爱尔兰获奖歌手兼词曲作家Glen Hansard因摩托车事故去世，享年56岁[1]。事故发生在都柏林郊外的周三清晨[1]。
葬礼于都柏林时间周二在圣帕特里克大教堂举行，吸引了数百名哀悼者[1]。参加者包括Bono、Eddie Vedder、Hozier、Declan O'Rourke、Imelda May、Steve Coogan和Chris O'Dowd等音乐界和演艺界人士[1]。葬礼融入了音乐表演元素，Eddie Vedder现场演唱了Hansard的作品《The Song of Good Hope》[1]。Bono在追悼中表示，"每个见过他的人都会记得他们见他的那一天"[1]。另一位音乐人物Bruce Springsteen也在Instagram发文表达了哀悼之情，称Hansard为"一位伟大的音乐家、好友，以及一位慷慨和彬彬有礼的人"，并表示"心碎"[1]。
Hansard因2008年电影《Once》中的歌曲《Falling Slowly》获得奥斯卡奖[1]。该电影的舞台改编版于2012年赢得8项托尼奖[1]。
Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard, an Academy Award-winning artist, died at age 56 following a motorcycle accident in the Dublin suburbs in the early hours of Wednesday [1]. His funeral took place on Tuesday at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin, drawing hundreds of mourners including prominent musicians Bono, Eddie Vedder, Hozier, Declan O'Rourke, and Imelda May, as well as actors Steve Coogan and Chris O'Dowd [1].
The service incorporated musical tributes to Hansard's legacy. Eddie Vedder performed Hansard's composition "The Song of Good Hope" [1], while Bono reflected on the late musician's lasting impression on those around him, saying "everyone who met him, they just remembered the day they met him" [1]. Bruce Springsteen shared his condolences on Instagram, describing Hansard as "a great musician, a good friend and a generous and gracious man" and expressing that he was "heartbroken" by the loss [1].
Hansard gained international recognition for his work on the film "Once," winning the Oscar for Best Original Song in 2008 for "Falling Slowly" [1]. The theatrical adaptation of the film subsequently earned eight Tony Awards in 2012 [1].