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Glen Hansard, the Irish singer-songwriter known for fronting The Frames and The Swell Season and for co-writing the film Once, has died at 56 from injuries sustained in a Dublin motorcycle crash, prompting tributes from across the music world and cementing a four-decade career in Ireland’s cultural landscape.
Oscar-winning Irish songwriter Glen Hansard, frontman of The Frames and member of The Swell Season, died in a motorcycle crash in Dublin early Wednesday (Lucan). He won Best Original Song for Falling Slowly from the film Once in 2007. Police are appealing for witnesses to the single-vehicle collision, and Hansard’s family requests privacy while authorities investigate.
The Swell Season, consisting of Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, has released its first song in over a decade, titled "The Answer Is Yes." The sentimental track celebrates lives lived in gratitude and marks a natural companion piece to their Oscar-winning hit "Falling Slowly." The duo is set to embark on a 15th-anniversary reunion tour later this summer.