Markéta Irglová

Born in 1988, Czech vocalist and talented multi-instrumentalist, Markéta Irglová was only 13 when her parents met Glen Hansard, member of the Irish rock band the Frames. At a party hosted by Irglová's parents, Hansard heard the young girl sing the Frames song "Star Star"; the next day, Irglová was performing the song with the band on-stage. After recording a version of the track for the Frames' live album The Breadcrumb Trail, Irglová began writing and recording her own songs while also performing with Hansard throughout the Czech Republic. Irglová and Hansard recorded an album together, The Swell Season, in 2006 and later garnered world-wide attention when they starred and performed in Once, an award-winning and critically acclaimed film directed by John Carney, a former Frames bassist. ~ Katherine Fulton