Marketa Irglova

Marketa Irglova was born in Feb 28, 1988 in Czech Republic. As of 2008, she resides in Dublin, Ireland.

Music comes to her life when she was at age seven. Her father bought her the 1st piano when she was at age of 8. When she was nine, her father bought her a guitar. Since then, she begain playing and learning songs by ear.

In 2006, She met Glen Hansard and both work out a great album "The Swell Season".

In 2007, they were both introduced by John Carney to write songs for the movie "Once".

In the 80th Oscar Academy Awards, their song "Falling Slowly", from the movie "Once", was won an Academy Award for the Best Original Song in Feb 24, 2008.

And here is her speech at that night...

“Hi everyone. I just want to thank you so much. This is such a big deal, not only for us, but for all other independent musicians and artists that spend most of their time struggling, and this, the fact that we’re standing here tonight, the fact that we’re able to hold this, it’s just the proof that no matter how far out your dreams are, it’s possible. And, you know, fair play to those who dare to dream and don’t give up. And this song was written from a perspective of hope, and hope at the end of the day connects us all, no matter how different we are. And so thank you so much, who helped us along way. Thank you.”