Frans Jeppsson Wall

Frans Jeppsson Wall

Jeppsson Wall in 2016
Background information
Born (1998-12-19) 19 December 1998
Ystad, Skåne, Sweden
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2006–present
Associated acts

Frans Jeppsson Wall (born 19 December 1998), better known as Frans, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He won Melodifestivalen 2016 and will represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden with the song "If I Were Sorry".

Life and career

Early career

In 2008 during the time of his second chart topper "Fotbollsfest"

Frans was born in Ystad, Scania, Sweden. He is best known for his football anthems with the band Elias, including the 2006 hit "Who's da Man",[1] dedicated to Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimović.[2] The song, credited to Elias and featuring vocals by Frans, stayed at the top of Sverigetopplistan, the official Swedish Singles Chart, for 13 weeks.[2]

In Christmas 2006, he had a minor hit with his song "Kul med Jul",[3] which entered the Swedish Top 30 reaching #24.[4] Another sports-related chart-topper by Frans was the 2008 song "Fotbollsfest",[5] a song launched in support of the Sweden national football team.[6]

Melodifestivalen and Eurovision Song Contest 2016

After years of absence from the charts, Frans returned with his participation in Melodifestivalen 2016 in a bid to represent Sweden the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "If I Were Sorry",[7][8] co-written by Oscar Fogelström, Michael Saxell, Fredrik Andersson and Frans. He performed it in Gävle during the fourth and last semi-final leg of the competition on 27 February 2016, thereby securing a place in the final-10 competition on 12 March 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden.[8][9]

Immediately after his performance, the single was released. It became very popular and went straight to number 1 of Sverigetopplistan during the first week following its release.[10] It also charted on the Spotify Viral charts in Switzerland, Taiwan, Iceland, Uruguay, the United Kingdom, Spain, Norway, France, Denmark, Turkey and Germany.[11] He won the Melodifestivalen 2016 final on 12 March 2016 with 156 points, and will represent Sweden in the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest [12][13] At the age of 17, Frans became the youngest winner of Melodifestivalen in 33 years, and the second youngest ever after Carola Häggkvist, who was 16 when she won in 1983.[14]

According the bookmakers, "If I Were Sorry" is one of the favourites to win Eurovision.[15]

Personal life

Frans's father Mark was born in Nigeria to a Nigerian mother and an British father.[16] At the age of eight, Mark moved to London, United Kingdom. Frans's mother is Swedish. He was thus raised speaking both English and Swedish.[17] 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.[18][19] He has a twin sister.[20]

Discography

Albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
SWE
[21]
Da Man 20

Singles

As lead artist

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
SWE
[21]		 UK
[22]
2006 "Kul med Jul" 24 — Da Man
2008 "Fotbollsfest"
(Frans featuring Elias)		 1 — Non-album single
2016 "If I Were Sorry" 1 194 Melodifestivalen 2016

As featured artist

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
SWE
[21]
2006 "Who's da Man"
(Elias featuring Frans)		 1 Non-album single

References

  1. ↑ Elias feat Frans – Whos´s da man. 18 June 2006. Retrieved 29 February 2016 – via YouTube.
  2. 1 2 "9 år efter klassiska Zlatan-låten – så gick det sen för Frans". Lajkat (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Frans: Kul Med Jul. 7 August 2007. Retrieved 29 February 2016 – via YouTube.
  4. ↑ Oleander, Linus. "Kul Med Jul av Frans". Radiofy (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  5. ↑ Official Soccer Video: Frans and the Swedish Team. 5 June 2008. Retrieved 29 February 2016 – via YouTube.
  6. ↑ "Elias feat Frans". Fotbollsfest. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Frans – If I Were Sorry". SVT Play. SVT. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Molly Sandén och Frans vidare till final i Melodifestivalen – Melodifestivalen". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  9. ↑ Quinn, Angus. "Melodifestivalen Audience Results: Frans Wins in Landslide". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "Frans discography". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  11. ↑ Quinn, Angus. "Melodifestivalen 2016: Frans storming Spotify charts globally". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  12. ↑ Adams, William Lee. "Melodifestivalen 2016 results: Frans wins with "If I Were Sorry"". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  13. ↑ "Eurovision Sweden: Frans wins Melodifestivalen 2016!". esctoday.com. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  14. ↑ "Frans överlägsen segrare i finalen" (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  15. ↑ Halpin, Chris (15 March 2016). "Eurovision 2016 Odds: Russia now favourites after Frans wins Melodifestivalen". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  16. ↑ "Född i Nigeria, bott i England, bosatt i Sverige". Ystads Allehanda (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  17. ↑ Mårtensson, Ulf (26 February 2016). "Frukost med Mello-Frans". Ystads Allehanda (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  18. ↑ "Vad hände med Frans som sjöng Zlatanlåten?" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  19. ↑ "Frans Jeppsson Wall: ’Jag var rädd att det här skulle hända’". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  20. ↑ Mårtensson, Ulf (12 March 2016). "Frans: Jag är i chocktillstånd". Ystads Allehanda (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  21. 1 2 3 Hung, Steffen. "Discography Frans". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  22. ↑ Peak positions in the United Kingdom:

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