christopher francis ocean (born christopher edwin breaux; october 28, 1987), known professionally as frank ocean, is an american singer, songwriter, and rapper. he was born in long beach, california and moved to new orleans, louisiana when he was five. ocean made an early career as a ghostwriter for artists such as brandy, justin bieber, beyonce, and john legend. in 2010, he became a member of odd future. his first mixtape, "nostalgia, ultra", was released in 2011.