![]() ![]() The commercial and critical success of Watermark (1988) propelled her to worldwide fame, helped by the UK number one and international hit single "Orinoco Flow". She signed with Warner Music UK, which granted her artistic freedom and minimal interference from the label. Thus far, she has sung in ten languages, most notably English, Irish Gaelic ( Gaeilge), Latin, and Welsh.Įnya's first projects as a solo artist included soundtrack work for The Frog Prince (1984) and the 1987 BBC documentary series The Celts, which was released as her debut album, Enya (1987). Enya developed her sound over the following four years with multitracked vocals and keyboards with elements of new age, Celtic, classical, church, world, pop, and Irish folk. She left the group in 1982 with their manager and producer Nicky Ryan to pursue a solo career, with Ryan's wife Roma Ryan as her lyricist. Born into a musical family and raised in the Irish-speaking area of Gweedore, County Donegal, Enya began her music career when she joined her family's Celtic folk band Clannad in 1980 on keyboards and backing vocals. After leaving Clannad Enya went on to become an internation success with her multi-layered new agey soundscapes About Enya Įnya Patricia Brennan (Irish: Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin / ˈ ɛ n j ə/ born ) is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician, who is best known for her recording of "Orinoco Flow". ![]()
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