Enya (Eithne Patricia Ní Bhraonáin) is an Irish singer, instrumentalist and composer well-known for her unique multi-layered sound. With more than 75 million albums sold, she is Ireland's best selling solo artist.
Her most popular songs include the number one hit Orinoco Flow, also known as Sail Away, the 9/11 anthemn Only Time and the Oscar-nominated May It Be featured in The Fellowship of the Ring movie.
Enya has performed in ten different languages ranging from English and her native Irish Gaelic to fictional languages Sindarin, Quenya and Loxian.
Her work has earned her four Grammy Awards, six World Music Awards and an Academy Award nomination.
"Enya" represents a partnership between three people: Enya herself, her lyricist Roma Ryan
and her producer Nicky Ryan. They have been
working together since the early 1980s and Enya often says that without Nicky and Roma "Enya" wouldn't exist.