Markéta Irglová

Born

1988-02-28

Birthplace

Valašské Meziříčí, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Biography

Markéta Irglová (born 28 February 1988) is a Czech-Icelandic singer-songwriter, musician and actress, who starred in the film Once, which earned her a number of major awards, including the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Falling Slowly", with co-writer and co-star Glen Hansard.