Czech-Icelandic musician and actress

Musical artist

Markéta Irglová (Czech pronunciation: ) (born February 28, 1988) is a Czech-Icelandic singer-songwriter, musician and actress, known for starring in the film Once, which earned her a number of major awards, including the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Falling Slowly", with co-writer and co-star Glen Hansard.

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 Career
• 3 Personal life
• 4 Discography
  • 4.1 with The Swell Season
  • 4.2 Solo
• 5 Films
• 6 Television
• 7 Awards and nominations
  • 7.1 Awards
  • 7.2 Nominations
• 8 Footnotes
• 9 External links

Early life

Irglová began taking piano lessons at age 7 and began playing the guitar at age 8.

Career

Irglová 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, Irglová co-starred in the indie film Once. Irglová co-wrote many of the songs for the film including "Falling Slowly", which received an Academy Award for Best Original Song. The film won the World Cinema Audience Award for a dramatic film at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. Irglová appeared on the 2007 I'm Not There soundtrack with the Swell Season's version of Bob Dylan's "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere".

In 2022, Irglová was announced as one of the participants in Söngvakeppnin 2022, the Icelandic national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, where she is competing with the song "Mögulegt" / "Possible".

In March of 2022, Irglová, as part of The Swell Season, embarked on a six-city US tour.

Personal life

Irglová with Hansard performing in Derry, Northern Ireland in a 2006 concert

Irglová met Glen Hansard in 2001 when she was 13 years old. Her father organized a music festival in the Czech Republic and booked The Frames. Hansard played a large part not only in her development as an artist and songwriter 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. Irglová married Tim Iseler in 2011 and announced their divorce in 2012.

In 2012, Irglová moved to Reykjavík, Iceland, and met Icelandic music producer Sturla Míó Þórisson. They later married and have three children together. Irglová speaks fluent Icelandic and is a dual citizen of the Czech Republic and Iceland.

Discography

with The Swell Season

• The Swell Season (2006)
• Once (Soundtrack) (2007)
• Strict Joy (2009)

Solo

• Anar (2011), cover illustration by Nahid Hagigat
• Muna (2014), cover illustration by Nahid Hagigat

Films

• Once (2007)
• The Swell Season (2011)
• Home Is Here (2016)

Television

• Live from the Artists Den: The Swell Season (Season 1, Episode 8, 28 Feb. 2008)
• The Simpsons episode "In the Name of the Grandfather" (2009)

Awards and nominations

Awards

• Academy Award 2008 Achievement in Music Written for a Motion Picture (Original Song) – "Falling Slowly" from Once
• Critics' Choice Award 2008 Best Original Song – "Falling Slowly" from Once
• Los Angeles Film Critics *ociation Award 2008 Best Original Score – for Once

Nominations

• Grammy Award 2008 (50th Annual Grammy Awards) Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media – "Falling Slowly" from Once
• Grammy Award 2008 (50th Annual Grammy Awards) Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media – Once

Footnotes

External links

• Official website
• Markéta Irglová at IMDb