| May 1961, Gaoth Dobhair, County Donegal, Ireland), sometimes presented in the media as Enya Brennan, is an Irish singer and songwriter.Her works have earned her four Grammy Awards and an Academy Award nomination.Enya is an approximate transcription of how Eithne is pronounced in her native Irish, in the Donegal dialect.Return and 'A Day Without Rain'
1.Gaoth Dobhair, County Donegal, Ireland in 1961 to a musical family, the sixth of nine children.Enya has four brothers and four sisters, several of whom formed the band An Clann As Dobhar in 1968.They renamed the band Clannad in the 1970s.Enya (front row, first from right) on the cover of Clannad's 1981 album "Fuaim".Noel and Padraig Duggan.In 1982, shortly before Clannad became famous for "Theme From Harry's Game," producer and manager Nicky Ryan left the group and Enya joined him to start her own solo career.Enya then formed her own recording studio, named "Aigle", which is French for "Eagle".Ghrian" ("The Solar Wind") and "Miss Clare Remembers" that were released on the 1983 album Touch Travel.She was first credited as Enya (as opposed to Eithne) for writing some of the music for the 1984 movie The Frog Prince, which was released on a soundtrack album of the same title.O'Connor's debut album, The Lion and the Cobra.Enya was contracted to provide music for the soundtrack of the 1986 BBC television documentary The Celts.The music she produced was featured on her first solo album, Enya (1987), but it attracted little attention at the time.Side single "Eclipse" is actually a reversed and modified version of Enya's song "Deireadh An Tuath", from this 1987 album Enya.The song "Boadicea", also from this album, would later be sampled by The Fugees on their single "Ready or Not" (1996), causing a brief stir because the group neither sought permission from Enya nor gave her credit initially, and by Mario Winans, who did give her credit (the Winans track, "I Don't Wanna Know" which features a rap by P.International breakthrough
Enya achieved a breakthrough in her career in 1988 with the album Watermark, which featured the hit song "Orinoco Flow" (sometimes known as "Sail Away").Enya in the video for the hit song, The Celts from 1992.Three years later, she followed with another hit album, Shepherd Moons, which sold ten million copies and earned Enya her first Grammy Award.The songs "On Your Shore" and "Exile" (from Watermark) and "Epona" (from Enya) were featured in the 1991 film L."Ebudae" was also featured on the soundtrack to the Robin Williams film Toys, while the 1990 film Green Card had "River", "Watermark", and "Storms In Africa".Shepherd Moons album from 1993 onwards."Portrait (Out of the Blue)".The Memory of Trees (1995).Singles released from the album were "Anywhere Is" and "On My Way Home".Enya in the Anywhere Is video from 1995.In 1997, Enya released her greatest hits collection, Paint The Sky With Stars: The Best of Enya, which featured two new songs: "Paint the Sky With Stars" and "Only If...""Only If You Want To", is an early version of "Only If...".It appears on a promotional Japanese CD called, The Best of Enya, and does not include the French lyrics.Enya's, resulted in work that some sources erroneously credited to Enya, although in interviews, the songs were officially credited as the sound of Clannad.Enya) and the 1997 edition of the charity album A Very Special Christmas.After the September 11, 2001 attacks, her song "Only Time" (from A Day Without Rain) was used as a backdrop in many radio and TV reports about the attacks.She initially frowned upon this use, especially when many bootlegged versions of "Only Time" mixed with sound effects from the attack began to appear.Enya eventually agreed to release a special edition of the song with funds going to the families of victims.Many Enya fans, however, are resentful that her music has been linked with the attacks; an example of this occurred on a 2002 appearance on CNN's Larry King Live when images of battle in Afghanistan were shown on screen as she performed "May It Be," a song with little war connection."Sumiregusa" ("Wild Violet") was set to words from a Japanese poem Roma Ryan had written.Enya issued a press release on her official Web site on 19 September stating that this was a mistake and no new album was immediately forthcoming.Enya in her Only Time music video.It won the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album for 2007.CDs with newly recorded material."Silent Night") and "Amid the Falling Snow", new recordings of the standards "Adeste Fideles" (a.Selling Irish Act award at the World Music Awards in London on 19 November 2006.On February 11, 2007 Amarantine won Enya her fourth Grammy when it was awarded the Best New Age Album award.In late November, two new editions of Amarantine were released.The UK Special Edition) which also included three postcards and a copy of Roma Ryan's book Water Shows the Hidden Heart which is referenced on the original album.Canadian fans could choose from the Special Christmas Edition of Amarantine, or an EP entitled Christmas Secrets, which only contained the four new songs.Enya's official website on November 2, 2006.On November 16, 2006, Enya mentioned on ITV1's that she was working on a new album.Enya claimed to have sold 70 million albums.An American businessperson has coined the phrase "enyanomics" to explain Enya's ability to sell millions of records without giving any live performances.On June 29, 2007, Enya received an honorary doctorate from the National University of Ireland, Galway.The ceremony for six total recipients (Enya as one recipient) was held at noon.Shortly after, on July 10, 2007, (date also stated at Enya's official website under News) Enya received a second honorary doctorate from the University of Ulster.Musical style and other projects
Much of her music shows influence of some Irish music and classical music.As a musical group, Enya represents a partnership between three people: Enya herself, who composes and performs the music; Nicky Ryan, who produces the albums, and Roma Ryan, who writes the lyrics in various languages.Enya performs all percussion, instruments, and vocals in her pieces unless specified.The vocals are each performed individually, and is layered together to form a virtual choir, although all the voices are Enya herself.On her latest album, Amarantine, Enya sings in Japanese and Loxian, a language invented by Roma Ryan.Enya's songs are sung entirely in Irish or Latin, while most of her songs are sung in English.Enya has also sung songs written entirely or partially in Welsh, Spanish, French, and even languages created by J.Enya has performed songs relating to J.Enya has given several live performances on various television shows, events and ceremonies (her most recent appearance was in Gaoth Dobhair in the summer of 2005, which coincided with a tribute event to the Brennan family that took place in Letterkenny), but she has yet to do a concert.Although her Grammys were for "Best New Age Album", Enya does not personally classify her music as belonging to the New Age genre.When asked what genre she would classify her music as belonging to, she would reply, "Enya".Selected discography
For a full listing of albums, singles and chart positions see Enya discography.DVD releases
In 2000, Warner Music released Enya: The Video Collection on DVD in Europe, South Africa and Asia, collecting all her videos from "Orinoco Flow" up to and including "Wild Child", except for the video from "Book of Days", which was replaced by a live TV performance due to licensing complications relating to the video's use of footage from the film Far and Away.This release was a successor to an earlier collection of videos entitled Moonshadows, which was released on VHS and laserdisc in 1992.The DVD release also included interviews and features on the making of two videos.At one point it was announced that the release had been delayed in order to allow the inclusion of the video for "May it Be", while the (now defunct) Enya.Despite the release of a new CD by Enya in November 2005, the Region 1 edition of the DVD collection remains in limbo and there has been no announcement of an updated DVD release in other parts of the world.As of 2007, the only official release of an Enya video on DVD in North America has been "May it Be" which was included on the DVD release for The Fellowship of the Ring.August 2005, there were two separate security breaches at Enya's home, and she was present on both occasions (her security system includes a panic room).In 1996 an Italian man, who had been seen in Dublin wearing her photograph around his neck, stabbed himself after being ejected from her parents' pub in Gweedore, County Donegal.This was enough to take her to number 95 in the Sunday Times Rich List 2006 of the 250 Wealthiest Irish People.Enya joins her mother's choir every Christmas in Gaoth Dobhair.Hobbies
Enya loves cats.In an interview published in 1988, when asked about pets, she replied: "I've got a cat.Enya's favourite classical composer is Sergei Rachmaninoff.Notable awards
Enya has won four Grammy Awards for Best New Age Album to date:
Grammy Awards of 1993, Best New Age Album for Shepherd Moons
Grammy Awards of 1997, Best New Age Album for The Memory of Trees
Grammy Awards of 2002, Best New Age Album for A Day Without Rain
Grammy Awards of 2007, Best New Age Album for Amarantine
Also, "May It Be" was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song at the 2002 ceremonies, but it lost to Randy Newman's "If I Didn't Have You" from Monsters, Inc.Irish language song from her album Watermark.Why does Enya not like the New Age category?"Enya FAQ at enya.Soundtracks for Green Card (1990).Enya FAQ at fansites.The Official Enya Website.Enya's castle invaded by stalker.Number One magazine, 2 November 1988.How Can I Keep From Singing?This page was last modified 02:17, 4 January 2008.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.Released in 1997, the album contains twenty of Enya's most popular tracks.Before buying the albums, one can compare prices online.Most of the sites have rated Enya's albums with four and a half out of five stars.However, a critique of this sort is uncalled for as this will be true for any new thing.Repeated usage wears out the novelty of the object and we begin to lose interest in it.The Grammy winning songstress weaves magic with this magnificent album casting a spell on all her fans.Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.Get the latest Flash player.The video has been added to your playlist.This video will appear on your blog shortly.Thank you for flagging this video.Content of this nature is not necessarily prohibited on YouTube, however we will review this video and take action as appropriate.Thank you for sharing your concerns.There may be significant legal penalties for false notices.Please refer to our Help Center for more information and the complete instructions.Thank you for sharing your concerns.Thank you for sharing this video!Change the value of a comment by clicking on a thumb.Enya will lower your blood pressure.The music is so relaxing.Orinoco Flow means I am a very bland musical person with no talent and my breath stinks of coffee and lipstick.There is something wrong with our world when love becomes arctic allowing ice to pump through our veins that we can't sing or compose the way we used too.Maybe love is going through a severe famine?Would you like to comment?After making your selection, copy and paste the embed code above.Get the latest Flash player.This video has been added to your favorites.This video will appear on your blog shortly.Thank you for sharing your concerns.Thank you for flagging this video.Thank you for sharing your concerns.Please refer to our Help Center for more information and the complete instructions.This song is so soothing..Enya has the most beautiful voice I have ever heard.Enya's songs are from heaven.Personally i think she's just an AMAZING singer.EnyaOnly Time Warner Music UK Ltd.EnyaOnly Time Warner Music UK Ltd.After making your selection, copy and paste the embed code above.After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session.This is a compilation of translations and corrections of Enya song
lyrics.It attempts to give a complete annotated translation of every
Enya song, which is not in English.In addition, there are lyrics for
songs that are incorrect or absent in album printings.The Celts
The Celts
Aldebaran
I Want Tomorrow
March of the Celts
Deireadh an Tuath
The Sun in the Stream
To go Beyond (I)
Fairytale
Epona
Triad:
St.Watermark
Watermark
Cursum Perficio
On Your Shore
Storms in Africa
Exile
Orinoco Flow
Evening Falls...Selected unofficial sites:
shepherdmoons.Who likes this artist...All Rights Reserved
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