Some facts
about Enya
Her real name is Eithne Ni Bhraonain.
Enya speaks (fluently) Irish Gaelic as her first language and English as the
second.
With 60 million albums sold since 1988's Watermark, this means that Enya has sold an
average of over 10,000 albums per day. That works out to about 12 copies during the
time it takes to read these facts.
Her music has appeared in many more smash hit films, including "L.A. Story",
"Green Card", "Toys", the TomCruise/Nicole Kidman film "Far and
Away" and Martin Scorcese's "Age Of Innocence". Enya's new song 'Only Time'
features in the film, "Sweet November", starring Charlize Theron and Keanu
Reeves. In 2001 she records 2 brand new songs for Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of
the Ring soundtrack, "Aniron (theme for Aragorn and Arwen)" and "May It
Be".
Enya has sold an excess of 50 million
albums worldwide. Earnings from these sales have reportedly put Enya among Ireland's top
hundred richest people |