Frans | |
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 Jeppsson Wall in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | (1998-12-19)19 December 1998 (age 26) |
| Occupations |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Frans Jeppsson Wall (born 19 December 1998), also known mononymously asFrans, is a Swedish singer-songwriter. Herepresented host nation Sweden in theEurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm with the song "If I Were Sorry", finishing in fifth place.
Jeppsson Wall was born inYstad, Sweden. His father Mark was born inNigeria to a Nigerian mother and a British father.[1] At the age of eight, Mark moved to London. Jeppsson Wall's mother is Swedish. He was thus raised speaking both English and Swedish.[2] During most of his life, Jeppsson Wall 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 bandElias, including the 2006 hit "Who's da Man",[6] dedicated to Swedish footballerZlatan Ibrahimović.[7][8] The song, credited to Elias and featuring vocals by Frans, stayed at the top ofSverigetopplistan, 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 theSwedish singles chart.[10] Another sports-related chart entering by Frans was the 2008 song "Fotbollsfest",[11] a song launched in support of theSweden men's 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]
After years of absence from music, Frans returned with his participation inMelodifestivalen 2016 in a bid to represent Sweden at theEurovision 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 inGävle 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 inStockholm, 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 theSpotify 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 afterCarola Häggkvist, who was 16 when she won in1983.[21] In the Eurovision final, "If I Were Sorry" placed fifth overall.[22][23]
Frans announced the Swedish jury votes as spokesperson in the final of theEurovision Song Contest 2024 on 11 May.[24]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| SWE [25] | ||
| Da Man |
| 20 |
| Present |
| — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [25] | AUT [26] | BEL (FL) [27] | FRA [28] | GER [29] | NLD [30] | SPA [31] | SWI [32] | UK [33] | ||||
| "Kul med Jul" | 2006 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Da Man | |
| "Fotbollsfest" (featuringElias) | 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"[40] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "On a Wave"[41] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Present | |
| "Monday"[42] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Mm mm mm"[43] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "My Favourite Waste of Time" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Wasn't Meant to Be" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Don't Miss the Beat" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [25] | ||||
| "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. | ||||
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| Preceded by | Melodifestivalen winner 2016 | Succeeded by |
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