12 Things you don’t know about Frank Ocean

1.  Christopher Francis Ocean professionally known as Frank Ocean

2.  Frank Ocean was born Christopher Edwin “Lonny” Breaux on October 28, 1987, in Long Beach, California

3.  As a teenager, Frank Ocean did neighbourhood chores and saved up money to rent studio time

4.  He grew up around its local jazz scene and listened to his mother’s CDs on her car stereo, including albums by Celine Dion, Anita Baker, and The Phantom of the Opera soundtrack

5.  Frank Ocean started his career as a ghostwriter for artists such as Brandy, Justin Bieber, Beyoncé and John Legend.

6.  In 2010, Frank Ocean became a member of alternative hip hop collective OFWGKTA also known as Odd Future

7.  In late 2009, he met Tricky Stewart, who helped him sign a contract with Def Jam Recordings as a solo artist

8.  His first performance was in collaboration with Odd Future at the 2011 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, where he later joined them for their first tour across the east coast of the United States

9.  Frank Ocean made his first appearance on the cover of the publication The FADER, in its 75th issue

10.  In 2010, he changed his name from Christopher Breaux to Christopher Francis Ocean through a legal website. The change was reportedly partly inspired by the 1960 film Ocean’s 11

11.  Frank Ocean generally plays the electronic keyboard

12.  Frank Ocean describes himself as “a baritone, with tenor moments.”