Eithne Patricia Ní Bhraonáin (born May 17, 1961 in Gaoth Dobhair, County Do… Read Full Bio ↴Eithne Patricia Ní Bhraonáin (born May 17, 1961 in Gaoth Dobhair, County Donegal, Ireland), known simply as Enya, 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 nine albums, sold over 75 million albums worldwide and is known for performing in 10 different languages. Enya's vocal range is mezzo-soprano.
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 didn't receive much notice, but Enya and the Ryans' second effort, Watermark, became a surprise hit upon its release in 1988. "Orinoco Flow," the first single, became a number one hit in Britain, helping the album eventually sell eight million copies worldwide. Enya spent the years following the success of Watermark rather quietly; her most notable appearance was a cameo on Sinéad O'Connor's I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got. She finally released Shepherd Moons, her follow-up to Watermark, in 1991. Shepherd Moons was even more successful than its predecessor, eventually selling over ten million copies worldwide; it entered the U.S. charts at number 17 and remained in the Top 200 for almost four years.
Again, Enya was slow to follow up on the success of Shepherd Moons, spending nearly four years working on her fourth album. The record, entitled Memory of Trees, was released in December of 1995. Memory of Trees entered the U.S. charts at number nine and sold over two million copies within its first year of release. In 1997 came the release of a greatest-hits collection, Paint the Sky with Stars: The Best of Enya, which featured two new songs. Enya's first album of new material in five years, A Day Without Rain, was released in late 2000. In 2001, she contributed material to the first film in Peter Jackson's award-winning Lord of the Rings trilogy, scoring a hit with the single "May It Be." Amarantine, her first full-length recording since Day Without Rain, followed in November of 2005, and has so far sold nearly five million copies.
(Much of the above content of this biography has been taken from http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0ifoxqe5ldhe~T1.)
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. This sparked some complaints within Enya's fan community.
Enya is admittedly a slow worker when it comes to composing music. As a result, fans have had to wait as long as five years between albums. In September 2004, a new song, set to words from a Japanese poem Roma Ryan had written and called "Sumiregusa" ("Wild Violet") was unveiled in Japan as part of an advertising campaign for Panasonic. In announcing the new recording, Warner Music Japan stated that Enya's next album was scheduled for release (in Japan at least) in mid-November. 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 was awarded the World's Best-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.
Recent Releases
In November of 2005, a new album, entitled Amarantine, was released. It won the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album for 2007.
In 2006, Enya released several Christmas-themed CDs with newly recorded material. On October 10, 2006, Sounds of the Season was released containing six songs: the previously released "Oíche Chiúin" (a.k.a. "Silent Night") and "Amid the Falling Snow", new recordings of the standards "Adeste Fideles" (a.k.a. "Oh Come All Ye Faithful") and "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" as well as two original songs, "Christmas Secrets" and "The Magic of the Night". This CD was released only in the United States in an exclusive partnership with the NBC television network and the Target department store chain.
In later November two new editions of Amarantine were released. In North America, it was reissued as Amarantine - Special Christmas Edition with a second disc containing the four new Christmas songs previously issued on Sounds of the Season (the original album already had "Amid the Falling Snow" while "Oíche Chiúin" is a recording dating back to 1988 which had already been featured on numerous collections). The UK received a deluxe version of this release (Amarantine - 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.
Coinciding with these releases was the relaunch of Enya's official website on Nov. 2, 2006. On November 16, 2006 Enya mentioned on ITV1's that she is working on a new album. A month later, in a Japanese interview Enya said that the album will be a complete Christmas album and it will be released in the winter of 2007. There is no schedule for the release date itself.
Enya's album, "And Winter Came", was released in November 2008. It contains twelve tracks - ten brand new songs plus a newly recorded choral rendering of Oiche Chiuin (Silent Night) and a stunning version of the traditional Christmas hymn 'O come, o come Emmanuel'
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 didn't receive much notice, but Enya and the Ryans' second effort, Watermark, became a surprise hit upon its release in 1988. "Orinoco Flow," the first single, became a number one hit in Britain, helping the album eventually sell eight million copies worldwide. Enya spent the years following the success of Watermark rather quietly; her most notable appearance was a cameo on Sinéad O'Connor's I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got. She finally released Shepherd Moons, her follow-up to Watermark, in 1991. Shepherd Moons was even more successful than its predecessor, eventually selling over ten million copies worldwide; it entered the U.S. charts at number 17 and remained in the Top 200 for almost four years.
Again, Enya was slow to follow up on the success of Shepherd Moons, spending nearly four years working on her fourth album. The record, entitled Memory of Trees, was released in December of 1995. Memory of Trees entered the U.S. charts at number nine and sold over two million copies within its first year of release. In 1997 came the release of a greatest-hits collection, Paint the Sky with Stars: The Best of Enya, which featured two new songs. Enya's first album of new material in five years, A Day Without Rain, was released in late 2000. In 2001, she contributed material to the first film in Peter Jackson's award-winning Lord of the Rings trilogy, scoring a hit with the single "May It Be." Amarantine, her first full-length recording since Day Without Rain, followed in November of 2005, and has so far sold nearly five million copies.
(Much of the above content of this biography has been taken from http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0ifoxqe5ldhe~T1.)
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. This sparked some complaints within Enya's fan community.
Enya is admittedly a slow worker when it comes to composing music. As a result, fans have had to wait as long as five years between albums. In September 2004, a new song, set to words from a Japanese poem Roma Ryan had written and called "Sumiregusa" ("Wild Violet") was unveiled in Japan as part of an advertising campaign for Panasonic. In announcing the new recording, Warner Music Japan stated that Enya's next album was scheduled for release (in Japan at least) in mid-November. 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 was awarded the World's Best-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.
Recent Releases
In November of 2005, a new album, entitled Amarantine, was released. It won the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album for 2007.
In 2006, Enya released several Christmas-themed CDs with newly recorded material. On October 10, 2006, Sounds of the Season was released containing six songs: the previously released "Oíche Chiúin" (a.k.a. "Silent Night") and "Amid the Falling Snow", new recordings of the standards "Adeste Fideles" (a.k.a. "Oh Come All Ye Faithful") and "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" as well as two original songs, "Christmas Secrets" and "The Magic of the Night". This CD was released only in the United States in an exclusive partnership with the NBC television network and the Target department store chain.
In later November two new editions of Amarantine were released. In North America, it was reissued as Amarantine - Special Christmas Edition with a second disc containing the four new Christmas songs previously issued on Sounds of the Season (the original album already had "Amid the Falling Snow" while "Oíche Chiúin" is a recording dating back to 1988 which had already been featured on numerous collections). The UK received a deluxe version of this release (Amarantine - 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.
Coinciding with these releases was the relaunch of Enya's official website on Nov. 2, 2006. On November 16, 2006 Enya mentioned on ITV1's that she is working on a new album. A month later, in a Japanese interview Enya said that the album will be a complete Christmas album and it will be released in the winter of 2007. There is no schedule for the release date itself.
Enya's album, "And Winter Came", was released in November 2008. It contains twelve tracks - ten brand new songs plus a newly recorded choral rendering of Oiche Chiuin (Silent Night) and a stunning version of the traditional Christmas hymn 'O come, o come Emmanuel'
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Enya Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Enya:
'S Fagaim mo Bhaile Maidin is tús an lae 's fágaim mo bhaile Tá mo…
'S Fagain Mo Bhaile Maidin is tús an lae Is fágaim mo bhaile Tá mo chroíse…
- The First Of Autumn Out of morning and into midnight, Through the sunrise and…
02. The Magic Of The Night When the stars are in the skies, Make a wish then…
03 I Want Tomorrow Dawn breaks, there is blue in the sky. Your face before…
04 Book Of Days One day, one night, one moment, My dreams could be, tomorro…
04- Tempus Vernum Ergo, Oceanus, maritimus, Ergo Opacare, matutinus, Ergo Sept…
05- Deora Ar Mo Chroi How beautiful the day and night; The earth is singing in…
07- Fallen Embers Once, as my heart remembers, All the stars were fallen ember…
09 Frog Prince Deep in my dreams, I saw you close by my side. And…
09 Orinoco Flow Sail away, sail away, sail away Sail away, sail away, sail…
10- One By One Here am I Yet another goodbye! He says Adiós, says Adiós…
11 Storms In Africa Cá fhad é ó Cá fhad é ó Siúl tríd…
12 Paint The Sky With Stars Suddenly before my eyes Hues of indigo arise With them how m…
14 Dan y Dwr Dan y dwr, tawelwch sydd. Dan y dwr, galwaf i. Nid yw'r…
14 On my way home I have been given One moment from heaven As I am walking …
15 Orinoco Flow Sail away, sail away, sail away Sail away, sail away, sail…
A Day Without Rain Enya - A Day Without Rain lyrics lyrics (/lyrics/1755/enya-a…
A Moment Lost It's only now when words are said That break my heart…
Adeste Fideles Adeste fideles laeti triumphantes Venite, venite in Bethlehe…
Adiemus Ariadiamus late ariadiamus da ari a natus late adua A-re…
Afer Ventus Mare Nubium. Umbriel Mare Imbrium. Ariel. Et…
After Ventus Mare Nubium. Umbriel. Mare Imbrium. Ariel. Et itur ad astra.…
Aldebaran Codladh fada, Codladh domhain. Éirigh! Amharc síos Aldebaran…
Aldeberan Aldebaran (dedicated to ridley scott) Codladh fada long sle…
Amarantine You know when you gave your love away It opens your…
Amid the Falling Show How I remember sleepless nights When we would read by candle…
Angel Somewhere In a winter night The angels Begin their flight Da…
Angeles Angels, answer me, Are you near if rain should fall? Am I…
Angels Somewhere In a winter night The angels Begin their flight Da…
Aniron O môr henion I dhû Ely siriar, êl síla Ai, Aníron Undómiel …
Anywhere Is I walk the maze of moments But everywhere I turn to Begins…
As Baile Intonation The title "As Baile" can be translated as "away …
Astra et Luna Caelum noctis in tenebris Astra et astra et luna non nubilae…
Athair Ar Namh Athair ar neamh, Dia linn Athair ar neamh, Dia liom M'anam…
Athair Ar Neamh Athair ar neamh, Dia linn Athair ar neamh, Dia liom M'anam, …
Boadicea [Instrumental]…
Book of Day One day, one night, one moment My dreams could be tomorrow O…
Caribbean Blue Eurus Afer Ventus So the world goes round and round With al…
Caribbean blue II Eurus Afer Ventus So the world goes round and round Wit…
Caribean Blue ...Eurus... ...Afer Ventus... ...So the world goes round…
Carribbean Blue Eurus Afer Ventus So the world goes round and round With al…
Carribean Blues m.1991 Eurus Afer Ventus So the world goes round and round Wit…
Carsum Perficio Cursum Perficio Cursum Perficio Cursum Perficio Cursum Pe…
Celtic Moon [instrumental]…
Celts Hi-ri, Hi-ro, Hi-ri. Hoireann is O, ha hi, ra ha, ra…
China Rose Who can tell me if we have heaven, Who can say…
China Roses Who can tell me if we have heaven, Who can say…
Christmas Underneath a winter sky, A distant train sings out the miles…
Cursum Perficio Cursum perficio Cursum perficio Cursum perficio Cursum pe…
Dan Y D Dan y dwr, tawelwch sydd. Dan y dwr, galwaf i. Nid yw'r…
Dan y Duor Dan y dwr, tawelwch sydd. Dan y dwr, galwaf i. Nid yw'r…
Dark Sky Island Listen to the waves speak up The blue voice of the…
Deireadh an Tauth Deireadh an tuath (with translation) sí an ghealach, it is t…
Deireadh An Tuath Sí an Ghealach Mall san oiche Sí an Ghrian Fán liom go…
Deora amor chroi How beautiful the day and night; The earth is singing in…
Deora Ar Mo ChroРЅ How beautiful the day and night; The earth is singing in…
Diamonds on the Water Listen to the river It echoes softly Drifting in my memories…
Dreams Come see, high above Come see, high in the heavens A new…
Drifting We are not in a position to display these lyrics…
Ebuda Amharc, mná ag obair lá 's mall san oíche, Ceolann siad…
Ebudae Eww harlay eyuwee heewah oohah sharlay marc toh cheeteeh woo…
Ebudæ Amharc, mná ag obair lá 's mall san oíche, Ceolann siad…
Echoes In Rain Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah Ah, ah, ah,…
Enya May it be May it be an evening star Shines down upon you May it…
ENYA -CARRIBEAN BLUE Eurus Afer Ventus So the world goes round and round Wit…
Enya-Only Time Who can say where the road goes Where the day flows,…
ePaint the Sky With Stars Suddenly before my eyes Hues of indigo arise With them how m…
Evacuee Each time on my leaving home I run back to my…
Even In The Shadows Even in the shadows I turn around To find you walk away And…
Evening Eall When the evening falls and the daylight is fading, from wit…
Evening Falls When the evening falls And the daylight is fading From withi…
Ever After when the ash and oak and the birch and yew are…
Exile Cold as the northern winds In December mornings, Cold is…
Exile-01-Exile Cold as the northern winds In December mornings, Cold is…
Fallen Embers Once, as my heart remembers, All the stars were fallen ember…
Far and Away One day, one night, one moment My dreams could be tomorrow O…
Fellowship of the Ring May it be an evening star Shines down upon you May it…
Flora Lovers in the long grass Look above them Only they can see W…
For Aragorn and Arwen O môr henion I dhû Ely siriar, êl síla Ai, Aníron Undómiel…
Frog Prince Deep in my dreams, I saw you close by my side. And…
Hape Has A Place One look at love and you may see It weaves a…
Here With Me feat. Dido I didn't hear you leave I wonder how am I still…
Hopa Has A Place One look at love and you may see It weaves a…
HopeHasAPlace One look at love and you may see It weaves a…
How Can I Keep Fr My life goes on in endless song Above earth´s lamentations, …
How Can I Keep From Singing? - 2009 Remastered Version My life goes on in endless song Above earth's lamentations I…
How Can I Keep From Singng My life goes on in endless song Above earth´s lamentations, …
i could never say goodbye Night has gone without my tears Now I walk alone You're no…
I May Not Awaken When the warmth of the day becomes the night Who could…
I Want Tomorrow Dawn breaks, there is blue in the sky. Your face before…
If I Could Be Where You Are Where are you this moment? Only in my dreams. You're missing…
Isobella I do bheatha sa tús, sa deireadh, I do bheatha sa…
It Every time the rain comes down I close my eyes and…
Journey Somewhere In a winter night The angels Begin their flight Da…
La Sanadora La Soadora The Dreamer ----------- ----------- Yo; el otoo …
La Sonadora Yo; el otoño Yo; el vespero He sido un eco. Seré una ola Se…
Last Time By Moonlight The winter sky above us Was shining In moonlight And everywh…
Lazy Days Lazy old day Rolling away Dreaming the day away Don't want t…
Less Than a Pearl Out of the night has come the day Out of the…
Long Long Journey City lights shine on the harbour, Night has fallen down, Thr…
Longships Hi-ri-u Ho-ro-ho Ho-ri-u Him-o-ro-ho Hoireann is oro Tá mu…
Marble Halls I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls With vassals and serfs…
March Of The Celts Hi-ra-U-O Beo go deo. Ole ole ole, Ole ole ole ole ole…
May It Be May it be an evening star Shines down upon you May it…
May It Be (The Lord Of The Ri May it be an evening star Shines down upon you May it…
Miss Clare Remembers [Instrumental]…
My My, my, time flies, one step And we're on the moon Next…
Na Laetha Gael M Ag amharc tré m'óige Is mé bhí sámh Gan eolas marbh Bhí m…
Na Laetha Gael M'óige Ag amharc tré m'óige Is mé bhí sámh Gan eolas marbh Bhí mé…
Na Laetha Gael M'_ige Ag amharc tré m'óige Is mé bhí sámh Gan eolas marbh Bhí m…
Na Laetha Geal M'oige Ag amharc tré m'óige Is mé bhí sámh Gan eolas marbh Bhí mé…
Na Laetha Geal M'Óige Ag amharc trí m'óige Is mé bhí sámh Gan eolas marbh Bhí mé…
Na Laetha Geal M'ำige Ag amharc trí m'óige Sé mé bhí sámh Gan eolas marbh Bhí m…
Na leath geal m Ag amharc tré m'óige Is mé bhí sámh Gan eolas marbh Bhí mé…
Never Night has gone without my tears Now I walk alone You're no…
No Laetha Geal Ag amharc tré m'óige Is mé bhí sámh Gan eolas marbh Bhí mé…
Now We Are Free Anol shalom Anol sheh lay konnud de ne um (shaddai) Flavu…
O Come O come, o come Emmanuel To free your captive Israel That mou…
Oíche Oiche chiuin, oiche Mhic De, Cach 'na suan dis araon. Dis is…
On My Way Home I have been given One moment from heaven As I am walking Sur…
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