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Enya is Ireland's best selling solo musician. As a musical group, Enya is really compose of three people. Enya herself composes and performs the music Nicky Ryan, who produces the records and Roma Ryan, who writes the lyrics often in several languages.
About
Born on May 17, 1961 in Gweedore, County Donegal, in Ireland Enya also known as Eithne Ní Bhraonáin belong to a musical family. Her father was the leader of a band before opening a pub, and her mother played in a dance band and also taught music at the Gweedore Comprehensive School.
In 1980, Enya joined the group name Clannad, which composed of her siblings Máire, Pól, and Ciarán and twin uncles Noel and Padraig Duggan. She left the group to start her own solo career. She has a hit song "Orinoco Flow" sometimes referred to as sail away. She became known worldwide after the September 11, 2001 attacks because her song "Only Time" from the album A Day Without Rain was used in radio and TV reports around the globe. Most of her songs are entirely in Irish Gaelic or Latin with others containing the hithero mentioned mixed with English. Enya has performed songs in the movie The Lord of the Rings, including "Lothlórien", "May It Be" and "Aníron". The last two appeared in the movie The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Despite winning Grammys for Best New Age Album, Enya does not personally classify her music as belonging to the genre.
Awards & Certifications
Awards
| Year
| Award
| Category
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| 1993
| Grammy Award
| Best New Age Album for Shepherd Moons
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| 1997
| Grammy Award
| Best New Age Album for The Memory Of Trees
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| 2002
| Echo Award
| Best International Pop Rock Single for "Only Time"
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| 2002
| World Music Award
| Best Selling Irish Artist
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| 2002
| World Music Award
| Best Selling New Age Artist
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| 2002
| World Music Award
| Best Selling Female Artist
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| 2002
| Grammy Award
| Best New Age Album for A Day Without Rain
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| 2002
| Sierra Award
| Best Song from a movie The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring for "May It Be"
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| 2002
| BFCA Award
| Best Song from a movie The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring for "May It Be"
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Certifications
| Year
| Album
| Certification
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| 1987
| Enya
| Certified Platinum in U.S.
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| 1988
| Watermark
| Certified 4x Platinum in U.S.
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| Certified 4x Platinum in U.K.
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| 1991
| Shepherd Moons
| Certified 5x Platinum in U.S.
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| Certified 4x Platinum in U.K.
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| 1992
| The Celts
| Certified Platinum in U.S.
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| Certified Platinum in U.K.
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| 1995
| The Memory of Trees
| Ceritified 3x Platinum in U.S.
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| Certified 2x Platinum in U.K.
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| Certified 2x Platinum in Europe
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| 1997
| Paint the Sky with Stars
| Certified 4x Platinum in U.S.
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| Certified Platinum in U.K.
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| Certified 2x Platinum in Europe
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| 2000
| A Day Without Rain
| Certified 7x Platinum in U.S.
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| Certified Platinum in U.K.
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| Certified 3x Platinum in Europe
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| 2005
| Amarantine
| Certified Platinum in U.S.
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| Certified Platinum in Europe
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Chart Toppers
News
Tours & Concerts
There are no current tour and concert schedules for Enya
Announcements
- Enya is scheduled to appear as one of the guests on NBC's "Christmas In Rockefeller Center" special, Wednesday, November 29 at 8 p.m. EST.
Discography
Albums
Singles
| Year
| Single
| Release Date
| Label
| Album
|
| 1988
| Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)
| September 19, 1988
| WEA
| Watermark
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| 1988
| Evening Falls
| September 19, 1988
| WEA
| Watermark
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| 1989
| Storms in Africa
| September 19, 1988
| WEA
| Watermark
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| 1991
| Caribbean Blue
| November, 1991
| Warner Music
| Shepherd Moons
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| 1991
| How Can I Keep From Singing?
| November, 1991
| Warner Music
| Shepherd Moons
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| 1992
| Book Of Days
| November, 1991
| Warner Music
| Shepherd Moons
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| 1992
| The Celts
| November, 1992
| Warner Music
| The Celts
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| 1995
| Anywhere Is
| December 05, 1995
| Warner Music
| The Memory of Trees
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| 1996
| On My Way Home
| December 05, 1995
| Warner Music
| The Memory of Trees
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| 1997
| Only If...
| November 11, 1997
| Warner Music
| Paint the Sky With Stars
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| 2000
| Only Time
| November 21, 2000
| Warner Music
| A Day Without Rain
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| 2001
| Wild Child
| November 21, 2000
| Warner Music
| A Day Without Rain
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| 2002
| May It Be
| 2002
| Warner Music
| The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring OST
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| 2005
| Amarantine
| November 22, 2005
| Reprise
| Amarantine
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Compilations & Live Releases
| Year
| Album
| Title
| Label
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| 1997
| 
| Paint the Sky With Stars: The Best of Enya
| Reprise
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| 1998
| 
| Box of Dreams
| Wea International
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| 2000
| 
| Only Time
| Wea International
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| 2001
| 
| Themes From Calmi Cuori Appassionati
| WEA International
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| 2001
| 
| Enya Box Collection
| Wea International
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| 2002
| 
| Only Time: The Collection
| Reprise
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Other artists
Similar artists
Influences
Contemporaries
Trivia
- Enya can speak fluent English but her first language was Gaelic.
- Her New Age albums have earned her 4 Grammy Awards.
- She creates her signature sound by layering as many as eighty tracks of her own voice.
- The late Pope John Paul II was reportedly a big fan of her music. She was even invited to the Vatican to sing for him.
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