Frank Ocean performing at Coachella, 2012, Derivative work: AMangalick (WMF) CC BY 4.0. The file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike. (accessed: February 16, 2021).
Frank Ocean [pseudonyme of Christopher Breaux]
Frank Ocean is an American singer songwriter. Born Christopher Breaux in California, he moved with his family to New Orleans when he was five years old. He began to study English at the University of New Orleans in 2005; however, he was forced to relocate to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005; the hurricane also destroyed his home and recording facilities. Ocean dropped out of university to focus on his music career, starting out as a songwriter. He signed with DefJam records in 2009, although self-released his debut mixtape, Nostalgia, Ultra in 2011. Ocean has released two studio albums to critical acclaim. He has a wide range of musical influences, and his musical often features themes of love, desire, longing, mortality, innocence, youth, and nostalgia.
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wikipedia.org (accessed: February 16, 2021).
Bio prepared by Aimee Hinds, University of Roehampton, hindsa@roehampton.ac.uk
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