Singer and actor Glen Hansard has died following a motorcycle crash in Dublin. He was aged 56.
The north Dublin artist and frontman of The Frames was known for his solo albums, the most recent of which was 2023’s ‘All That Was East Is West of Me Now’. He also made up one half of the duo The Swell Season, alongside Markéta Irglová, and together the two of them shared the song ‘Falling Slowly’, which featured in the acclaimed 2007 film Once and went on to win an Oscar.
Hansard also performed with The Frames, who formed in the ’90s and released six acclaimed albums together – with 2004’s seminal ‘Burn The Maps’ topping the charts in his native Ireland.
He later went on to take on work as an actor. As well as composing music for the aforementioned film Once, he also took on a lead role in the Irish romantic musical drama film, written and directed by John Carney, playing a character called “Guy”.
