He grew up around its local jazz scene and listened to his mother's CDs on her car stereo, including albums by Celine Dion, Anita Baker, and The Phantom of the Operasoundtrack. As a teenager, he did neighborhood chores and saved up money to rent studio time. As he recalled, "Oh man I had numerous hustles Washing cars was one of them, and mowing lawns and walking dogs." He enrolled in the University of New Orleans and moved into its dormitory in 2005. Shortly after enrolling in the university,Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and he transferred to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.Ĭareer 2005–11: Beginnings in Los Angeles and mixtape When he was around five years old, he and his family moved to New Orleans, Louisiana. Ocean was born Christopher "Lonny" Breaux on October 28, 1987, in Long Beach, California to parents Calvin Edward Cooksey and Katonya Breaux Riley. 2.1 2005–11: Beginnings in Los Angeles and mixtape.Ocean became one of the first major African-American music artists to announce that he had once fallen in love with someone of the same sex, notable because that music scene is known for homophobia. Ocean's music has been characterized by music writers as idiosyncratic in style. In 2012, Ocean finished second place in the BBC's Sound of 2012 poll. His debut studio album, Channel Orange, was released in July 2012 to critical acclaim and was promoted with three charting singles: "Thinkin Bout You", "Pyramids", and "Sweet Life". The singles "Novacane" and "Swim Good" both achieved chart success. In 2010, he became a member of alternative hip hop collective OFWGKTA also known as Odd Future, and his debut mixtape, Nostalgia, Ultra, was released to critical acclaim in 2011. Ocean started his career as a ghostwriter for artists such as Damienn Jones, John Legend, Justin Bieber, and Brandy. Member of Odd Future Frank Ocean (born Christopher Breaux October 28, 1987), is an American singer-songwriter and rapper.
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