News · 29 July 2026
Oscar-winning Irish singer Glen Hansard dies aged 56 in motorcycle crash
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Glen Hansard, the singer-songwriter from the band The Frames, died early on Wednesday morning in Lucan, near Dublin. Irish police said he received treatment at the crash scene but passed away shortly after. Hansard won an Oscar in 2007 for "Falling Slowly" from the film "Once" and is survived by his wife and three-year-old son.
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