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| Born | Christopher Edwin Breaux October 28, 1987 Long Beach, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
| Organization | Homer |
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| Awards | Full list |
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| Origin | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
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| Formerly of | Odd Future |
| Website | www |
Frank Ocean[2] (born Christopher Edwin Breaux; October 28, 1987) is an American singer, songwriter, and rapper. His early works are credited by some music critics for pioneering the alternative R&B genre.[3][4] Ocean has won two Grammy Awards and a Brit Award for International Male Solo Artist among other accolades, and his two studio albums have been listed on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" (2020).
Ocean began his musical career as a ghostwriter, prior to joining the hip hop collective Odd Future in 2010. The following year, he released his first mixtape, Nostalgia, Ultra, and subsequently secured a recording contract with Def Jam Recordings. His first studio album, the eclectic Channel Orange (2012), incorporated R&B and soul styles. At the 2013 Grammy Awards, Channel Orange was nominated for Album of the Year and won Best Urban Contemporary Album; one of its singles, "Thinkin Bout You", was nominated for Record of the Year. He was named by Time as one of the world's most influential people in 2013.
After a four-year hiatus, Ocean released a visual album titled Endless in 2016 to fulfill contractual obligations with Def Jam. Ocean self-released his second studio album, Blonde, a day after Endless's release. Blonde expanded on Ocean's experimental musical approach and ranked first on Pitchfork's list of the best albums of the 2010s decade. It was his first number-one album on the US Billboard 200 and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). From 2017 onwards, Ocean has released sporadic singles, worked as a photographer for magazines, launched the fashion brand Homer, and started Homer Radio. Ocean has charted 14 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 over the course of his career.[5]
- ^ "Endless by Frank Ocean on Apple Music". Apple. February 17, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry. "Frank Ocean Legally Changed His Name to Frank Ocean". The Fader. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ "Why Frank Ocean is a musical icon". British GQ. April 24, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ Dhaenens, Frederik; De Ridder, Sander (May 2014). "Resistant masculinities in alternative R&B? Understanding Frank Ocean and The Weeknd's representations of gender". European Journal of Cultural Studies. 18 (3). Retrieved August 12, 2020 – via ResearchGate.
- ^ "Frank Ocean | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
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