Frank Ocean是美国Def Jam唱片公司旗下潜力无限的美国新人R&B歌手，洛杉矶嘻哈团体Odd Future成员之一 曾为Jay-Z, Kanye West, Beyonce, Justin Bieber等知名歌手作曲。 克里斯托弗·弗朗西斯·奥申（Christopher Francis Ocean，生于1987年10月28日），出生名为克里斯托弗·布里奥斯（ Christopher Breaux，昵称“;Lonny”;），以其艺名弗兰克·奥申而知名，是来自美国路易斯安那州新奥尔良的一名创作型歌手。奥申最初通过给贾斯汀·比伯、布雷杰特·凯利（Bridget Kelly）、阿瑞米德·麦金德（Aramide Makinde）以及 John Legend 操刀创作歌曲，进入音乐圈。2010年中旬他成为OFWGKTA组合的一员，在多莫·杰奈西斯（Domo Genesis）的歌曲“;SteamRoller”;首次公开献声。2011年2月，他发布了自己的首张混音带《Nostalgia, Ultra》，广受好评。他已发布了两首单曲“;Novacane”;和“;Swim Good”;，两者都在排行榜上获得不俗的成绩。奥申在北美和欧洲进行了7场巡演，宣传自己的混音带。 该混音带获得了知名艺人坎耶·韦斯特、碧昂丝·诺利斯以及Jay-Z的注意，他出现在了韦斯特和Jay-Z的合作专辑《Watch the Throne》中。2012年1月5日，英国广播公司宣布，在其进行的2012年度之声（Sound of 2012）评选中，奥申排名第二。奥申首张录音棚专辑《Channel Orange》于2012年7月10日通过iTunes数字发行，并于17日在其他平台上发行。专辑一经发行便迅速登顶全球12个国家的iTunes专辑榜，超越了同期发片的几位天王级美国R&B歌手，并被各大媒体一致给予超高评价，成为2012年目前为止乐评最高的一张专辑。
Biography
by David Jeffries
An R&B vocalist affiliated with the outlandish hip-hop crew Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, Frank Ocean was born and raised in New Orleans. The aspiring songwriter and singer had just moved into his dorm at the University of New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina hit. With his future under water, Ocean immediately left the academic life behind and moved to L.A. to give music a shot. He cut some demos at a friend’s home studio, shopped them around town, and eventually landed a songwriting deal that would find him working for Justin Bieber, John Legend, and Brandy. Some of this work was alongside Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, a fellow songwriter and producer who would convince Ocean to sign a solo artist deal with Def Jam in late 2009. It was also around this time he met the Odd Future and began writing music for the crew while making guest appearances on their mixtapes. In 2011, as Odd Future was making waves, Ocean broke out on his own with the Nostalgia, Ultra mixtape.
Biography
by David Jeffries
An R&B vocalist affiliated with the outlandish hip-hop crew Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, Frank Ocean was born and raised in New Orleans. The aspiring songwriter and singer had just moved into his dorm at the University of New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina hit. With his future under water, Ocean immediately left the academic life behind and moved to L.A. to give music a shot. He cut some demos at a friend’s home studio, shopped them around town, and eventually landed a songwriting deal that would find him working for Justin Bieber, John Legend, and Brandy. Some of this work was alongside Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, a fellow songwriter and producer who would convince Ocean to sign a solo artist deal with Def Jam in late 2009. It was also around this time he met the Odd Future and began writing music for the crew while making guest appearances on their mixtapes. In 2011, as Odd Future was making waves, Ocean broke out on his own with the Nostalgia, Ultra mixtape.
