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Enya

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Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin (born 17 May 1961; anglicised as Enya Patricia Brennan) known mononymously as Enya, is an Irish singer and composer. With an estimated equivalent of over 80 million albums sold worldwide, Enya is the best-selling Irish solo artist, and the second-best-selling music act from Ireland overall, after only the rock band U2. Her music has been widely recognised for its use of multi-layers of her own vocals and instrumentation, lengthened reverb, and interwoven elements of Celtic music. Raised in the Irish-speaking region of Gweedore, Enya began her musical career in 1980 playing alongside her family's Irish folk band Clannad. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Enya is the 154th most popular singer (down from 99th in 2019), the 43rd most popular biography from Ireland (down from 23rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Irish Singer.

Enya is a singer and songwriter from Ireland. She is most famous for her music, which is often classified as new age, Celtic, or ambient.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Enya ranks 154 out of 4,381. Before her are Grace Jones, Little Richard, Chester Bennington, Thomas Anders, Carmen Miranda, and Suzi Quatro. After her are Esma Redžepova, Kris Kristofferson, Bryan Ferry, Georges Brassens, Tori Amos, and Gloria Estefan.

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Among people born in 1961, Enya ranks 21. Before her are Liam Cunningham, Yanis Varoufakis, Joko Widodo, Petr Pavel, Peter Jackson, and Robert Carlyle. After her are Manu Chao, James Gandolfini, Luis de la Fuente, Joseph Kony, Wayne Gretzky, and Carlos Valderrama.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Enya ranks 43 out of 549. Before her are Laurence Sterne (1713), Harald Gille (1103), Joseph Murphy (1898), Liam Cunningham (1961), Lola Montez (1821), and Iris Murdoch (1919). After her are John Boland (1870), Gilbert O'Sullivan (1946), Cillian Murphy (1976), Francis Beaufort (1774), Causantín mac Cináeda (836), and Gabriel Byrne (1950).

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Among SINGERS In Ireland

Among singers born in Ireland, Enya ranks 2. Before her are Sinéad O'Connor (1966). After her are Bob Geldof (1951), Niall Horan (1993), Hozier (1990), Brian McFadden (1980), Markus Feehily (1980), Luke Kelly (1940), Charlie McGettigan (1950), Róisín Murphy (1973), Paul Harrington (1960), and Barney McKenna (1939).

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