Christopher Francis known on stage as “Frank” Ocean is an American singer, songwriter, and rapper.
Born in Long Beach, California, Ocean attended and completed his high school education at John Ehret High School in Marrero, Louisiana in 2005.
Ocean enrolled in the University of New Orleans to study English but due to Hurricane Katrina struck in New Orleans in August 2005, he transferred to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Three years after dropping out from Louisiana, Ocean established himself as a songwriter under the stage name Lonny Breaux.
He adopted his current stage name Frank Ocean from Frank Sinatra and the 1960s film Ocean’s 11, in which Sinatra starred.
When did Frank Ocean win his first Grammy?
Frank Ocean won his first Grammy in 2013.
He won two of the six nominations at the 55th GRAMMY Awards, picking up his first career GRAMMY for Best Urban Contemporary Album for 2012’s Channel Orange.