Enya is an approximate transliteration of how Eithne is pronounced in the Donegal dialect of the Irish language, her native tongue.
She is part of an Irish-speaking, Catholic musical family, the sixth of nine children. A sign for Leo's Tavern in Gweedore, which reads "The home of Clannad & Enya"Įnya was born and raised in Gweedore, County Donegal, in the northwest corner of Ireland. Life and career 1961–83: Musical upbringing and Clannad 1.7 2009–present: The Very Best of Enya and eighth studio album.1.4 1992–99: The Celts, The Memory of Trees, and Paint the Sky with Stars.1.3 1988–91: International breakthrough, Watermark and Shepherd Moons.1.1 1961–83: Musical upbringing and Clannad.2.7 2009–present: The Very Best of Enya and eighth studio album.2.6 2005–08: Amarantine and And Winter Came.2.4 1992–99: The Celts, The Memory of Trees, and Paint the Sky with Stars.2.3 1988–91: International breakthrough, Watermark and Shepherd Moons.2.1 1961–83: Musical upbringing and Clannad.Her work has earned her four Grammy Awards and an Academy Award nomination. Her record sales stand at more than 75 million worldwide, including over 26.5 million in album sales in the US, making her one of the world's best-selling artists of all time. She is Ireland's best-selling solo musician. She received the world's best-selling female award at the World Music Awards in 2001. Įnya continued to enjoy steady success during the 1990s and 2000s her 2000 album A Day Without Rain sold 15 million copies, and became the top selling new age album of the 2000s in the US, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Shortly afterwards, her 1988 album Watermark propelled her to further international fame and she became known for her distinctive sound, characterised by voice-layering, folk melodies, synthesised backdrops and ethereal reverberations. She gained wider recognition for her music in the 1987 BBC series The Celts. Enya (born Eithne Ní Bhraonáin Irish pronunciation:, anglicised as Enya Brennan ) is an Irish singer, instrumentalist, and songwriter who is one of Moya Brennan's younger sisters.Įnya began her musical career in 1980, when she briefly joined her family band Clannad before leaving to perform solo.
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