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<p>82.226.62.138: /* External Links */</p> <hr /> <div>[[image:enya.jpg|250px|thumb|Enya]]<br /> '''Eithne Patricia Ní Bhraonáin''' ([[17 May|May 17]], [[1961]]), better known by her stage name '''Enya''', is an Irish singer. <br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> Enya was born in [[wikipedia:Gweedore|Gaoth Dobhair]] in Ireland, the sixth of nine children. She came from a musical background, and joined the band of some of her siblings and two of her uncles, [[wikipedia:Clannad|Clannad]], to play keyboards. After a few years, she left together with their manager Nicky Ryan, and pursued a solo-career. Enya, who was, like [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], a devout catholic, included an instrumental song ''[[Lothlórien (Enya song)|Lothlórien]]'' on her third album, ''Shepherd Moons''. Her music style became an iconic Celtic and Irirsh inspiration for several films and artists; the music of ''[[wikipedia:Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'' was heavily inspired by her music. <br /> <br /> She performed vocals on two tracks of ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring Soundtrack]]'', which she also composed together with Roma Ryan. ''[[Aníron]]'' was the love-theme for [[Aragorn]] and [[Arwen]], and the Academy Award-nominated ''[[May It Be]]'' was included in the closing credits. Following her introduction to [[Quenya]] and [[Sindarin]], Roma Ryan created her own language, [[wikipedia:Loxian|Loxian]].<br /> <br /> ==Discography, selected==<br /> * [[1991]]: ''[[wikipedia:Shepherd Moons|Shepherd Moons]]''<br /> ** &quot;[[Lothlórien (Enya song)|Lothlórien]]&quot;<br /> * [[2001]]: ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring Soundtrack]]''<br /> ** &quot;[[Aníron]]&quot;<br /> ** &quot;[[May It Be]]&quot;<br /> <br /> ==Awards==<br /> * [[1993]] - '''[http://www.grammy.com/ Grammy Award]''', Best New Age Album, ''Shepherd Moons''<br /> * [[2002]] - '''[http://www.bfca.org/ Critics' Choice Award]''', Best Song, &quot;May It Be&quot;<br /> * 2002 - '''[http://www.lvfcs.org/ Sierra Award]''', Best Song, &quot;May It Be&quot;<br /> * 2002 - '''[http://www.cinemaclips.com/PFCS.htm PFCS Award]''', Best Original Song, &quot;May It Be&quot;<br /> <br /> == External Links ==<br /> *'''[http://www.enya.com/ Official Website]'''<br /> *'''[http://www.enya.sk/ Unofficial Website]'''<br /> * {{WP|Enya}}<br /> *[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0258216/ Enya] at [http://www.imdb.com/ IMDb]<br /> [[Category:Singers]]<br /> [[Category:Irish people]]<br /> [[Category:People by name]]<br /> [[Category:Folk music]]</div>

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