31 July 2026
Oscar-Winning Musician Glen Hansard Dies at 56
WIKIIrish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard, frontman of The Frames and co-founder of The Swell Season, has died at 56. He won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Falling Slowly" with Markéta Irglová, and his Wikipedia page drew over 657,000 views as fans mourned the folk-rock icon. The outpouring reflects his three-decade influence on Irish and international music.
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