While accepting the Academy Award she and Hansard were played off before she could begin her acceptance speech. Later in the evening comedian Jon Stewart stopped the show to bring her back on stage to complete her speech. She ended it by wishing "fair play to those who dare to dream."[4]
In 2022, Irglová was announced as one of the participants in Söngvakeppnin 2022, the Icelandic national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, where she competed with the song "Mögulegt" / "Possible".[7]
In March 2022, Irglová, as part of The Swell Season, embarked on a six-city US tour.
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Also in 2023 it was announced that Irglová and Once co-star Glen Hansard would reunite for a more in depth world tour. This would be their largest tour together since the original hiatus of The Swell Season.[11]
Personal life
Irglová met Glen Hansard in 2001 when she was 13 years old.[12] Her parents organized a music festival in the Czech Republic and booked The Frames.[13] Hansard played a large part not only in her development as an artist and songwriter but also in launching her career. Although they met years earlier, her romantic relationship with Hansard began during the making of the film Once[14][15] and ended in 2009.[16]
Irglová was married to Tim Iseler from 2011 to 2012.[17]
In 2012, Irglová moved to Reykjavík, Iceland where she met Icelandic music producer Sturla Míó Þórisson (Sturla Mio Thorisson) while recording her first solo album, Anar. They later married and now have three children together.[18] Irglová speaks fluent Icelandic and is a dual citizen of the Czech Republic and Iceland.[19][20]
Irglova's first full-length solo album was titled Anar.
MUNA (2014)
Irglova's second album was named Muna, meaning "to remember" in Icelandic. Written over the course of a year, and recorded in six months with producer/engineer Sturla Mio Thorisson, it features guests Rob Bochnik (The Frames), Iranian daf player and vocalist Aida Shahghasemi, and Marketa's sister Zuzi on backing vocals.
LILA (2022)
Lila is the third of Irglova's albums and was released after a 8 year long hiatus, during which Irglova married, had three children, and built a studio.