Fan filmed Glen Hansard singing in bar shortly before the musician died in a motorcycle accident

? Police in Ireland reported that a man in his 50s died after an accident involving just a motorcycle in west Dublin. Emergency services were called shortly before 4:30 am (local time), and the victim was pronounced dead shortly after receiving treatment at the scene. The artist, who had a show in Brazil scheduled for November, at the Best of Blues and Rock festival, gained prominence after winning the Oscar for Best Original Song in 2008 with "Falling Slowly", composed and performed alongside Czech singer and pianist Markéta Irglová. The song became one of the biggest hits in independent cinema and helped transform the film into a worldwide phenomenon.

Who was Glen Hansard Born on April 21, 1970, in Dublin, Hansard began playing at a young age on the streets of the Irish capital, after leaving school at the age of 13. His experience as a street musician marked his style and became one of the main influences on his career. In 1990, he founded the rock band The Frames, of which he was lead singer and guitarist. The group has established itself as one of the main names in contemporary Irish rock. Years later, Hansard began an artistic partnership with Markéta Irglová. In 2006, the two released the album "The Swell Season", which gave rise to the folk rock duo of the same name. Cover of the film 'Once'. Reproduction/Samson Films Success with 'Once' International recognition came with the film "Once", released in 2007. In the film, Hansard plays a street musician in Dublin who meets a Czech immigrant, played by Irglová. In addition to starring in the story, the two also composed and performed the songs on the soundtrack. The main one, "Falling Slowly", won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 2008. With this, Hansard became the first Irishman to win the statuette in this category. One of the film's best-remembered scenes shows the characters playing the song together in a Dublin music store, with Hansard on guitar and Irglová on piano. Career in cinema and television Before "Once", Hansard had already acted in cinema when he played guitarist Outspan Foster in "The Commitments – Crazy for Fame" (1991). He also participated in the film "Sing Street" (2016), worked as a soundtrack composer and presented, in 2003, the music program "Other Voices: Songs from a Room", on the Irish public broadcaster RTÉ. Throughout his career, Hansard moved between indie folk, independent rock and traditional Irish music, maintaining his trademark intimate compositions and the influence of his years as a street musician. His career made him one of the most recognized Irish artists of his generation. * With information from Reuters Agency