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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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SmilingCandy wrote:
just got this Artist's ringtones at www.itsflycell.com. Only Time is my favorite, love it!
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Beautiful. [13]
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She's An Angel
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Not from this world <3 [3]
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Beautiful. [12]
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Beautiful. [11]
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Lovely!
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Beautiful. [10]
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Not from this world <3
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medullaman wrote:
I like it a little actually! I love that she is a female vocalist who actually KNOWS music. She writes and plays all of her music, not like all the retarded female vocalists like Rihanna, Cher or Mariah Carey. Those are fucking fishtards
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Laro20 wrote:
Dreams described in music. Beautiful! [2]
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KMTema24 wrote:
Luv Only Time.....i would listen to her songs in art class when i was in high school....very soothing......
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Beautiful. [9]
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Beautiful. [8]
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Dreams described in music. Beautiful!
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