My Enya Page
Enya was born in the Gaeltact area in County Donegal, Ireland, on May 17th, 1961. Enya comes from a small village of Dobhair in the Gaoth Dobhair region of County Donegal in the northwest of Ireland. Today she lives in Killiney; which is a coastal district on the southern outskirts of Dublin, and she also lives in London.
Enya's first language was Gaelic (Irish), but she also speaks Latin, Welsh, and Spanish, which some of her songs show.
Enya's musical career took its beginning when she in 1980, after leaving school, joined the band formed in 1968 by her elder brothers, which later on changed name to "Clannad". "Clannad" performed traditional Irish music at festivals, and has achieved great international success over time. Enya's part in "Clannad" was to provide keyboards and backing vocals. Backing vocals was the one thing she did most of.
In 1982 Clannad split with their manager; Nicky Ryan, and since Enya did not like being left in the background in the band, she left at the same time as Nicky Ryan. He strongly believed she had a talent, and therefore, she moved to Dublin together with Nicky and his wife; Roma.
Enya's music is somewhat different from the usual, maybe that's what has made her so famous over time. Not many people has her crystal-clear and spiritual voice she fills most of her songs with. However, some of her songs are instrumental, because Enya also composes her own music.