Frans Jeppsson Wall

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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.

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Life and career

2006–2015: Early career

Frans Jeppsson Wall in 2008 during the time of his second chart topper "Fotbollsfest" Frans Jeppsson-Wall.jpg
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 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]

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]

Frans announced the Swedish jury votes as spokesperson in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 on 11 May. [24]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
SWE
[25]
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

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak 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"200624Da Man
"Fotbollsfest"
(featuring Elias)
20081Non-album singles
"If I Were Sorry"20161234361234252561
"Young Like Us"89
"Liar"2017 [upper-alpha 1]
"One Floor Down"2019
"Snakes"
"Do It Like You Mean It"
(featuring Yoel905)
[upper-alpha 2]
"Amsterdam"Present
"Ada" [40] Non-album single
"On a Wave" [41] 2020Present
"Monday" [42]
"Mm mm mm" [43]
"My Favourite Waste of Time"2021Non-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.
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
SWE
[25]
"Who's da Man"
(Elias featuring Frans)
20061 Da Man
"Loving U"
(Nicole Cross featuring Frans)
2018Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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  2. "Do It Like You Mean It" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number seven on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart. [39]

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