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Fans mourning Oscar-winning music legend, 56, after fatal motorcycle crash

Headline from The Oregonian

Oscar-winning singer-songwriter and actor Glen Hansard has died at 56 after a motorcycle crash near Dublin, prompting tributes honoring his influential career in music and film.

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  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Oscar-winning Irish musician Glen Hansard dies in Dublin motorcycle crash (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    Glen Hansard performs at The Roundhouse on May 23, 2026 in London, England.

  2. The Republic

    Oscar-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard dies in Dublin motorcycle crash (opens The Republic)

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    DUBLIN (AP) — Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard died in a motorcycle crash in Dublin early Wednesday, his management said. He was 56. ATC Management told broadcaster RTE Hansard’s family was “deeply shocked and heartbroken” by his death.

  3. Rolling Stone

    Glen Hansard, Oscar-Winning ‘Once’ Musician, Dead at 56 (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Irish singer-songwriter dies after motorcycle crash in Dublin

  4. The Guardian

    Glen Hansard, Oscar-winning Irish singer-songwriter, dies aged 56 in motorcycle crash (opens The Guardian)

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    Frontman of chart-topping band the Frames had huge success as the star of 2007 romantic drama Once Glen Hansard, the Irish folk-rock musician and actor who fronted the band the Frames and had Oscar-winning success with the 2007 film Once , has died aged 56.

  5. KHOU Houston

    Oscar-winning musician Glen Hansard dies at age 56, Irish media report (opens KHOU Houston)

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    Oscar-winning musician Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash, according to Irish media outlets. He was 56.

  6. New York Post

    Glen Hansard, Oscar-winning actor and musician, dead at 56 after motorcycle crash (opens New York Post)

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    The "Once" star was killed in a single-vehicle crash at the Strawberry Beds in West Dublin just before 4:30 a.m., the Irish Times reported.

  7. New York Post

    Glen Hansard, oscar-winning musician, dead at 56 after early morning motorcycle crash (opens New York Post)

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    “With broken hearts we announce the passing of Glen Hansard in the early hours of this morning,” a statement issued by the musician's management read.

  8. ABC 30 Fresno

    Oscar-winning singer-songwriter Glen Hansard dies in Dublin motorcycle crash (opens ABC 30 Fresno)

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    Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash.

  9. The Hollywood Reporter

    Glen Hansard, Frames Frontman and Oscar Winner, Dies in Motorcycle Crash at 56 (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Irish singer-songwriter died in a motorcycle crash in the early hours of the morning in Dublin.

  10. Spin

    Glen Hansard Dies At 56 In Motorcycle Accident (opens Spin)

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    Hansard, who was 56, is survived by his partner Maire Saaritsa and their three-year-old son, Christy.

  11. CBS News

    Glen Hansard, Oscar-winning singer-songwriter, killed in Dublin crash (opens CBS News)

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    Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash.

  12. The Oregonian

    Fans mourning Oscar-winning music legend, 56, after fatal motorcycle crash (opens The Oregonian)

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    Oscar-winning singer-songwriter and actor Glen Hansard has died at 56 after a motorcycle crash near Dublin, prompting tributes honoring his influential career in music and film.

  13. New York Post

    Oscar-winning musician Glen Hansard’s final hours revealed — before early morning fatal motorcycle crash (opens New York Post)

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    Glen Hansard was enjoying Irish music at a pub in western Dublin before he was tragically killed in an early-morning motorcycle collision Wednesday.

  14. Christian News Alerts

    Glen Hansard, Oscar-winning Irish singer-songwriter, killed in Dublin motorcycle crash at 56 (opens Christian News Alerts)

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    Glen Hansard, the Irish musician who won an Academy Award for the song "Falling Slowly" and built a career from Dublin street busking to Broadway, died Wednesday in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash, leaving behind a young son and a global music community in mourning.

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