Oscar-winning songwriter Glen Hansard killed in crash

Hansard, who was 56, won the best song Oscar for the 2007 low-budget musical film Once.

Glen Hansard, Irish Musician and ‘Once’ Star Who Won Oscar for Best Song, Dies at 56

Glen Hansard, the Irish musician who starred in the 2007 film “Once” and won the best original song Oscar for “Falling Slowly,” died on Wednesday in a motorcycle crash. He was 56. According to the BBC, Hansard was killed in a single-vehicle crash in his home city of Dublin on Wednesday. The accident was reported […]

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Glen Hansard, singer, frontman of The Frames and Oscar winner, has died aged 56

The Oscar-winning songwriter and longtime Frames frontman has died.

Glen Hansard dies following motorcycle crash in Dublin

The singer also starred in films ‘The Commitments’ and ‘Once’ and was frontman of The Frames The post Glen Hansard dies following motorcycle crash in Dublin appeared first on NME.

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Glen Hansard, Oscar-winning Irish musician, dies at 56

Irish musician Glen Hansard, ​who won a Best Original Song ⁠Oscar in ⁠2008 for the indie film 'Once' and was ​lead singer ​for rock ⁠group The Frames, died in a motorcycle crash on...