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Oscar-Winning Irish Musician Glen Hansard Passed Away at 56
📅 Published 31 Jul 2026 · July 2026
Oscar-Winning Irish Musician Glen Hansard Passed Away at 56
- Who: Glen Hansard, Oscar-winning Irish singer-songwriter, musician, actor, age 56, died Lucan near Dublin, Ireland.
- Born: 21 April 1970 Ballymun, Dublin, began as street busker.
- Career: Founded Irish rock band The Frames 1990 as lead vocalist guitarist principal songwriter. Formed folk-rock duo The Swell Season with Czech singer Marketa Irglova. Solo albums - Rhythm and Repose 2012, Didn't He Ramble 2015, Between Two Shores 2018, This Wild Willing 2019, All That Was East Is West of Me Now 2023. Acted as Outspan Foster in 1991 film The Commitments.
- Awards: 2008 80th Academy Award for Best Original Song "Falling Slowly" featured in 2007 Irish musical film Once with Marketa Irglova.
- UPSC Relevance: Prelims - Personality, Oscar.
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