Which Irish band did Glen Hansard front?
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He formed The Frames in Dublin in 1990 and fronted the band for thirty-five years.
For which song did Hansard win an Academy Award?
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Falling Slowly won Best Original Song. The other three are also from the same film’s score.
Which film did that song come from?
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Once, directed by John Carney, cast him as a Dublin busker and used songs he wrote with Marketa Irglova.
In which city was Hansard born?
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He was born in Ballymun on the northern edge of Dublin in 1970 and lived in the city all his life.
With which musician did he form The Swell Season?
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The Swell Season was his duo with the Czech singer and pianist Marketa Irglova.
Which 1991 film did he appear in as a guitarist?
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He played in The Commitments, Alan Parker’s adaptation of the Roddy Doyle novel, which won four BAFTAs.
How did Hansard start out as a musician?
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He left school at thirteen to busk on Grafton Street in Dublin, and kept playing there for years.
Which instrument was he best known for playing?
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He taught himself the guitar as a boy and played a famously worn acoustic for decades.
Which character did he play in The Commitments?
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He played the guitarist Outspan Foster, and turned down the acting offers that followed.
In which year did The Frames form?
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The band formed in Dublin in 1990, when Hansard was twenty.
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