Summary
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 | |
|---|---|
 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 edit
2006–2015: Early career edit
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 |
|
— |
| "—" 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
- ^ "Liar" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart (Sverigetopplistan), but peaked to number 4 on the Sweden Heatseeker Songs.[37]
- ^ "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
- ^ "Född i Nigeria, bott i England, bosatt i Sverige". Ystads Allehanda (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- ^ Mårtensson, Ulf (26 February 2016). "Frukost med Mello-Frans". Ystads Allehanda (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ "Vad hände med Frans som sjöng Zlatanlåten?" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ "Frans Jeppsson Wall: 'Jag var rädd att det här skulle hända'". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ Mårtensson, Ulf (12 March 2016). "Frans: Jag är i chocktillstånd". Ystads Allehanda (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ Elias feat Frans – Whos´s da man. 18 June 2006. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016 – via YouTube.
- ^ "How Zlatan inspired Sweden's young Eurovision star Frans". Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Frans: Kul Med Jul. 7 August 2007. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 29 February 2016 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 50, 2006". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Elias feat Frans". Fotbollsfest. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 22, 2008". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Frans – If I Were Sorry". SVT Play. SVT. Archived from the original on 29 February 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Molly Sandén och Frans vidare till final i Melodifestivalen – Melodifestivalen". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ Quinn, Angus. "Melodifestivalen Audience Results: Frans Wins in Landslide". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ "Frans discography". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ Quinn, Angus. "Melodifestivalen 2016: Frans storming Spotify charts globally". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ Adams, William Lee. "Melodifestivalen 2016 results: Frans wins with "If I Were Sorry"". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ "Eurovision Sweden: Frans wins Melodifestivalen 2016!". esctoday.com. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ "Frans överlägsen segrare i finalen" (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ "Ukraina skrällde och favoriten kom först trea". SvD.se. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ "Ukraine's Jamala wins Eurovision 2016". BBC News. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ a b c "Discography Frans". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Discographie Frans". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ "Discografie Frans". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "Discographie Frans". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "Discographie Frans". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "Discografie Frans". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "Discography Frans: Songs". Spanish Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Discographie Frans". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Frans". Officialcharts.com. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "FRANS FEAT. ELIAS - FOTBOLLSFEST". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- ^ "FRANS - IF I WERE SORRY". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Frans; 'If I Were Sorry')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "Austrian certifications – Frans – If I were sorry" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ Swedish Heatseekers Chart - 2 June 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 22". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "Ada - Single by Frans". Apple Music. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "On a Wave - Single by Frans". Apple Music. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Monday - Single by Frans". Apple Music. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "Mm mm mm - Single by Frans". Apple Music. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "ELIAS FEAT FRANS - WHO'S DA'MAN". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 19 June 2006.
External links edit
Media related to Frans Jeppsson Wall at Wikimedia Commons