Frank Ocean

Frank Ocean
Portrait of Frank Ocean
Frank Ocean in 2021
Born
Christopher Edwin Breaux

(1987-10-28) October 28, 1987 (age 39)
Long Beach, California, U.S
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • rapper
  • record producer
  • photographer
  • visual artist
Years active2005–present
OrganizationHomer
WorksDiscography
AwardsFull list
Musical career
OriginNew Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • keyboards
Labels
Formerly ofOdd Future
Websitewww.blonded.co

Christopher Francis Ocean (born Christopher Edwin Breaux; October 28, 1987) known professionally as Frank Ocean, is an American singer, songwriter, and rapper. He was born in Long Beach, California and moved to New Orleans, Louisiana when he was five. Ocean made an early career as a ghostwriter for artists such as, Brandy, Justin Bieber, Beyonce, and John Legend. In 2010, he became a member of Odd Future. His first mixtape, Nostalgia, Ultra, was released in 2011.

In 2012, BBC said that Ocean finished second place in its Sound of 2012 poll. Ocean appeared at Coachella. He was scheduled for Lollapalooza at the end of his 2012 summer tour. His first studio album, channel ORANGE, was a digital download only on iTunes for one week. Then it was a full release on July 17, 2012. It was nominated for six Grammy Awards.

Ocean won the 2013 Brit Award for International Male Solo Artist.

In August 2016, Ocean released his second studio album, Blonde.

Ocean voiced himself, the host of Blonded Los Santos 97.8 FM, in the video game Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online as part of The Doomsday Heist update.

Personal life

Ocean was one of the first major hip-hop/R&B artists to say that he had a same-sex relationship.

Discography

Albums

Awards and nominations

Year Organization Award Result
2012 BBC Sound of 2012 Second
2012 Grammy Award International Album of the Year Nominated

Notes

  1. ↑ Frank Ocean became independent of any record label in August 2016. He released his album Blonde under Boys Don't Cry, the reissue of his video album Endless under Fresh Produce, LP, and all singles featured on Blonded Radio under Blonded.

References

  1. ↑ Lewis, Randy (2013-01-03). "Frank Ocean cited for speeding, pot possession on New Year's Eve". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  2. ↑ "Endless by Frank Ocean on Apple Music". Apple. February 17, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  3. ↑ Solway, Diane (September 30, 2019). "Frank Ocean Makes Moves Like Nobody Else". W. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Frank Ocean". GRAMMY.com. May 19, 2020. Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Sound of – 2012 – Frank Ocean". BBC. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
  6. ↑ Frank Ocean’s Summer Tour Sold Out Archived 2012-11-15 at the Wayback Machine BET. July 11, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Frank Ocean up for Six Grammys, Including Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Best New Artist | News | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 2013-11-04. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
  8. ↑ "Brit Awards 2013: No wild things from a music scene in the wilderness". The Independent. 21 February 2013.
  9. ↑ Staff, Billboard; Staff, Billboard (2016-08-20). "Frank Ocean (Finally) Releases New Album 'Blonde'". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  10. ↑ "Frank Ocean Now Has a Grand Theft Auto Radio Station". Spin. December 12, 2017. Archived from the original on September 23, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  11. ↑ Frank Ocean effect: What happens when a hip hop artist confesses same sex love? CNN. July 11, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Grammy Nominees 2012". Grammies.ca. January 14, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-16.