Frank Ocean

Frank Ocean
b. 1987, Long Beach, California, USA | Lives and works in New York and Los Angeles

Frank Ocean is an American artist working across music, design, and visual media. Renowned for his emotionally resonant songwriting and genre-defying sound, Ocean’s work explores themes of identity, memory, intimacy, and transformation. Rising to prominence with his 2011 mixtape Nostalgia, Ultra, and later his seminal albums Channel Orange (2012) and Blonde (2016), he has reshaped contemporary R&B and independent music culture. Ocean’s practice extends beyond sound—his luxury brand Homer and visual releases blur the line between commercial object and conceptual artwork. Elusive yet highly influential, his output bridges the personal and the universal with rare precision, cementing his place as one of the most significant creative voices of the 21st century.