Artist

Glen Hansard

Dublin, Ireland · b. 1970

Glen Hansard is a musician from Dublin, Ireland, active since 1970. Their discography on Gatefold includes 15 records. They also recorded with The Commitments, The Swell Season and The Frames.

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Albums tracked

112

In collections

1970

Since

4 projects · 112 records in Gatefold collections

Biography

Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist and actor
Born: 21st April 1970 Dublin, Ireland
Died 29th July 2026 Dublin, Ireland
Quit school at age 13 and began busking on the streets Dublin, on the advice of a teacher. He first came to popular attention in the role of guitar player Outspan Foster in the Alan Parker film The Commitments. Best known in his native Ireland as the front man of The Frames, but outside of Ireland, for his leading role in the award-winning film Once. The film was directed by his former Frames band-mate John Carney and co-starred Hansard's real-life musical collaborator Marketa Irglova whom he met when he was on tour in her home town in the Czech Republic. They went on to record and perform as The Swell Season. The soundtrack to Once featured songs from Hansard's writing back catalogue, including new arrangements of songs previously recorded with The Frames and compositions co-written by Marketa Irglova, one of which, Falling Slowly, was nominated for the 2007 Grammy for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture and won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Original Song.

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