Frans Jeppsson Wall (born 19 December 1998), also known mononymously as Frans, is a Swedish singer-songwriter. He represented host nation Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm with the song "If I Were Sorry", finishing in fifth place.
Frans | |
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 Jeppsson Wall in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Frans Jeppsson Wall |
| Born | 19 December 1998 Ystad, Scania, Sweden |
| Genres | |
| Occupations | |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Life and career
2006–2015: Early career
Frans was born in Ystad, Sweden. Frans's father Mark was born in Nigeria to a Nigerian mother and a British father.[1] At the age of eight, Mark moved to London. Frans' mother is Swedish. He was thus raised speaking both English and Swedish.[2] During most of his life, Frans has been a part-time resident in London and he also studied music there for an entire year when he was 15 at The Norwood School.[3][4] He has a younger brother named Casper and a twin sister, named Filippa.[5] He is best known for his football anthems with the band Elias, including the 2006 hit "Who's da Man",[6] dedicated to Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimović.[7][8] The song, credited to Elias and featuring vocals by Frans, stayed at the top of Sverigetopplistan, the official Swedish Singles Chart, for 13 weeks.[8]
For Christmas 2006, he scored a minor hit with his song "Kul med Jul" (English: Fun with Christmas),[9] which peaked at number 24 on the Swedish singles chart.[10] Another sports-related chart entering by Frans was the 2008 song "Fotbollsfest",[11] a song launched in support of the Sweden national football team.[12] The song peaked at number one on the Swedish singles chart, which it did in its second week of charting.[13]
2016–present: Melodifestivalen and Eurovision
After years of absence from music, Frans returned with his participation in Melodifestivalen 2016 in a bid to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "If I Were Sorry",[14][15] which he co-wrote with Oscar Fogelström, Michael Saxell and Fredrik Andersson. He performed it in Gävle during the fourth and last semi-final leg of the competition on 27 February 2016, going on to secure a place in the final on 12 March 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden.[15][16]
Immediately after his performance, the single was released. It became very popular and went straight to number one of Sverigetopplistan during the first week following its release.[17] It also charted on the Spotify Viral charts in Switzerland, Taiwan, Iceland, Uruguay, the United Kingdom, Spain, Norway, France, Denmark, Turkey and Germany.[18] He won the Melodifestivalen final on 12 March 2016 with 156 points, and went on to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, also held in Stockholm.[19][20] At the age of 17, Frans became the second youngest ever Melodifestivalen winner after Carola Häggkvist, who was 16 when she won in 1983.[21] In the Eurovision final, "If I Were Sorry" placed fifth overall.[22][23]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| SWE [24] | ||
| Da Man |
| 20 |
| Present |
| — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [24] | AUT [25] | BEL (FL) [26] | FRA [27] | GER [28] | NLD [29] | SPA [30] | SWI [31] | UK [32] | ||||
| "Kul med Jul" | 2006 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Da Man | |
| "Fotbollsfest" (featuring Elias) | 2008 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "If I Were Sorry" | 2016 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 34 | 25 | 25 | 61 | ||
| "Young Like Us" | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Liar" | 2017 | —[A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "One Floor Down" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Snakes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Do It Like You Mean It" (featuring Yoel905) | —[B] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Amsterdam" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Present | ||
| "Ada"[39] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "On a Wave"[40] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Present | |
| "Monday"[41] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Mm mm mm"[42] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "My Favourite Waste of Time" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [24] | ||||
| "Who's da Man" (Elias featuring Frans) | 2006 | 1 | Da Man | |
| "Loving U" (Nicole Cross featuring Frans) | 2018 | — | Non-album single | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
References
Notes
Sources
External links
Media related to Frans Jeppsson Wall at Wikimedia Commons