri- "Put a Little Umph in It"
The-Dream ft Fabolous -"Shawty Is a 10"
Backstreet Boys-"Inconsolable"
Lucy Walsh-"So Uncool" ver. 2
I Nine-"7 Days of Lonely"
Johnta Austin-"The One That Got Away"

2006

Ghostface Killah ft Ne-Yo - "Back Like That"
Christina Milian ft Young Jeezy - "Say I"
Black Buddafly ft Fabolous - "Bad Girl"
Nick Lachey - "What's Left of Me"
Cassie - "Me & U"
Nick Lachey - "I Can't Hate You Anymore"
Monica ft. Dem Franchise Boyz - "Everytime Tha Beat Drop"
One Chance ft D4L - "Look at Her"
Johnta Austin ft Jermaine Dupri - "Turn It Up"
Paula DeAnda - "Walk Away (Remember Me)"
Stacie Orrico - "So Simple"
Jamelia - "Beware of the Dog"
Fantasia ft Big Boi - "Hood Boy"

2005

Mark Morrison ft 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 ft Joe Budden - "Whatever U Want"
Nivea ft Lil Jon & 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 ft Lil' Kim & 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 - Commercial spots
Black Diamond Brigade - "Black Diamond"
Winta & Anton Gordon - "Hot Romance (Rok With U)"
Coree - "I don't give a damn"
Winta - "I want you" November 2003

2002

Equicez - "Live from Passit"
Lene V - Commercial spot
Paperboys - "Barcelona"
Sport 1 - Commercial 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

↑ http://www.vg.no/rampelys/artikkel.php?artid=10106536
↑ http://raykay.com/video/till-the-world-ends
↑ http://raykay.com/video/poker-face
↑ http://raykay.com/video/baby
↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m80lgmrS-4
↑ http://raykay.com/video/freakum-dress
↑ http://raykay.com/video/soldier
↑ http://raykay.com/video/wepa
↑ http://raykay.com/video/steven-tyler-it-feels-so-good
↑ http://raykay.com/video/takin-back-my-love
↑ http://raykay.com/video/for-your-entertainment
↑ http://raykay.com/video/fight-for-this-love
↑ http://raykay.com/video/drummer-boy
↑ http://raykay.com/video/whip-my-hair
↑ http://raykay.com/video/why-r-u
↑ http://raykay.com/video/say-i
↑ http://raykay.com/video/rockin-that-thang
↑ 18.0 18.1 Ray Kay's website http://www.raykay.com
↑ Ray Kay's blog http://raykay.com/post/shooting-att-commercial-today-in-miami
↑ 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
↑ http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118041213 Variety.com news article on Paranormalcy and Ray Kay
↑ VG Newspaper article.
↑ VG Newspaper article
↑ MTV online video
↑ 25.0 25.1 MTV online article
↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 26.4 26.5 26.6 26.7 26.8 26.9 26.10 VG newspaper article
↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 27.4 27.5 27.6 27.7 27.8 27.9 27.10 27.11 730 entertainment news site
↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 Dagbladet newspaper article
↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 Side2.no entertainment news
↑ H-avis newspaper article
↑ 31.0 31.1 Rap-Up entertainment news site
↑ Toya's-World entertainment blog
↑ Giant Magazine article
↑ Curiousartist.com art site

Persondata
Name	Kay, Ray
Alternative names
Short description	video photographer, cinematographer
Date of birth	10 July 1978
Place of birth	Haugesund, Norway
Date of death
Place of death

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