A Day Without Rain

Song:A Day Without Rain,Enya

Eithne Patricia Ní Bhraonáin[1] (born 17 May 1961), better known as Enya, is an Irish vocalist, instrumentalist and composer. Her name is sometimes presented in the media as Enya Brennan; Enya is an approximate transliteration of how Eithne is pronounced in the Irish language, her native tongue.

She began her musical career in 1980, when she briefly joined her family band Clannad, before leaving to pursue her solo career. Her album Watermark, which was released in 1988, propelled her to international recognition and Enya became known for her unique sound, which was characterised by voice-layering, folk melodies, synthesised backdrops and ethereal reverberations.[2]

She continued to enjoy steady success during the 1990s and 2000s; her 2000 album A Day Without Rain achieved high record sales (15 million)[3] and she was named the world's biggest selling female artist of 2001.[4] She is Ireland's best-selling solo artist[5] and is officially the country's second-largest musical export after the band U2.[6] Her album sales stand at 70 million as of 2009,[7] with over 26 million in album sales in the US.[8] Her work has earned her, among other things, 4 Grammy awards and an Academy Award nomination. She has performed in 10 different languages during her career thus far.[