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Glen Hansard

1970 - Today

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Glen James Hansard (born 21 April 1970) is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician. Since 1990, he has been the frontman of the Irish rock band The Frames, with whom he has released six studio albums, four of which have charted in the top ten of the Irish Album Charts. He is one half of folk rock duo The Swell Season before releasing his debut solo album, Rhythm and Repose, in 2012. His 2015 second album Didn't He Ramble was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Folk Album. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Glen Hansard is the 2,605th most popular singer (down from 2,227th in 2024), the 392nd most popular biography from Ireland (down from 351st in 2019) and the 19th most popular Irish Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Glen Hansard ranks 2,605 out of 4,381. Before him are Stoja, Geta Burlacu, Kâzım Koyuncu, Pedro Fernández, Nawal Al Zoghbi, and Adelaide Ferreira. After him are Guildo Horn, Dennis Brown, J Dilla, Magnus Carlsson, Claudia Leitte, and Younha.

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Among people born in 1970, Glen Hansard ranks 564. Before him are Andreas Johnson, Addis Abebe, José Porras, Freddy Loix, Todd Martin, and Gert Verheyen. After him are Miroslav Stević, Marinko Galič, Gavin McInnes, Roar Strand, Kari Matchett, and Tom Everett Scott.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Glen Hansard ranks 392 out of 549. Before him are Joe Kinnear (1946), Niamh Kavanagh (1968), Shay Given (1976), Kerry Condon (1983), Thomas MacDonagh (1878), and Éamonn Ceannt (1881). After him are Stephen Gately (1976), Shane Filan (1979), Genevieve O'Reilly (1977), Aidan Turner (1983), Padraic Colum (1881), and John Redmond (1856).

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Among SINGERS In Ireland

Among singers born in Ireland, Glen Hansard ranks 19. Before him are Damien Rice (1973), Maria Doyle Kennedy (1964), Siobhan Fahey (1958), Christy Moore (1945), Andrea Corr (1974), and Niamh Kavanagh (1968). After him are Stephen Gately (1976), Shane Filan (1979), Nicky Byrne (1978), Sandie Jones (1954), Mary Black (1955), and Angela Farrell (1952).

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