Frank Ocean Biography
Frank Ocean (Christopher Edwin Breaux) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer and photographer. He is well known for his musical career as a ghostwriter before he joined the hip hop collective Odd Future in 2010.
Frank Ocean Age
Ocean was born on 28th of October 1987, in Long Beach, California. He is 31 years old as of 2018.
Frank Ocean Family
He was born the only son to Calvin Edward Cooksey (father), and Katonya Breaux (mother). At the age of five, his family relocated to New Orleans, Louisiana. There is no much information about is early life and how he was raised.
Frank Ocean | Dating | Wife
Ocean has not been married yet and has no kids yet, he seems to be so secretive concerning his private life details & there is no information about his girlfriend or dates on his official pages.
Frank Ocean Education
Ocean joined the University of New Orleans to study music and later moved into its dormitory in 2005. Just after joining the university, the effects of Hurricane Katrina forced Ocean to transfer to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Frank Ocean Career
Ocean began his career as a ghostwriter, before joining hip hop collective Odd Future in 2010, and the year after he released (Nostalgia), (Ultra0, as his debut mixtape. The mixtape gave him a critical success, and later generated the single “Novacane”, that got ranked 82nd on the Billboard Hot 100 and was later certified platinum. He then secured a recording contract with Def Jam Recordings in 2012.
He released his debut studio album, (Channel Orange), in July 2012; it got ranked 2nd on the Billboard of 200 and it got certified platinum. The album later received universal acclaim from critics, and won Ocean his first Grammy Award, for Best Urban Contemporary Album. The album had singles (Thinkin Bout You), (Pyramids), and (Sweet Life), with the former being ranked in the top 40 in the US and gaining him a nomination for Record of the Year at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards.
He released his second album, (Blonde) 2016, and was subject to controversy after he endured protracted contract disputes with Def Jam, that led to the album suffering repeated delays. Released independently, Blonde got to be ranked 1st in several countries and as well got to be highly got acclaimed by critics. The album had the single (Nikes)and was eventually certified platinum. In 2017, Ocean was featured on the Calvin Harris single (Slide), opposite Migos; it then his highest charting song in the US, peaking at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100.
He is known for his idiosyncratic musical style, introspective and elliptical songwriting, unconventional production techniques, and as well his wide vocal range. Music critics have credited him with revitalizing R&B, with his distinctive sound and style influencing numerous artists of various music genres.
Frank Ocean Net Worth
Ocean has an estimated net worth of $12 million.
Frank Ocean Songs
Title |
Year |
Peak chart positions |
Album |
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US |
US |
US |
AUS |
BEL |
CAN |
DEN |
NZ |
UK |
UK |
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“Novacane” |
2011 |
82 |
17 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Nostalgia, Ultra |
“Swim Good” |
— |
70 |
— |
— |
89 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
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“Thinkin’ ‘Bout You” |
2012 |
32 |
7 |
4 |
— |
— |
— |
33 |
30 |
94 |
16 |
|
Channel Orange |
“Pyramids” |
— |
—[A] |
21 |
— |
74 |
— |
— |
— |
112 |
21 |
|
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“Sweet Life”[40] |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|||
“Lost” |
— |
— |
— |
46 |
63 |
— |
14 |
5 |
53 |
9 |
|
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“Super Rich Kids” (featuring Earl Sweatshirt) |
2013 |
— |
—[B] |
23 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
145 |
20 |
|
|
“Nikes”[44] |
2016 |
79 |
27 |
9 |
— |
— |
77 |
— |
—[C] |
93 |
13 |
Blonde |
|
“Chanel”[46] |
2017 |
72 |
30 |
13 |
— |
— |
65 |
— |
—[D] |
80 |
16 |
non-album singles |
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“Biking” (featuring Jay-Z andTyler, the Creator) |
— |
—[E] |
18 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
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“Lens” |
— |
—[F] |
18 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
—[G] |
— |
— |
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“Provider”[49] |
— |
— |
21 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
—[H] |
— |
— |
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“Moon River”[51] |
2018 |
—[I] |
—[J] |
10 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
—[K] |
— |
— |
Frank Ocean Albums
Title |
Album details |
Peak chart positions |
Sales |
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US |
US |
AUS |
CAN |
DEN |
IRL |
NLD |
NOR |
NZ |
UK |
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Channel Orange |
|
2 |
1 |
9 |
3 |
2 |
14 |
13 |
1 |
14 |
2 |
|
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Blonde |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Frank Ocean Endless
He released his “Endless” a video album on August 19, 2016, Endless was Ocean’s last release with the record label Def Jam Recordings to fulfill his recording contract.
Frank Ocean Blonde
He released his second album “Blonde” on August 20, 2016, as a timed exclusive on the iTunes Store and Apple Music, and followed the August 19 release of Ocean’s video album Endless.
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Frank Ocean Thinking About You Lyrics
Frank Ocean Nights Lyrics
Frank Ocean Quotes
- Don’t confuse my personality with my attitude. My personality is who I am, and my attitude depends on who you are.
- Just remember; someone loves everything you hate about yourself.
- When you’re happy you enjoy the music, but when you’re sad you understand the lyrics.
- I don’t know if I ever told you this before, but you’re the only one I ever waited for this long.
- Distance sometimes lets you know who’s worth keeping and who’s worth letting go.
- I believe that marriage isn’t between a man and woman; but between love and love.
- If someone breaks your heart, just punch them in the face. Seriously. Punch them in the face and go get some ice cream.
- In art, at a certain level, there is no ‘better than.’ It’s just about trying to operate for yourself on the most supreme level, artistically, that you can and hoping that people get it. Trusting that, just because of the way people are built and how interconnected we are, greatness will translate and symmetry will be recognised.
Frank Ocean Nights
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Frank Ocean Instagram
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