Frans Jeppsson Wall

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Frans
Jeppsson Wall in 2019
Background information
Birth nameFrans Jeppsson Wall
Born (1998-12-19) 19 December 1998 (age 25)
Ystad, Scania, Sweden
Genres
Occupations
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2006–present

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.

Life and career[edit]

2006–2015: Early career[edit]

Frans Jeppsson Wall in 2008 during the time of his second chart topper "Fotbollsfest"

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[edit]

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[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Title Details Peak chart positions
SWE
[24]
Da Man 20
Present
  • Released: 24 July 2020
  • Label: Cardiac Records
  • Format: CD, digital download
 —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles[edit]

As lead artist[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "Liar" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart (Sverigetopplistan), but peaked to number 4 on the Sweden Heatseeker Songs.[37]
  2. ^ "Do It Like You Mean It" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number seven on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[38]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ "Född i Nigeria, bott i England, bosatt i Sverige". Ystads Allehanda (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  2. ^ Mårtensson, Ulf (26 February 2016). "Frukost med Mello-Frans". Ystads Allehanda (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Vad hände med Frans som sjöng Zlatanlåten?" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Frans Jeppsson Wall: 'Jag var rädd att det här skulle hända'". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  5. ^ Mårtensson, Ulf (12 March 2016). "Frans: Jag är i chocktillstånd". Ystads Allehanda (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  6. ^ Elias feat Frans – Whos´s da man. 18 June 2006. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ "How Zlatan inspired Sweden's young Eurovision star Frans". Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  8. ^ a b "9 år efter klassiska Zlatan-låten – så gick det sen för Frans". Lajkat (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  9. ^ Frans: Kul Med Jul. 7 August 2007. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 29 February 2016 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 50, 2006". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  11. ^ Official Soccer Video: Frans and the Swedish Team. 5 June 2008. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 29 February 2016 – via YouTube.
  12. ^ "Elias feat Frans". Fotbollsfest. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  13. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 22, 2008". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  14. ^ "Frans – If I Were Sorry". SVT Play. SVT. Archived from the original on 29 February 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  15. ^ a b "Molly Sandén och Frans vidare till final i Melodifestivalen – Melodifestivalen". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  16. ^ Quinn, Angus. "Melodifestivalen Audience Results: Frans Wins in Landslide". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  17. ^ "Frans discography". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  18. ^ Quinn, Angus. "Melodifestivalen 2016: Frans storming Spotify charts globally". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  19. ^ Adams, William Lee. "Melodifestivalen 2016 results: Frans wins with "If I Were Sorry"". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  20. ^ "Eurovision Sweden: Frans wins Melodifestivalen 2016!". esctoday.com. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  21. ^ "Frans överlägsen segrare i finalen" (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  22. ^ "Ukraina skrällde och favoriten kom först trea". SvD.se. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  23. ^ "Ukraine's Jamala wins Eurovision 2016". BBC News. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  24. ^ a b c "Discography Frans". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  25. ^ "Discographie Frans". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  26. ^ "Discografie Frans". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  27. ^ "Discographie Frans". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  28. ^ "Discographie Frans". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  29. ^ "Discografie Frans". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  30. ^ "Discography Frans: Songs". Spanish Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  31. ^ "Discographie Frans". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  32. ^ "Frans". Officialcharts.com. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  33. ^ "FRANS FEAT. ELIAS - FOTBOLLSFEST". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  34. ^ "FRANS - IF I WERE SORRY". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  35. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Frans; 'If I Were Sorry')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  36. ^ "Austrian certifications – Frans – If I were sorry" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  37. ^ Swedish Heatseekers Chart - 2 June 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  38. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 22". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  39. ^ "Ada - Single by Frans". Apple Music. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  40. ^ "On a Wave - Single by Frans". Apple Music. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  41. ^ "Monday - Single by Frans". Apple Music. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  42. ^ "Mm mm mm - Single by Frans". Apple Music. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  43. ^ "ELIAS FEAT FRANS - WHO'S DA'MAN". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 19 June 2006.

External links[edit]

Media related to Frans Jeppsson Wall at Wikimedia Commons

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