Stefan Chen Yi-fan (born March 27, 1997), known professionally as ØZI, is a

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singer-songwriter and rapper. ØZI is noted for integrating the genres of contemporary urban hip-hop, R&B, and

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Early life and education

ØZI was born Stefan Chen Yi-fan on March 27, 1997, in Los Angeles, California to Chen Wen-bin, a photographer, and Irene Yeh, a singer, and raised in

Taipei Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the n ...

, Taiwan and the United States. He began taking piano lessons at the age of 4, and learned to play the guitar at the age of 10. ØZI began rapping in high school. He attended the

Berklee College of Music Berklee College of Music is a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern American music, it also offers college-level cours ...

for a semester before leaving Boston altogether to pursue a career in music.

Musical career

ØZI debuted in 2018 with ''ØZI: The Album'', blending the genres of urban hip-hop and R&B. He was nominated for 6 awards at the

30th Golden Melody Awards The 30th Golden Melody Awards (Chinese: 第30屆金曲獎) took place in Taipei, Taiwan in 2019. The award ceremony for the popular music categories was hosted by Lulu and broadcast on TTV on 29 June. Winners and nominees Below is the list of ...

, and won Best New Artist for his 2018 debut album. He released his second album, ''PEDESTAL'' in 2021.

Discography

EPs

* "And Then I Turned ØZI" (2018)

Singles

* "Diamond" (2018) * "If Only" (2019) * "Who's Next" (2019) * "MISSIONARY 傳教士" (2019) * "LAVA!" (2020) * "FREE FALL" (2020) * "SLIDE" (2021) * "0.03" (2021)

Albums

* ''ØZI: The Album'' (2018) * ''PEDESTAL 基石'' (2021)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:ØZI Living people 21st-century Taiwanese singers American people of Taiwanese descent 1997 births Taiwanese male singers American expatriates in Taiwan Musicians from Los Angeles 21st-century American male singers 21st-century American singers