Photo: Justin Higuchi / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What moves me about Markéta Irglová is how much weight she carries with so little volume. She was barely out of her teens when Falling Slowly won the Oscar, yet there is nothing precocious or showy about her music. It is piano, breath, and an almost devotional quiet. I admire that she never chased the spotlight that Once handed her, instead settling in Iceland to build her own intimate body of work. That refusal to inflate herself is rare. She is an artist I trust to age beautifully, and I keep returning to her because the restraint is the point.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Markéta Irglová
- Name (Japanese)
- マルケータ・イルグロヴァー
- Reading
- まるけーた・いるぐろゔぁー
- Born
- February 28, 1988 (age 38)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Dragon
- Origin
- Valašské Meziříčí, Zlín Region, Czech Republic
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- pianist / singer / singer-songwriter / film score composer / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2008 Academy Award for Best Original Song
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://marketairglovamusic.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/marketa_irglova/
- Xhttps://x.com/MarIrglovaInfo
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%C3%A9ta%20Irglov%C3%A1
Frequently asked questions
When was Markéta Irglová born?
Born February 28, 1988 (age 38).
Where is Markéta Irglová from?
Markéta Irglová is from Valašské Meziříčí, Zlín Region, Czech Republic.
What does Markéta Irglová do?
Markéta Irglová works as pianist, singer, singer-songwriter, film score composer, film actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.