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Irish singer (born 1961)

For other uses, see Enya (disambiguation).

Musical artist

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 an estimated equivalent of over 90 million album sales worldwide, Enya is the best-selling Irish solo artist; the second-best-selling music act from Ireland overall after the rock band U2. Enya's 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. Her career in music spans four decades; Enya has been composing and recording music since the 1980s.

Enya was raised in the Irish-speaking region of Gweedore. In 1980, as Eithne Ní Bhraonáin, Enya began her musical career playing alongside her family's Irish folk band Clannad. She left Clannad in 1982 to pursue a solo career, working with the former Clannad manager and producer, Nicky Ryan, and his partner Roma, as their lyricist. Over the following four years, Enya further developed her sound by combining multitracked vocals and keyboards with elements from a variety of musical genres, such as Celtic, classical, church, jazz, hip-hop, ambient, world, and Irish folk.

Enya's earliest composition releases as a solo artist were two piano/synthesiser instrumentals for the Touch Travel T4 cassette compilation (1984) composed around 1982–83. The majority of the soundtrack for The Frog Prince (1985) was originally compose

A Day Without Rain
Studio album by Enya

A Day Without Rain received mixed reviews from critics; some felt it too derivative of Enya's previous albums whilst others complimented the minimal use of overdubbing that her sound had become known for. It was a commercial success peaking at No. 6 in the United Kingdom and initially, No. 17 on the Billboard 200 in the United States. Following the 11 September 2001 attacks, sales of the album and its lead single, "Only Time", skyrocketed after it was used by several radio and television networks in their coverage and aftermath of the attacks. As a result, "Only Time" climbed to No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and A Day Without Rain reached a new peak on the Billboard 200 at No. 2. It became the fifth highest selling album of 2001 in the United States.

A Day Without Rain is the best selling new age album in history with an estimated 16 million copies sold worldwide. Enya supported it with a promotional tour which included live televised performances. In 2002, the album won Enya her third Grammy Award for Best New Age Album.

Track Listing[]

All music composed by Enya, all songs produced by Nicky Ryan, all lyrics by Roma Ryan except "Deora Ar Mo Chroí" adapted into Irish lyrics by Enya from Roma Ryan's poem

A Day Without Rain
Studio album by Enya

Release and promotion[]

A Day Without Rain was promoted via various promotional strategies. The lead single, “Only Time”, was announced on September 19, 2000, along with the release date of the single. On October 3, Enya announced A Day Without Rain, and its release date of November 21. Enya unveiled the cover art on October 14, and began unveiling the track list titles day by day while on a podcast talking about her life and career so far on November 1.

A Day Without Rain was released on November 21, 2000 by Warner Bros. Records. It was released on CD, casette, and PictureDisc. On its release date, an album release party was held. Enya later did many interviews for the album, and would perform on award shows such as the 2001 MTV Awards and 2002 Grammys. Before and after its release, Enya promoted the album via Billboards and TV ads. Enya released 7 music videos for the album, “A Day Without Rain”, “Only Time”, “Wild Child”, “Flora’s Secret”, “Fallen Embers”, “One by One”, and “Lazy Days”.

To further promote the album, Enya went on the A Day Without Rain World Tour from March 2001 to February 2002. The tour became the biggest tour at that point in time, by box office and ticket sales. Enya released a live album, A Day Without Rain Live, after the end of the tour which contained all of the album’s tracks plus 3 older songs from different albums. It was released in July 2002. To celebrate the end of the A Day Without Rain era, Enya released a box set containing the album, unreleased b-sides of singles from the album, music videos, and live performances, plus fan merchandise.

On November 21, 2015, to celebrate the 15th anniversary of A Day Without Rain, Enya released a delu

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