Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard died in a motorcycle crash in Dublin early Wednesday, his management said. Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova at the 80th Annual Academy Awards on Feb. 24, 2008. In August 2025, he and Irglová performed songs from "Forward," their first album as The Swell Season in 16 years. Glen Hansard performs onstage at Madison Square Garden in New York City on September 3, 2024. Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin said he was "deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Glen Hansard."