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(1982 – present)
Enya (born Eithne Patricia Ní Bhraonáin on the 17th of May, 1961 in Gweedore, County Donegal) is a Grammy award winning and Academy award nominated Irish singer, instrumentalist and composer. She began her musical career in 1980, when she briefly joined her family band Clannad, before leaving to pursue her solo career. Her album Watermark, which was released in 1988, propelled her to international recognition and she became known for her unique sound, which is characterized by voice-layering, folk melodies, synthesized backdrops and ethereal reverberations. Since then she has released a further eight albums, sold over 70 million albums worldwide and is known for performing in 10 different languages.
Enya was born into a musical family. Her father, Leo Brennan, was the leader of the Slieve Foy Band, a popular Irish show band; her mother was an amateur musician. Most important to Enya’s career were her siblings, who formed Clannad in 1976 with several of their uncles. Enya joined the band as a keyboardist in 1979, and contributed to several of the group’s popular television soundtracks. In 1982, she left Clannad, claiming that she was uninterested in following the pop direction the group had begun to pursue. Within a few years she was commissioned, along with producer/arranger Nicky Ryan and lyricist Roma Ryan, to provide the score for a BBC-TV series called The Celts. The soundtrack was released in 1986 as her eponymous solo album.
Enya was born into a musical family. Her father, Leo Brennan, was the leader of the Slieve Foy Band, a popular Irish show band; her mother was an amateur musician. Most important to Enya’s career were her siblings, who formed Clannad in 1976 with several of their uncles. Enya joined the band as a keyboardist in 1979, and contributed to several of the group’s popular television soundtracks. In 1982, she left Clannad, claiming that she was uninterested in following the pop direction the group had begun to pursue. Within a few years she was commissioned, along with producer/arranger Nicky Ryan and lyricist Roma Ryan, to provide the score for a BBC-TV series called The Celts. The soundtrack was released in 1986 as her eponymous solo album.
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LuliusCaesar wrote:
Love ya always!
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New pic: http://www.lastfm.pl/music/Enya/+images/38052089 - vote plz. :)
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Cryofreezer wrote:
Caribbean Blue and Boadicea are.. just plain awesome. No other words to it.
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natchan413 wrote:
When I was in primary school, I listened to Enya :) Her voice is relaxed for me.
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jamaram_ wrote:
Such a beautiful music - I love her so much *.* [2]
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Drew079 wrote:
\m/
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cranberry5 wrote:
daws0n are you about your charts?
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tangerman wrote:
Orinoco Flow is streamable :-) add to your playlists. http://www.last.fm/music/Enya/_/Orinoco+Flow+%28Sail+Away%29
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daws0n wrote:
hipster garbage
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TheMechatron wrote:
Such a beautiful music - I love her so much *.*
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ap4hi wrote:
Her music and voice are so sincerely that sometimes I can't breathe
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anapauladmelo wrote:
she's brilliant <3
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DegreeX wrote:
I love listening to her while I'm going to sleep. Truly relaxing. One of my favorites.
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flowerinurhand wrote:
only time and evening falls (:
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zhism wrote:
stunning voice
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XxCloudAngelxX wrote:
Songs of heaven *-*
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Juli_Aganza wrote:
fantasizing...
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gabiuspears wrote:
I still dream to go on a tour of her, maybe...
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