Frans Osifo Jeppsson Wall ( Swede. Frans Osifoh Jeppsson Wall ; born December 19, 1998 , Ystad , Sweden ) is a Swedish singer . He represented Sweden at Eurovision 2016 in Stockholm ( Sweden ) with the song “ If I Were Sorry ”, took 5th place [1] . Performs songs in Swedish, English and German.
| France Frans | |
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| basic information | |
| Birth name | Frans Osifoh Jeppsson Wall |
| Date of Birth | December 19, 1998 (age 20) |
| Place of Birth | Ystad , Sweden |
| A country |  Sweden |
| Professions | singer |
| Years of activity | 2006 - until now |
| Instruments | |
| Genres | pop , rap , folklore |
| Collectives | Elias |
| Labels | Universal music ab |
Career
France's career began in 2006 . Being a 7-year-old, the singer starred in the BingoLoto television program, and then, together with the Elias group, released the song “ Who's da Man ” [2] , dedicated to the football player Zlatan Ibrahimovic [3] [4] . The composition topped the Swedish charts for 13 weeks [5] In the same year, France recorded the Christmas song “ Kul med Jul ”, which took 10th place in the charts [6] , and released his first album “ Da man ”.
In 2008, in support of the Swedish national football team at the upcoming European Championships, the singer released the song “ Fotbollsfest ” [7] , topping the national charts [8] .
Then France disappeared from television screens for as long as 8 years, devoting himself entirely to study. He returned to the scene in 2016 , taking part in the Melodifestivalen competition and taking first place there. This victory gave the singer the right to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest that took place in Sweden in Stockholm that year. France sang the song “ If I Were Sorry ” and took 5th place.
Since then, his career has not stopped. France regularly records songs and releases mini albums .
In 2019, the singer decided to try himself in a new genre. He released the album "Ein ganz normaler Frans", which consists entirely of rap compositions in German [9] [10] .
Family
The father of the singer is a British born in Nigeria , his mother is Swedish . France is a bilingual who, from childhood, speaks English and Swedish equally. The singer also speaks good German.
France spent most of his life in England , in London , where he studied music. He has a twin sister, Philip, and a younger brother, Casper.
Discography
- 2006: Da Man
- 2008: Fotbollsfest
- 2015: Sitting inside
- 2016: If I Were Sorry
- 2016: Young Like Us
- 2017: Liar
- 2018: Solitude
- 2018: Loving U
- 2019: Snakes
- 2019: One floor down
- 2019: Turn it out
- 2019: Do It Like You Mean It
- 2019: Karaoke Voor Peuters En Kleuters
- 2019: Ein gang normaler Frans
Notes
- ↑ Escudero, Victor . Frans wins Melodifestivalen in Sweden , EBU (12-03-2016). Date of treatment March 17, 2016.
- ↑ Elias feat Frans - Whos´s da man . Retrieved February 29, 2016.
- ↑ How Zlatan inspired Sweden's young Eurovision star Frans . Date of treatment May 13, 2016.
- ↑ 9 år efter klassiska Zlatan-låten - så gick det sen för Frans (Swedish) (neopr.) ? . Lajkat . Date of treatment March 12, 2016.
- ↑ Eurovision 2016 Sweden: France with the song If I Were Sorry (Frans Yeppsson Vall) . uchastniki.com. Date of treatment May 13, 2016.
- ↑ Oleander, Linus Kul Med Jul av Frans (Swedish) (neopr.) ? . Radiofy . Date of treatment February 29, 2016.
- ↑ Official Soccer Video: Frans and the Swedish Team . Retrieved February 29, 2016.
- ↑ Elias feat Frans . Fotbollsfest . Date of treatment February 29, 2016. Archived March 7, 2016.
- ↑ New album release - Ein ganz normaler Frans by Frans
- ↑ Ein ganz normaler Frans by Frans on Spotify