Enya
Enya
Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin, known professionally as Enya, is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician, and producer. Born and raised in County Donegal, Ireland, Enya began her music career when she joined her family's Celtic band Clannad, in 1980. She left the group in 1982 to pursue a solo career with producer and arranger Nicky Ryan and his wife, poet and lyricist Roma Ryan, developing her distinct sound of multi-tracked vocals, keyboard instruments, and elements of New age, Celtic, classical, church, and...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionWorld Music Singer
Date of Birth17 May 1961
CityGweedore, Ireland
CountryIreland
I do a so-called trip into myself: I sit down at the piano and the melody might start to evolve from my playing or then I might start to sing it.
I didn't expect such a huge reaction, but I knew I was doing something different to everything else that was happening at the time.
Night has brought to those who sleep, only dreams they can not keep.
I am really a very shy person. If I appear, it is because of the music, not because I want to be seen.
I could have been more famous if I did all the glitzy things, but celebrity always seemed so unnecessary.
I tend to listen to the classical composers: Rachmaninov, Satie.
I am not reclusive. I just have a private life.
The personal appearances and red carpet events are very glitzy, but it's a bit false.
Over in the UK, the music press can be brutal. They can say wonderful things about you one week, and the next week, you're in the can.
I am privileged to do a job I love to do. I would never change any moment from my life.
It's very homely, this castle. It doesn't have huge ballrooms. I didn't want a cold, cavernous place.
With my music, I can express myself so much. A lot of the fans can sense that I'm relating to them something that's quite personal.
I do promotion when it is necessary, but I always want to get back to the music.
Hope has a place in a lover's heart.