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• REAL NAME: Christopher Edwin Breaux
• BIRTHDAY: October 28, 1987
• BIGGEST LP: Blonde (2016)
• GRAMMY AWARDS: 2

• Frank Ocean was born Christopher Edwin Breaux on Otober 28, 1987 in California and raised in Louisiana. Ocean relocated to Los Angeles after Hurricane Katrina destroyed in recording space in 2005, Before being known as a solo performer, Ocean was a member of 'Odd Future' - a hip hop collective. Ocean also wrote songs for several major artists and signed with Def Jam Recordings in 2009. In 2010, Ocean changed his name to 'Christopher Francis Ocean' and to just 'Frank Ocean' five years later. In 2011, Ocean released the mixtap Nostalgia, Ultra.

• July 4: Prior to the release of his debut LP, Ocean posted an open letter on his blog commenting on his love for another man when he was 19, and referencing it as his first true love. The posting became news given the nature of the post and limited same-sex references in the hip-hop world that are not offensive. The relationship was further noted in his song "Thinkin Bout You." Russell Simmons said of the posting: "I am profoundly moved by the courage and honesty of Frank Ocean. Your decision to go public about your sexual orientation gives hope and light to so many young people still living in fear."
• July 10: Ocean released his debut LP Channel Orange.
• July 28: Ocean topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for 1 week with Channel Orange.

• September 6: The video for "Swim Good" was nominated for 3 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Male Video, Best Direction, and Best New Artist.
• September 15: Ocean performed "Thinkin Bout You" and "Pyramids" on Saturday Night Live.

• February 10: Ocean won 2 Grammy Awards for Best Urban Contemporary Album (Channel Orange) and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("No Church In The Wild" with Jay-Z and Kanye West), and was nominated for Album of the Year (Channel Orange), Record of the Year ("Thinkin Bout You"), Best Music Video, Short Form ("No Church In The Wild" with Jay-Z and Kanye West) and Best New Artist.
• February 20: Ocean won a Brit Award for International Male Solo Artist.

• July 9: Ocean could be heard on the Jay-Z LP Magna Carta Holy Grail on the track "Oceans."

• August 20: Ocean could be heard on the John Mayer LP Paradise Valley on the track "Wildfire."

• December 13: Ocean could be heard on the Beyoncé LP Beyoncé on the track "Superpower."

• August 20: Ocean digitally released Blonde.
• August 26: Ocean topped the UK LP chart with Blonde.

• September 1: Ocean topped the UK LP chart with Blonde.
• September 10: Ocean topped the Billboard 200 LP chart for 1 week, Digital Albums chart for 1 week, Album Sales chart for 1 week, R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for 2 weeks, and Top R&B Albums for 2 weeks with Blonde.

• March 18: Ocean hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 helping out Calvin Harris and Migos with "Slide."

• May 20: Ocean hit the Top 10 helping out Calvin Harris and Migos with "Slide."

• June 29: Ocean could be heard on the Jay-Z LP 4 :44 on the track "Caught In Their Eyes."

• July 9: Blonde was certfied platinum.

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Channel Orange Released: July 10, 2012 US: Gold Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 2 Billboard # 1: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Grammy Winner: Best Urban Contemporary Album Grammy Nominee: Album of the Year Rolling Stone: Tracks: "Start" - "Thinkin Bout You" - "Fertilizer" - "Sierra Leone" - "Sweet Life" - "Not Just Money" - "Super Rich Kids" (featuring Earl Sweatshirt) - "Pilot Jones" - "Crack Rock" - "Pyramids" - "Lost" - "White" (featuring John Mayer) - "Monks" - "Bad Religion" - "Pink Matter" (featuring Andre 3000) - "Forrest Gump" - "End / Golden Girl" (featuring Tyler, The Creator)

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Blonde Released: August 20, 2016 US: Platinum Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 1 (for 1 week) Billboard # 1: Album Sales, Digital Albums, R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, R&B Albums Rolling Stone: - Entertainment Weekly: A Tracks: "Nikes" - "Ivy" - "Pink + White" - "Be Yourself" - "Solo" - "Skyline To" - "Self Control" - "Good Guy" - "Nights" - "Solo (Reprise)" - "Pretty Sweet" - "Facebook Story" - "Close To You" - "White Ferrari" - "Seigfried" - "Godspeed" - "Futura Free"

1	Slide [Calvin Harris featuring Frank Ocean & Migos] from the Calvin Harris LP Funk Wav Bounes Vol. 1 ARC chart run: 30 - 24 - 23 - 22 - 19 - 17 - 15 - 12 - 11 - 10 - 10 - 11 - 15 - 22 - 30 - 37 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 51 RIAA Certification: 2x Platinum	10	16	2017	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	Novacane from the LP Nostalgia, Utlra (mixtape) RIAA Certification: Platinum	**	**	2011	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	Swim Good from the LP Nostalgia, Utlra (mixtape)	**	**	2011	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	Thinkin' 'Bout You from the LP Channel Orange RIAA Certification: Platinum	**	**	2012	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	Pyramids from the LP Channel Orange RIAA Certification: Gold	**	**	2012	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	Sweet Life from the LP Channel Orange	**	**	2012	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	No Church In The Wild [Jay-Z & Kanye West with Frank Ocean] from the Jay-Z & Kanye West LP Watch The Throne RIAA Certification: Platinum	**	**	2012	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	Lost from the LP Channel Orange RIAA Certification: Gold	**	**	2012	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	Nikes from the LP Blonde	**	**	2016	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	Chanel from the digital download	**	**	2017	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	Biking [featuring Jay-Z & Tyler, The Creator] from the digital download	**	**	2017	iTunes Amazon.mp3
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