VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese singers Thanh Bui and the band The Lyricist appeared in the music video for "Don’t You Need Somebody" by American music producer - musician RedOne, a Grammy award winner. This is the first time that Vietnamese artists have taken part in a musical project of international stars.

Thanh Bui and RedOne

Recently, RedOne released music video "Don’t You Need Somebody" on Youtube. The MV had the participation of celebrities like Jennifer Lopez, Akon, Ryan Seacrest, Randy Jackson, football stars Cristiano Ronaldo, James Rodriguez, tennis star Rafael Nadal... and two representatives from Vietnam, Thanh Bui and The Lyricist.

In "Don’t You Need Somebody", the scenes of Thanh Bui and The Lyricist were filmed by Alexander Tu in HCM City’s popular tourist sites like the Ben Thanh Market, Nguyen Hue Street, and the Times Square building.

Thanh Bui said: "This is an opportunity for me to introduce to international friends a fresh and dynamic image of Vietnam today. Besides, the song also provides a meaningful message - we need more love in this life, between man and man, to share and make life more meaningful ... " .

It is known that the relationship between Thanh Bui and Reb One began in 2015. At that time, the American music producers went to Vietnam to cooperate in a number of international music projects of Thanh Bui.

Thanh Bui is pioneer in cooperating with international artists. Before Red One, he had worked with international artists like Thai star Tata Young in the MV “Where Do We Go”, with Korean band BTS in the MV “Danger”, which reached No. 1 on the Korean music charts and Top 3 World Billboard Album.

Thanh Bui is planning to develop music products in the international market.

Nadir Khayat, known professionally as RedOne, is a Moroccan Swedish record producer, singer-songwriter, and record executive. As a producer and songwriter, he has worked with many high profile recording artists, most notably Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson, U2, Nicki Minaj, Jennifer Lopez, CROSS GENE, Pitbull, Enrique Iglesias, Shakira, Wyclef Jean, Mariah Carey, Paulina Rubio, Mylène Farmer, Inna, Alexandra Burke, Austin Mahone, One Direction, Marc Anthony, The Band Perry, Prince Royce, Rod Stewart, among many others.

His production discography boasts many Billboard and international hits, which he produced and co-wrote. RedOne has established his own record label named RedOne Records. RedOne has been nominated for six Grammy awards, winning three. He was also awarded The Grammis Award for Producer of the Year, which is the Swedish equivalent to Grammy Awards. In 2009, he was the number one producer on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, ranking number three as songwriter and BMI Songwriter of the Year.

Thanh Van