Enya was born on 17 May 1961 in Gaoth Dobhair. An Irish singer, songwriter and musician born in the Gaeltacht area of Gweedore in County Donegal, Enya, whose Irish name is Eithne Ní Bhraonáin, comes from a musical family. She briefly played with the group Clannad before beginning a solo career with the producer Nicky Ryan and the lyricist Roma Ryan. Her layered vocals and keyboard-based sound, rooted in Celtic music, defined an atmospheric style often described as new age. Albums such as Watermark, with the hit Orinoco Flow, and Shepherd Moons sold millions, and she won several Grammy Awards. Her song Only Time became widely known in 2001. She lives privately near Dublin.
Before and after
- 29 April 1961Founding of WWF International
- May 1961Nirenberg and Matthaei crack the first word of the genetic code
- 4 May 1961Founding of Institut Polytechnique des Sciences Avancées
- 6 May 1961Birth of George Clooney
- 17 May 1961Birth of Enya
- 25 May 1961Kennedy commits the United States to a Moon landing
- 1 June 1961Birth of Yevgeny Prigozhin
- 6 June 1961Death of Carl Jung
- 21 June 1961Birth of Joko Widodo
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