Oliver Francis
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Oliver Francis | |
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| Birth name | Alexander Francis Kelly |
| Born | 12 June 1992 |
| Origin | Columbia, Missouri |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Alexander Francis Kelly (Born June 12, 1992), better known by his stage name Oliver Francis, is an American rapper, producer, and songwriter from Columbia, Missouri. He gained fame in the Soundcloud rap and underground hip-hop scene after reaching millions of plays on platforms such as Youtube and Soundcloud.
Early Life[edit]
Alexander Francis Kelly was born on June 12, 1992 in Ashland, Missouri. His parents were both musicians, with his father playing guitar and performing worship music at his church. Growing up, Kelly was a fan of alternative culture, skateboarding, and punk rock. He played for multiple local punk bands, and has cited his favorite artist as rock band Green Day.[1]
Career[edit]
In 2013, Kelly began making remixes of popular hip-hop songs and posting them to Youtube and Soundcloud under the name Oliver. He eventually began rapping on beats he had made, posting songs and videos to these platforms.[2] At this time, his sound was inspired by cloud rap, a genre gaining traction at the time with artists such as Yung Lean. His songs gained popularity over the following years, with music videos for songs such as "Polo Socks" and "Aahhyeahh" accumulating millions of views on YouTube. He also gained attention through his appearance on the pop-culture oriented podcast No Jumper.[3]
As of February 2022, Oliver has over 750,000 monthly listeners on streaming platform Spotify. He is presently signed to Hopeless Records, primarily releasing music that is blend of hip hop and pop, and occasionally performs and releases versions of his songs with the accompaniment of a band.[4]
Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
- Things aren't that simple (2016)
- Burnout (2016)
- orange peels (2016)
- Bape music (2016)
- Chlorine (2017)
- A Million Miles an Hour (2020)
- The Adventures of Oliver Francis (2020)
- LIVE in Chigaco (2021)
- Hijinks (2022)
- Oliver's Revenge (2023)
- Violence (2024?)
Mixtapes and EP's[edit]
- GOLD VOL 1. (2010)
- Stars (2015)
- Gold Vol. 1 (2015)
- Club Swoosh (2015)
- if you need a friend (2015)
- $pla$h Hou$e 3 (2015)
- 2013 (2016)
- Stars 2016 (2016)
- Essentials (2017)
- Infinity boy (2018)
- CROWN OF DEATH (2019)
- Block by Block West (2020)
- Oli FM (2021)
- Pond Scum (2022)
- Memory Loss (2022)
- memory_lo55_reloaded (2022)
- Pond Scum B-Sides (2023)
[edit]
- Gold Vol. 1 beat tape (2013) (Deleted but later released under a different title.)
- Gold Vol. 2 (2013) (Unreleased, however all songs of the album are available on SoundCloud and YouTube.)
- BLUE DRAGON MIXTAPE (2016) (Scrapped, The tracklist is unknown. There is an unofficial version of the album that features songs likely intented for the album or released around the same time)
- Overdrive (2018) (Confirmed to be scrapped by Oliver himself in April of 2019 but was later leaked. Full tracklist of the album is available)
- Nail In My Coffin (2019) (Unfinished and Unreleased EP from 2019. This EP was an early version of what is now CROWN OF DEATH)
References[edit]
- ↑ American Songwriter (2020-06-01), Bringin’ it Backwards: Interview with Oliver Francis, retrieved 2022-02-10
- ↑ Masked Gorilla Podcast (2018-11-20), OLIVER FRANCIS INTERVIEW – MASKED GORILLA PODCAST, retrieved 2022-02-10
- ↑ No Jumper (2017-06-14), The Oliver Francis Interview - No Jumper, retrieved 2022-02-10
- ↑ "Oliver Francis". Spotify. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
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