Rome, July 29, 2026 – Glen Hansard has died, the 56-year-old Irish singer-songwriter, Oscar winner and frontman of the rock band The Frames, was the victim at 4:30 in the morning of a motorcycle accident in Dublin, his hometown. The accident, which involved a single vehicle, occurred on Lower Road in Lucan, west of the city. The Irish police, the BBC reports, are looking for witnesses.
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Glen Hansard was born in Dublin on April 21, 1970, an Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor, became famous by winning the Oscar for Best Original Song, ‘Falling Slowly’, from the low-budget film ‘Once’ (released in 2007).
At 13 he left school to play around the streets of Dublin. In 1990 he formed his first band, The Frames with whom he released his first album in 1991. However, he became famous for his portrayal of the guitarist Outspan Foster in Alan Parker’s film The Commitments.
In 2003 he presented Other Voices: Songs from a Room, a TV program intended to be a springboard for young Irish musical talents. In 2006 he released The Swell Season, the first album of the duo formed with Czech singer and musician Markéta Irglová, his future partner, with the collaboration of Finnish violinist Marja Tuhkanen and French cellist Bertrand Galen.
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Also in 2006 he played the role of a street singer in the film Once, in which Irglová participated, and a romantic relationship developed between the two. Then came the consecration with one of the songs written by the two musicians for the film: Falling Slowly in February 2008, winning an Oscar in the category Best Song.
In 2007 Hansard and Irglová recorded a version of You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere (Bob Dylan) for the film I’m Not There. Besides the band Frames and Irglová, Hansard collaborated with Oxfam on the 2006 charity album The Cake Sale. He also recorded some covers, both solo and with violinist Colm Mac Con Iomaire, for the Today FM album Even Better than the Real Thing.
In 2012 he released Rhythm and Repose, his first solo album followed by a long world tour. In September 2015 the second album, Didn’t He Ramble, was released. On November 7, 2018, he participated in the tribute concert for Joni Mitchell’s seventy-fifth birthday, Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration. A double album was produced from the concert, released on March 8, 2019 by Decca Records, which includes Glen Hansard’s performance.
