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Glen Hansard, frontman of The Frames and Oscar winner, killed in road crash
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Glen Hansard, frontman of The Frames and Oscar winner, killed in road crash
The well-known singer died in a crash at the Strawberry Beds near Lucan in West Dublin in the early hours of this morning.
Hansard and The Frames were a key part of the Irish music scene in the 1990s and 2000s, and he later gained wider fame through the movie Once and its soundtrack.
Michael D Higgins described him as "a troubadour whose gift for storytelling brought so much joy to audiences across the world".
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