- Born in 1961, sixth of nine children. At the age of 4 to the right.
- Her father was leader of an Irish showband named the Slieve Foy Band, including her mom, who also taught music.
- Took up the piano at 4.
- Left the family at 11 for a convent boarding school.
- In 1979 several members of her family formed Clannad, a Celtic folk band, which she informally joined in 1980. Band had six albums.
- During this period she experimented with layering vocals into a choir of one, inspired by Phil Spector's Wall of Sound.
- Left the band in 1982 with their manager Nick and his wife Roma, and moved back home. Lived with them for seven years.
- She continued performing, but was mostly petrified being on a stage.
- First gained following for composing the majority of the soundtrack for The Frog Prince in 1985. Rotten Tomatoes score of 76%.
- Her first album was Enya in 1987, followed by Watermark in 1988.
- In that second album was Orinoco Flow (long version), which became an international hit.
- She as at the forefront New Age music.
- By 2008 had seven albums.
- Took a four year break, and returned in 2012 for Dark Sky Island, released in 2015.
- Was mostly absent until the 35th Anniversary in 2023 of Watermark.
- Also in 2023, an upmixed audio of Orinoco flow was released.
- She has never toured noe married. Is childfree.
- Two decades ago paid more than $4 million on a 157-year old Victorian castle in Killiney.
- Lives with cats in her mansion, with a net worth of $158 million.
- A photo of Enya seven years ago at the age of 55.
- #20 Orinoco Flow (1988)
- #6 Oíche Chiúin (Silent Night) (2008)
- #3 Cursum Perficio (1988)
- #2 Even in the Shadows (2015)
- #1 Caribbean Blue (1991)
- Jackie Chan sings Elvis. (need to scroll to the 7:30 mark).
- Andy Kaufman impersonates Elvis. This one is really good. Unfortunately, Kaufman died in 1984 at the age of 35 from lung cancer.
- Terry Fator, Elvis at Christmas.
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