Glen Hansard
Background information
Born	April 21, 1970 (1970-04-21) (age 38)
Origin	Dublin, Ireland
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1983 - Present
Website	Official Frames site

Glen Hansard, live at Vicar Street, Dublin, 31 December 2006

Hansard and Irglová during a show in Derry, Northern Ireland in April 2006

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Career

Hansard quit school at age 13 to begin busking on local Dublin streets. Busking is the practice of performing in Public places for Tips and Gratuities. He first came to widespread public attention as guitar player Outspan Foster in the Alan Parker film The Commitments. Sir Alan William Parker, CBE (born 14th February, 1944) is a British Film director, producer, Writer, and The Commitments is a 1991 Film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Roddy Doyle, which tells the story of some unemployed In 2003, he presented the television programme Other Voices: Songs from a Room, which showcased Irish music talent on RTÉ. Other Voices is a Music television show broadcast on RTÉ television ( RTÉ Two) in Ireland, usually on a wednesday night

On April 21, 2006, he released his first solo album, The Swell Season, on Overcoat Recordings in collaboration with Czech singer and multi-instrumentalist Markéta Irglová, Marja Tuhkanen from Finland on violin and viola, and Bertrand Galen from France on cello. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Swell Season originally refers to the 2006 album by Irish musician Glen Hansard and Czech singer and pianist Markéta Irglová Overcoat Recordings is an American Record label specializing in Alt country and Indie rock music The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Markéta Irglová (born February 28, 1988, in Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic) is an Academy Award -winning Songwriter Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. The violin is a bowed String instrument with four strings usually tuned in Perfect fifths It is the smallest and highest-pitched member The viola is a bowed String instrument. It is the middle voice of the Violin family, This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The violoncello (abbreviated to cello, or 'cello, plural cellos or celli —the c is tʃ Hansard also spent part of 2006 in front of the cameras for a music-infused Irish film Once, in which Hansard plays a Dublin busker, and Irglová an immigrant street vendor. Once is a 2007 Irish Musical film written and directed by John Carney. Markéta Irglová (born February 28, 1988, in Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic) is an Academy Award -winning Songwriter The film had its American premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2007 and received the Festival's World Cinema Audience Award. The Sundance Film Festival is a Film festival that takes place annually in the state of Utah, in the United States. During filming, he and Irglová began dating. ^[1] Said Hansard about his relationship with Irglova: "I had been falling in love with her for a long time, but I kept telling myself she's just a kid"^[2]. One of the songs they wrote together for the film ("Falling Slowly") won an Oscar for Best Song in February 2008. "Falling Slowly" is an Academy Award -winning song written and performed by personal and professional partners Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Hansard and Irglová also recorded a version of Bob Dylan's "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" for the film I'm Not There in 2007. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere is a Song by Bob Dylan and The Band, officially released in 1975 on the album The Basement Tapes. I'm Not There is a 2007 biographical Film directed by Todd Haynes and is inspired by the life of iconic Singer-songwriter

Aside from his projects with The Frames and Irglová, Hansard also appeared as part of the band on the 2006 Oxfam charity album, The Cake Sale. Oxfam International is a confederation of 13 organizations working with over 3000 partners in more than 100 countries to find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice The Cake Sale are a collective of mostly Irish musical artists formed by Brian Crosby of Bell X1. In addition, Hansard has recorded a few cover songs, both alone and with band member Colm Mac Con Iomaire, for the Today FM discs Even Better than the Real Thing. Colm Mac Con Iomaire is from known Gaeltacht area of Cúileann na Páirce in Blackrock Co For the similarly named Australian Radio station see 2Day FM Radio Ireland Ltd trading as 100-102 Today FM is an Irish Songs that he has recorded include Justin Timberlake's "Cry Me a River" on Vol. 1 and Britney Spears' "Everytime" on Vol. 2. Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31 1981 He has English ancestry although he has also claimed some American Indian ancestry probably through unconfirmed " Cry Me a River " is the second single from Justin Timberlake 's solo debut album Justified. Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol 1 is an Irish charity album featuring a variety of artists performing acoustic Cover versions of popular Britney Jean Spears (born December 2 1981 is an American recording artist and entertainer " Everytime " is a song written by American Singer-songwriter Britney Spears and her back-up singer Annette Stamatelatos, and is included on Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol 2 is an Irish charity album featuring a variety of artists performing acoustic Cover versions of popular

Awards and nominations

Nominations

• Grammy Award 2008 Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media - "Falling Slowly" from Once (film)

Awards

• Academy Award 2008 Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song) - "Falling Slowly" from Once (film). The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Once is a 2007 Irish Musical film written and directed by John Carney. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Once is a 2007 Irish Musical film written and directed by John Carney.

Influence

Hansard has remarked about his musical influences: "in my house when I was a kid there was the holy trinity, which was Leonard Cohen, Van Morrison and Bob Dylan with Bob sitting center. Leonard Norman Cohen CC GOQ (born September 21, 1934 in Westmount, Quebec) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born 31 August 1945 is a Grammy Award -winning Northern Irish Singer, Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major "^[3] Hansard and The Frames toured as the support act for Bob Dylan in Australia and New Zealand in August 2007 and Hansard often performs Van Morrison's songs in concert. The Frames are an influential Irish band based mainly in Dublin. Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born 31 August 1945 is a Grammy Award -winning Northern Irish Singer, "Into the Mystic" and "And the Healing Has Begun" were included on the collector's edition of the soundtrack for the film Once. " Into the Mystic " is a song written by Northern Irish Singer-songwriter Van Morrison and featured on his 1970 album Moondance " And the Healing Has Begun " is a song written by Northern Irish Singer-songwriter Van Morrison and recorded on his 1979 album Into

See also

• The Stars Are Underground – 24-minute film documenting the underground music scene in Dublin, Ireland, in 1996

References

External links

• Official Frames site
• Glen Hansard at the Internet Movie Database
• simulacra.cz - photos from gigs in Czech Republic
• The Swell Season - Myspace
• Lyrics at Irish Music Central
• Excreting Songs - Glen Hansard in interview