Soon after, he signed a deal with Def Jam recordings and legally changed his name to Christopher Francis Ocean inspired by 1960 movie 'Ocean's 11'. In 2009 he became a member of the hip hop collective OFWGKTA (aka Odd Future) and released his critically acclaimed 'Nostalgia, Ultra' mixtape alongside charting singles 'Novacane' and 'Swim Good'. Musical Career: Frank Ocean moved to LA after University where he signed a songwriting deal and subsequently became a ghost writer for artists such as Brandy, Justin Bieber and John Legend. In 2005, following the disaster that was Hurricane Katrina, he found his recording studio had been looted and flooded. He attended the University of New Orleans where he continued to record his music, even setting up his own studio. As a teenager he took up numerous small jobs in order to save money to record his music in a studio. Frank Ocean (born Christopher Breaux, ) Frank Ocean is an American R&B singer songwriter who rose to fame on the release of his debut album 'Channel Orange' which charted at number two in the US Billboard 200 in 2012.Ĭhildhood: Frank Ocean was born in Long Beach, California but later moved to New Orleans, Louisiana when he was five.

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