Frank Ocean

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Frank Ocean (born Christopher Edwin Breaux, October 28, 1987) is an American singer and songwriter. 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, Channel Orange (2012) 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.

After a four-year hiatus, Ocean released the visual album Endless (2016) to fulfill contractual obligations with Def Jam. His second studio album, Blonde, was released independently the following day. Blonde was met with critical praise, and debuted atop the US Billboard 200. After 2017, Ocean has released sporadic singles, worked as a photographer for magazines, launched the fashion brand Homer, and started Homer Radio. Ocean has sold over 2 million albums worldwide.

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Christopher Francis Ocean, né Christopher Edwin Breaux le 28 octobre 1987 à Long Beach (Californie), plus connu sous son nom de scène Frank Ocean, est un auteur-compositeur-interprète américain.

Il commence sa carrière en écrivant des titres pour des artistes comme Brandy ou John Legend. En 2010, il rejoint le collectif hip-hop californien Odd Future et sort en février 2011 sa mixtape Nostalgia, Ultra. Son premier album studio, Channel Orange, est sorti en juillet 2012 et se rapprochait des styles R&B et soul. À la suite de cela, Channel Orange a éte nommé aux Grammy awards 2013 pour l'album de l'année et a remporté le prix du meilleur album contemporain urbain. Il a également été nommé par Time comme l'une des personnes les plus influentes au monde en 2013.

Le style de Frank Ocean se caractérise par des structures musicales complexes, des mélodies peu conventionnelles et un style d'écriture novateur autour de thèmes classiques comme l'amour, le désir ou encore la spiritualité.

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