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Glen Hansard, Irish singer-songwriter known for 'Once' Oscar win, dies at 56
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“There’s nobody on this Earth that I’ve ever met who can do what Mar does when we sing together,” Hansard told The Times in 2025.
AdvertisementAt the Oscars in 2008, “Falling Slowly” beat three songs from the Disney musical “Enchanted” for the original song prize.
This is mad,” Hansard said from the stage as he and Irglová accepted the award.
The Swell Season released a second album, “Strict Joy,” in 2009 and toured intermittently in the following years; they reconvened last year for a third LP, “Forward,” which they recorded at a studio in Iceland overseen by Irglová’s husband.
In addition to the Swell Season and the Frames, Hansard recorded several solo albums, including 2015’s “Didn’t He Ramble,” which was nominated for a Grammy Award.