#YOUTUBE ENYA ALBUM TV#
Enya does make appearances on TV and radio: check this live performances compilation.Įven more Frequently Asked Questions below.
And although Enya spoke about the possibility of touring in several interviews, there have never been any signs of an upcoming tour. She has not toured since 1980, when she toured with Clannad.
So I can't see a comparison." Does Enya tour? Are there any planned appearances on TV, signing sessions.Įnya has done promotional tours to promote her albums and has performed in a live setting on a few television programs. Her melodies are strong and she sings a lot. Enya plays a whole lot of instruments, not just keyboards. Nicky Ryan commented on the new age comments: "Initially it was fine, but it's really not new age. When asked what genre she would classify her music, her reply was "Enya". However, Enya does not classify her music as part of the genre.
Numerous critics and reviewers classify Enya's albums as new age music and she has won four Grammy Awards in the category. The latest honours bestowed on Enya were two Honorary Degrees, the University of Galway honoured her with Doctor of Music and the University of Ulster honoured Enya with Doctor of Letters.Ī few frequently asked questions What is Enya's genre? Enya, Nicky and Roma were nominated for a Golden Globe Award and for an Academy Award for the song "May it be" and have also merited many other nominations and awards, including the Ivor Novello for International Achievement. This was followed by "Shepherd Moons" "The memory of trees" "Paint the sky with Stars" "A day without rain" which produced the single 'Only Time' "Amarantine" and for "Lord of the Rings the fellowship of the Ring" the songs "Aniron" and "May it be". The first album of this contract was "Watermark" with the hit single "Orinoco Flow". Enya was then signed up by Warner Music and all three by EMI Music Publishing.
#YOUTUBE ENYA ALBUM SERIES#
Then, the triumvirate secured the soundtrack to the BBC documentary series 'The Celts'. Enya's first commission was to write a score for Sir David Puttnam for his film "The Frog Prince". She did so for a short time, but found it too restrictive musically, and so in 1982 she joined Nicky Ryan and Roma Ryan in a creative and business partnership. On leaving college she was asked by Producer Nicky Ryan to join her siblings in their family band. Enya studied classical music at college and under private tuition. She was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for " May It Be", written for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).įrom her old official website: Enya was born Eithne Ni Bhraonain in Co. Enya has won awards including seven World Music Awards, four Grammy Awards for Best New Age Album, and an Ivor Novello Award. A Day Without Rain (2000) remains the bestselling new-age album, with an estimated 16 million copies sold worldwide. She is Ireland's bestselling solo artist and bestselling artist behind U2, with a discography that has sold 26.5 million certified albums in the United States and an estimated 80 million records worldwide, making her one of the bestselling music artists of all time. (2008), Enya took an extended break from music she returned in 2012 and released Dark Sky Island (2015).Įnya is known for her privacy and has never undertaken a concert tour. Following Amarantine (2005) and And Winter Came. Sales of the latter and its lead single, "Only Time", surged in the United States following its use in the media coverage of the September 11 attacks. This was followed by the multi-million selling albums Shepherd Moons (1991), The Memory of Trees (1995) and A Day Without Rain (2000). The commercial and critical success of Watermark (1988) propelled her to worldwide fame, helped by the international top-10 hit single "Orinoco Flow". She signed with Warner Music UK, which granted her artistic freedom and minimal interference from the label. She has sung in ten languages.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, and folk music. She left 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 in County Donegal, Enya began her music career when she joined her family's Celtic band Clannad in 1980 on keyboards and backing vocals. Enya in 2007 Grammy Awards ( Show bigger image).Įithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin (anglicised as Enya Patricia Brennan born ), known professionally as Enya, is an Irish singer, songwriter, record producer and musician.
0 kommentar(er)
