Frank Ocean
Wins
2
Nominations
7
Category
Biography
"There's just some magic in truth and honesty and openness."
- Born Christopher Francis Ocean on Oct. 28, 1987, in Long Beach, California
- Frank Ocean's debut solo album, 2012's Channel Orange, hit No. 2 on the Billboard 200. The album's debut single, "Thinkin Bout You," was his first to crack the Top 40, peaking at No. 32.
- At the 55th GRAMMY Awards in 2012, Ocean earned his first career GRAMMYs for Best Urban Contemporary Album (Channel Orange) and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("No Church In The Wild," with The-Dream, Jay Z and Kanye West).
- Ocean studied at University of Louisiana at Lafayette for one semester in fall 2005. Thereafter, he dedicated himself to a career in music.
All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Frank Ocean
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Album Of The Year
Beyoncé
Ammo, Andrew Coleman, Chris Godbey, Tom Coyne, Terius "The Dream" Nash, Noah "40" Shebib, Andrew Scheps, Pharrell Williams, Jay Z, Ann Mincieli, Drake, Beyoncé Knowles, Stuart White, Tim Mosley, Tony Maserati, Justin Timberlake, Frank Ocean, Ryan Tedder, James Fauntleroy, Jerome Harmon, Hit-Boy, Mike Larson, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Boots, Noel Cadastre, Noel "Gadget" Campbell, Rob Cohen, Noel Fisher, Justin Hergett, James Krausse, Jonathan Lee, Aya Merrill, Caroline Polachek, Rey Reel, Bart Schoudel, Key Wane, Patrick Wimberly, Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young
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Best Melodic Rap Performance Winner
No Church In The Wild
Terius "The Dream" Nash, Kanye West, Jay Z, Frank Ocean
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Best Music Video
No Church In The Wild
Mourad Belkeddar, Romain Gavras, Terius "The Dream" Nash, Kanye West, Jay Z, Frank Ocean
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Best Progressive R&B Album Winner
Channel Orange
Jeff Ellis, Om'Mas Keith, James Ryan Ho, Frank Ocean
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Album Of The Year
Channel Orange
André "3000" Benjamin, Calvin Bailiff, Andrew Coleman, Jeff Ellis, Om'Mas Keith, James Ryan Ho, Ken Oriole, Philip Scott, Tyler, The Creator, Pat Thrall, Vic Wainstein, Pharrell Williams, Marcos Tovar, Doug Fenske, Shea Taylor, Mark Stent, John Mayer, Earl Sweatshirt, Frank Ocean, Vlado Meller
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Record Of The Year
Thinkin Bout You
Jeff Ellis, Pat Thrall, Marcos Tovar, Shea Taylor, Mark Stent, Frank Ocean, Vlado Meller
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Best New Artist
Best New Artist
Frank Ocean
