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Frank Ocean, born Christopher Edwin Breaux on October 28, 1987, in Long Beach, California, is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer. He holds United States citizenship and has been active in the music industry since 2005. Ocean is associated with the genres of alternative R&B, psychedelic soul, progressive soul, and contemporary R&B. He performs as a baritone and plays keyboard instruments and voice.
He is signed to Def Jam Recordings and has received the Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance and the Grammy Award for Best Progressive R&B Album. Ocean attended the University of New Orleans. His musical work is documented in the Frank Ocean discography.
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Acting · Long Beach, California, USA
Frank Ocean (born Christopher Edwin Breaux; October 28, 1987) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer and photographer.
Known for
- Camp! The Movie — Self2019
- Illegal Civilization 3 — Self2018
- Frank Ocean Full Concert FYF Fest 2017 — Self2017
- BEYONCÉ — Self (voice)2014
- MTV Video Music Awards — Self1984
- Saturday Night Live — Self - Musical Guest1975
- Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2 — Self
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1987
Discography
Member of
- Odd Futuresince 2010
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Key facts
- Born
- Christopher Edwin Breaux , ( 1987-10-28 ) October 28, 1987 (age 38) , Long Beach, California , U.S.
- Other names
- Lonny Breaux Christopher Francis Ocean
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter rapper record producer
- Years active
- 2006–present
- Works
- Discography
- Awards
- Full list
- Genres
- Alternative R&B hip-hop psychedelic soul avant-soul
- Instruments
- Vocals keyboards guitar
- Labels
- Blonded Def Jam RedZone
- Formerly of
- Odd Future
- Website
- blonded .co
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Frank
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Long Beach
- Occupation
- keyboardist
- Educated at
- University of New Orleans
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- photography
- Genre
- avant-pop
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Def Jam Recordings
- Discography
- Frank Ocean discography
- Official website
- blonded.co
- Image
- Frank Ocean 2022 Blonded.jpg
- Voice type
- baritone
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- Frank Ocean
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- Category:Frank Ocean
- birth name
- Christopher Edwin Breaux
- start of work period
- 2005-00-00
- name in native language
- Frank Ocean
- sexual orientation
- bisexuality
- pseudonym
- Frank Ocean
- location of formation
- Long Beach
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- social media followers
- 2240000
- nominated for
- Grammy Award for Best New Artist
- medical condition
- synesthesia
- member of
- Odd Future
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Encyclopedic overview
Frank Ocean (born Christopher Edwin Breaux; October 28, 1987) is an American singer-songwriter and rapper. His accolades include two Grammy Awards and a Brit Award. He has been credited by several music critics as a pioneer of the alternative R&B genre.
Ocean began his musical career as a ghostwriter before joining the Los Angeles-based hip hop collective Odd Future in 2010. The year prior, he signed with RedZone Entertainment, an imprint of Def Jam Recordings, although his debut mixtape, Nostalgia, Ultra (2011), was released independently. His debut studio album, the eclectic Channel Orange (2012), incorporated elements of R&B and soul music. At the 55th Annual Grammy Awards, the album was nominated for Album of the Year and won Best Urban Contemporary Album; its lead single, "Thinkin Bout You", was nominated for Record of the Year. He was named by Time as one of the world's 100 most influential people in 2013.
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