- The orchestra cut her off right as she was to begin her Oscar acceptance speech after Glen Hansard gave his when they won Best Original Song at the 2008 Oscar Awards. The show's producer, Gilbert Cates, told Jon Stewart during the commercial break to have Irglova come back out and, in an Oscar first, be given a second chance to give her acceptance speech.
- Markéta has spent nearly half of her life in Ireland, so (unlike her character in Once (2006), who is supposed to be a recent immigrant) she has adopted an Irish dialect to some extent.
- Released an album, with Glen Hansard, in 2006 called "The Swell Season".
- Was in a relationship with Glen Hansard (2007-2008).
- As of 2016, Markéta Irglová is the youngest Oscar winner outside of an acting category, winning Best Original Song for "Falling Slowly" at age 19 (she turned 20 four days after the ceremony).
- Recorded the song "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" with Glen Hansard for the I'm Not There (2007) soundtrack.
- Lived in Prague but moved to Dublin in 2008.
- First Czech to receive a Best Original Song Oscar for "Falling Slowly" from the film Once (2006).
- Has two children with partner Sturla Mio Þórisson: daughter, Árveig (born November 2013), and son, Eyvindur (born 8 August 2015).
- Irglová, with Czech band Zrní, sang a song Mejsó to the film Poslední z Aporveru.
- Her son is Eyvindur Högni Sturlasson Irgl. It means "a guardian who is always strong".
- Markéta's name is derived from Greek margarites meaning "pearl".
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