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Birth Name: Frans Osifoh Jeppsson Wall
Place of Birth: Ystad, Skåne, Sweden
Date of Birth: 19 December, 1998
Ethnicity: * paternal grandfather – English * paternal grandmother – Nigerian * mother – Swedish
Frans Jeppsson Wall is a Swedish singer. He won Melodifestivalen 2016, and was placed fifth in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. His father, Mark Wall, was born in Nigeria, to an English father and a Nigerian mother. His mother, Maria Birgitta Jeppsson, is Swedish, from Ystad.
Frans’ maternal grandfather is Kurt Inge Jeppsson (the son of Karl Ivar Jeppsson and Marta Inez Andersson). Kurt was born in Simrishamn, Skåne. Karl was the son of Oskar Jeppsson and Ida Kristina Karlsson. Marta was the daughter of Nils Andersson and Maria Jönsson.
Frans’ maternal grandmother is Birgitta Lillemor Wilhelmsson (the daughter of Viktor Ingvar Wilhelmsson and Hertha Linnéa Mårtensson). Birgitta was born in Balkåkra, Ystad. Viktor was the son of Mårten Wilhelmsson and Elisabet Tufvesson. Hertha was the daughter of Per Mårtensson and Maria Larsson.
Sources: http://www.aftonbladet.se http://www.ystadsallehanda.se
Birth record of Frans’ maternal grandfather, Kurt Inge Jeppsson – https://sok.riksarkivet.se
Genealogy of Frans’ maternal great-grandfather, Karl Ivar Jeppsson – https://www.findagrave.com
Genealogy of Frans’ maternal great-grandmother, Marta Inez (Andersson) Jeppsson – https://www.findagrave.com
Baptismal record of Frans’ maternal grandmother, Birgitta Lillemor Wilhelmsson – https://sok.riksarkivet.se
Baptismal record of Frans’ maternal great-grandfather, Viktor Ingvar Wilhelmsson – https://sok.riksarkivet.se
Baptismal record of Frans’ maternal great-great-grandfather, Mårten Wilhelmsson – https://sok.riksarkivet.se
Baptismal record of Frans’ maternal great-great-grandmother, Elisabet Tufvesson – https://sok.riksarkivet.se
Baptismal record of Frans’ maternal great-grandmother, Hertha Linnéa Mårtensson – https://sok.riksarkivet.se
Baptismal record of Frans’ maternal great-great-grandfather, Per Mårtensson – https://sok.riksarkivet.se
Baptismal record of Frans’ maternal great-great-grandmother, Maria Larsson – https://sok.riksarkivet.se