| Name |
Marketa Irglova |
| Height |
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| Naionality |
Czech |
| Date of Birth |
28-February-1988 |
| Place of Birth |
Valasske Mezirici Czech Republic |
| Famous for |
Acting |
Marketa Irglova is a Czech singer-songwriter, musician and actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Falling Slowly" at the 80th ceremony, which was co-written with Glen Hansard.
Irglova began taking piano lessons at age 8 and began playing the guitar at age 9. Irglova is a member of the band The Swell Season with Glen Hansard. The band released its eponymous album on Overcoat Recordings in 2006. In 2007, Irglova co-starred in the indie movie Once. Irglova co-wrote many of the songs for the film including "Falling Slowly," which received an Academy Award for Best Original Song. The movie won the World Cinema Audience Award for a dramatic film at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. Irglova appeared on the 2007 I'm Not There soundtrack with the Swell Season's version of Bob Dylan's "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere".
She met Glen Hansard in 2001 when she was only 13. Her father organized a music festival in the Czech Republic and booked The Frames. Hansard played a large part in, not only her development as an artist and song writer but also, in launching her career. Although they met years earlier, her romantic relationship with Hansard began during the making of the film Once and ended in 2009.
