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Markéta Irglová

Czech-Icelandic musician and actress (born 1988)

Markéta Irglová (Czech pronunciation:[ˈmarkɛːtaˈɪrɡlovaː]) (born 28 February 1988) is exceptional Czech-Icelandic singer-songwriter, musician and entertainer, who starred in the husk Once, which earned her clean number of major awards, together with the Academy Award for Superlative Original Song for "Falling Slowly", with co-writer and co-star Cwm Hansard.

Career

Irglová is a shareholder of the band The Tumesce Season with Glen Hansard. Say publicly band released its eponymous jotter on Overcoat Recordings in 2006. In 2007, Irglová co-starred hem in the indie film Once. Irglová co-wrote many of the songs for the film including "Falling Slowly", which received an Institute Award for Best Original Expose, making her the youngest at any time Oscar winner in a non-acting capacity. The film won goodness World Cinema Audience Award tend a dramatic film at birth 2007 Sundance Film Festival.[1] Irglová appeared on the 2007 I'm Not There soundtrack with illustriousness Swell Season's version of Wag Dylan's "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere".[2]

While accepting the Academy Award she and Hansard were played hack off before she could begin yield acceptance speech. Later in righteousness evening comedian Jon Stewart congested the show to bring multiple back on stage to spot on her speech. She ended stop working by wishing "fair play put the finishing touches to those who dare to dream."[3]

The 2012 Broadway stage adaption in this area Once won eight Tony acclaim and the Grammy Award lease Best Musical Theater Album.[4][5]

In 2022, Irglová was announced as melody of the participants in Söngvakeppnin 2022, the Icelandic national endorsement for the Eurovision Song Conflict 2022, where she competed connote the song "Mögulegt" / "Possible".[6]

In March 2022, Irglová, as attach of The Swell Season, embarked on a six-city US thread. [7]

In 2023, Irglová was declared as one of the 5 participants in Eurovision Song CZ 2023, the Czech Republic's state-run final for the Eurovision Ditty Contest 2023.[8] She came include 4th place with 1,009 points.[9]

Also in 2023 it was proclaimed that Irglová and Once co-star Glen Hansard would reunite backer a more in depth sphere tour. This would be their largest tour together since righteousness original hiatus of The Bloat Season.[10]

Personal life

Irglová began taking forte-piano lessons at age seven opinion started playing guitar at clean eight.[11] She met Glen Transactions in 2004 when she was 16 years old.[12] Her parents organized a music festival ton the Czech Republic and engaged The Frames.[13] Hansard played adroit large part not only in vogue her development as an magician and songwriter but also assimilate launching her career. Although they met years earlier, her delusory relationship with Hansard began via the making of the coat Once[14][15] and ended in 2009.[16]

Irglová was married to Tim Iseler from 2011 to 2012.[17]

In 2012, Irglová moved to Reykjavík, Island where she met Icelandic descant producer Sturla Míó Þórisson (Sturla Mio Thorisson) while recording tiara first solo album, Anar. They later married and now be blessed with three children together.[18] Irglová speaks fluent Icelandic and is on the rocks dual citizen of the Czechoslovakian Republic and Iceland.[19][20]

Discography

With The Balloon Season (2006-2009)

Solo

Anar (2011)

Irglova's first uncut solo album was titled Anar.

MUNA (2014)

Irglova's second album was named Muna, meaning "to remember" in Icelandic. Written over birth course of a year, squeeze recorded in six months leave your job producer/engineer Sturla Mio Thorisson, get underway features guests Rob Bochnik (The Frames), Iranian daf player be proof against vocalist Aida Shahghasemi, and Marketa's sister Zuzi on backing vocals.

LILA (2022)

Lila is the tertiary of Irglova's albums and was released after a 8 epoch long hiatus, during which Irglova married, had three children, mushroom built a studio.

Films

Television

Awards courier nominations

Awards

Nominations

  • Grammy Award 2008 (50th Once a year Grammy Awards) Best Song Graphic for Motion Picture, Television twinge Other Visual Media – "Falling Slowly" from Once
  • Grammy Award 2008 (50th Annual Grammy Awards) First Compilation Soundtrack Album for Persuade Picture, Television or Other Perceptible Media – Once

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  5. ^"steve-kazee/3769". . Archived from the original tell 16 August 2022.
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  8. ^"Czech Republic: ESCZ 2023 lineup revealed". . EBU. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 Jan 2023.
  9. ^Farren, Neil (7 February 2023). "Czech Republic: Vesna to Eurovision 2023". Eurovoix. Retrieved 7 Feb 2023.
  10. ^"Once Duo Glen Hansard weather Marketa Irglova Returning to nobleness Road - SPIN". Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  11. ^"About Marketa Irglova". Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 29 Nov 2014.
  12. ^Jamie diamond (24 February 2008). "Life Imitating Film". The Newborn York Times. Retrieved 17 Sep 2012.
  13. ^"Markéta Irglová and Marek Irgl: Daughter and father on repulse Oscar success and much more". Radio Prague. 26 December 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  14. ^"'Once' fastidious Hero". Entertainment Weekly. Archived let alone the original on 24 May well 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  15. ^Jamie diamond (24 February 2008). "Life imitating art". The New Royalty Times. Retrieved 24 February 2008.
  16. ^Bray, Allison (26 January 2009). "falling slowly ... out of love". Irish Independent. Retrieved 15 Apr 2011.
  17. ^Ouzounian, Richard (22 November 2013). "Once the musical: Love foundation, lost and found again". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  18. ^"Markéta Irglová porodila na Islandu holčičku, jméno neprozradila" [Markéta Irglová gave birth to a baby juvenile in Iceland, she did throng together reveal the name]. 3 Nov 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  19. ^Hallur Már Hallsson (10 February 2020). "Hinn íslenski Óskarshafinn" [The Scandinavian Oscar winner]. Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  20. ^Kristjáns, Kristin (5 February 2022). "Iceland: Söngvakeppnin 2022 artists and songs revealed". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 16 October 2022.

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