Frank Ocean

Frank Ocean is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, and photographer. Ocean has received two awards from seven nominations in Grammy Awards.

Ocean began his musical career as a ghostwriter, prior to joining hip hop collective Odd Future in 2010. The following year, Ocean released Nostalgia, Ultra, his debut mixtape.The mixtape was a critical success, and generated the single "Novacane", which peaked at number 82 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was later certified platinum. Ocean released his debut studio album, Channel Orange, in July 2012; it debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 and was soon certified platinum.The album received universal acclaim from critics, and won Ocean his first Grammy Award, for Best Urban Contemporary Album.The album contained the singles "Thinkin Bout You", "Pyramids", and "Sweet Life", with the former peaking inside the top 40 in the US and gaining him a nomination for Record of the Year at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards. In 2017, Ocean was featured on the Calvin Harris single "Slide", opposite the Migos; it became Ocean's highest charting song in the US, peaking at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100. Ocean is known for his idiosyncratic musical style, introspective and elliptical songwriting, unconventional production techniques, and a wide vocal range.