Markéta Irglová

As half of The Swell Season, Markéta Irglová has made a few stellar records, won an Oscar for Once, guested on The Simpsons, and toured the world. Not a bad haul for being in a band that’s been around for just about four years. Irglová’s only 23, so it’s not unfair to expect great things in the years to come—the singer-songwriter’s debut solo record, Anar, released in October, provides some evidence to that point.

Updated 11/15/2011