{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2022}} {{short description|Taiwanese R&B singer}} {{Expand Chinese|topic=bio|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox musical artist | honorific_prefix = | origin = | website = {{facebook|ozioffcl}} | associated_acts = | label = {{hlist| New Paradise Music|RYCE Entertainment (China)}} | years_active = 2017–present | instrument = Voice | occupation = {{Hlist|Singer|songwriter|rapper}} | genre = R&B, hip hop | death_place = | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date first) --> | birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | name = ØZI | birth_date = {{birth-date and age|March 27, 1997}} | alias = | birth_name = Stefan Chen Yi-fan | native_name_lang = zh | native_name = 陳奕凡 | caption = ØZI in 2019 | alt = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | image_size = | image_upright = | image = | honorific_suffix = | module = | module2 = <!-- {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes |t= |p= |poj= |first=t }}--> }}
'''Stefan Chen Yi-fan''' ({{Zh|c=陳奕凡|s=|t=}}; born March 27, 1997), known professionally as '''ØZI''', is a Taiwanese American singer-songwriter and rapper. ØZI is noted for integrating the genres of contemporary urban hip-hop, R&B, and Mandopop.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Chan|first=Boon|date=September 4, 2018|title=Taiwanese-American OZI brings an urban hip-hop edge to R&B on his debut album|language=en|work=The Straits Times|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/taiwanese-american-ozi-brings-an-urban-hip-hop-edge-to-rb-on-his-debut-album|access-date=2021-10-30|issn=0585-3923}}</ref>
== 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, Taiwan and the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|title=19歲帥兒「拒當JYP練習生」 葉璦菱子柏克萊念一學期喊卡 {{!}} ETtoday星光雲 {{!}} ETtoday新聞雲|url=https://star.ettoday.net/news/799642|access-date=2021-10-30|website=star.ettoday.net|date=October 26, 2016 |language=zh-Hant}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=July 1, 2021|title=Asia Spotlight: Taiwanese rapper ØZI on influencing a new wave of urban R&B in Mandopop|url=https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/asia-spotlight-taiwanese-rapper-ozi-interview-pedestal-the-album-new-release-yellow-bucks-collaboration-bpm-plus-asia-forbidden-paradise-july-2021|access-date=2021-10-30|website=Bandwagon|language=en}}</ref> He began taking piano lessons at the age of 4, and learned to play the guitar at the age of 10.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Toledo|first=M. J.|date=July 22, 2021|title=Rising Rap Star ØZI is the New Artist to Watch|url=https://www.breakingasia.com/taiwan/rising-rap-star-ozi-is-the-new-artist-to-watch/|access-date=2021-10-30|language=en-US}}</ref> ØZI began rapping in high school.<ref name=":1" /> He attended the Berklee College of Music for a semester before leaving Boston altogether to pursue a career in music.{{cn|date=November 2023}}
== Musical career ==
ØZI debuted in 2018 with ''ØZI: The Album'', blending the genres of urban hip-hop and R&B.<ref name=":0" /> He was nominated for 6 awards at the 30th Golden Melody Awards, and won Best New Artist for his 2018 debut album.<ref name=":0" /> He released his second album, ''PEDESTAL'' in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ØZI Flaunts the Whole Arsenal in Sophomore Album 'PEDESTAL' [Album Review]|url=https://sheeshmedia.com/articles/ozi-flaunts-the-whole-arsenal-in-sophomore-album-pedestal,%20https://www.sheeshmedia.com/articles/ozi-flaunts-the-whole-arsenal-in-sophomore-album-pedestal|access-date=2021-10-30|website=sheeshmedia.com|language=en}}</ref>
== Discography == {{expand list|date=October 2021}}
=== 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) * "hair tie" (2021) * "SEX TAPE ft. 落日飛車" (2024)
=== Albums ===
* ''ØZI: The Album'' (2018) * ''PEDESTAL 基石'' (2021) * ''ADICA'' (2023) * ''SWIRL'' (2025)
=== Features === * ''PARANOIA ft. BAEKHYUN, tobi lou, ØZI, and Cal Scruby'' - HEARTSTEEL (2023) * ''妳在哪裡'' (WYA) Remix by Jay Park and NINGNING ft pH-1, Lexie Liu, ØZI, Masiwei (2023)
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{facebook|ozioffcl}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:ØZI}} Category:Living people Category:21st-century Taiwanese singers Category:American musicians of Taiwanese descent Category:1997 births Category:Taiwanese male singers Category:American expatriates in Taiwan Category:Singers from Los Angeles Category:21st-century American male singers Category:21st-century American singers