Finneas, Cat Power, Rachel Zegler, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Warren Ellis remember the Irish musician who died Wednesday

The musician and actor died after a single-vehicle motorcycle accident.

Irish musician Glen Hansard, who won a best original song Oscar in 2008 for the movie "Once," has died in a motorcycle crash. He was 56.

Glen Hansard, the Irish singer who won an Oscar for the musical movie Once and the led the bands The Frames and The Swell Season, died on Wednesday. He died following a motorcycle crash in Dublin.

Oscar-winning singer-songwriter Glen Hansard was enjoying a night of Irish music before his fatal motorcycle accident west of Ireland’s capital city early Wednesday morning. The 56-year-old, who died in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash just before 4:30 a.

Like Sheeran, Hansard began his career busking before finding success with his band the Frames. He later gained wider attention with his acting debut in the 1991 comedy-drama The Commitments and went on to become one of Ireland's most respected singer-songwriters.

Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard died in a motorcycle crash in Dublin early Wednesday, his management said. He was 56. "With broken hearts, we announce the passing of Glen Hansard in the early hours of this morning,

The Oscar-winning Irish musician and 'Once' star has died following a motorcycle crash in Dublin.

Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard died in a motorcycle crash in Dublin early Wednesday, his management said. He was 56.

Glen Hansard's co-star Robert Arkins from the Irish film The Commitments has spoken on the musician's tragic death, another familiar face to speak on the legendary singer's passing