Enya
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Enya is an Irish singer, songwriter, and musician renowned for her ethereal, multi-layered vocal style and atmospheric new-age music that has achieved worldwide commercial success.
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1980 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Eithne Brennan
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Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin ⓘ
surface form:
Eithne Ní Bhraonáin
|
| associatedAct |
Clannad
ⓘ
Nicky Ryan ⓘ Roma Ryan ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award for Best New Age Performance
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surface form:
Grammy Award for Best New Age Album
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| birthName | Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1961-05-17 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Irish ⓘ |
| family | Brennan musical family ⓘ |
| genre |
Celtic music
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ambient music ⓘ new-age music ⓘ pop music ⓘ |
| hasPerformedLiveIn | very few concert tours ⓘ |
| hasSold | over 80 million records worldwide ⓘ |
| hasWon | multiple Grammy Awards ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
church music
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traditional Irish music ⓘ |
| instrument |
keyboards
ⓘ
piano ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics |
English
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Irish ⓘ Latin ⓘ Loxian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| memberOf | Clannad ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Irish ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | one of the best-selling Irish solo artists of all time ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ethereal soundscapes
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extensive use of reverb and overdubbing ⓘ multi-layered vocal harmonies ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Aníron
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Book of Days ⓘ Caribbean Blue ⓘ May It Be ⓘ Only Time ⓘ Orinoco River ⓘ
surface form:
Orinoco Flow
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| notableWork |
A Day Without Rain
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Amarantine ⓘ And Winter Came... ⓘ Shepherd Moons ⓘ The Memory of Trees ⓘ Watermark ⓘ soundtrack contributions to The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ⓘ |
| occupation |
musician
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record producer ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Reprise Records
NERFINISHED
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Warner Music Group ⓘ
surface form:
Warner Music
|
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Killiney, County Dublin, Ireland ⓘ |
| sibling |
Ciarán Brennan
ⓘ
Moya Brennan ⓘ Pól Brennan ⓘ |
| stageName | Enya self-link ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
layered choral-like vocal arrangements
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minimal live performances ⓘ |
| vocalType | mezzo-soprano ⓘ |
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