Lonny Breaux files to change his legal name to new alias Frank Ocean

Christopher Edwin Breaux, better known as “Lonny” Breaux, has filed paperwork to legally change his name to Christopher Francis Ocean, a formal rendering of his recently adopted stage name: Frank Ocean. He submitted the required form on his 23rd birthday—October 28, 2010—and the petition is pending approval from a California judge.

The filing comes a few days after Frank Ocean released his first solo music singles: “Nature Feels,” “Pyrite (Fool’s Gold),” and “Heartbreak + Jetlag.”

Update 2015-04-23:

After multiple unsuccessful attempts—stemming from improper filings and unpaid traffic violations—a Los Angeles County Court judge granted Breaux’s petition to change his legal name to Frank Ocean on April 23, 2015. To learn about why he ditched his name and the origin of Frank Ocean, click here.