Biography - Overview Award winning Record sales exceed $80,000,000 Enya vs Enya musical group Enya Nicky Young Roma Ryan Eithne to Enya

Biography - Early Enya born in Ireland Family loves music First band – Clannad Solo career Theme music 1987 First album Piano lessons

Biography – Break Through Watermark “Orinoco Flow” Overnight success Shepherd Moons “Caribeean Blue” “Book of Days”

Biography – Continued Success Memory of Trees A Day Without Rain “Only Time” Amarantine International success

Biography – Musical Style New Age Celtic roots Celestial melodies Mezzo-soprano vocals

Biography – Musical Influence Influenced New Age Music Influenced Artists Nelly Furtado Relaxing Cello Music

Biography – Multiple Languages English Japanese Loxian (fictional language) Welsh Spanish French Latin Irish Gaelic

Biography - Marketing No live tours Difficult to perform Voice layers TV appearance Sing along Pre-recording Lip-synch

Biography – Unique Sound Sonic experimenting Layered voice Layered instruments Unique style

Biography – Personal Life Victorian castle Private life Never Married Catholic Doesn’t listen to music

Biography – Achievements Grammy awards Academy Award Best Irish Artist awards Unlikely rise Strong following

Composition – Orinoco Flow ‘Sail Away’ Breakout hit Nearly shelved Produced by Nicky Young Lyrics by Roma Ryan Composed and sung by Enya

Composition – Storms in Africa Two versions Gaelic Lyrics by Roma Ryan Produced by Nicky Young Composed and sung by Enya

Composition – Book of Days Two versions Gaelic Far and Away Lyrics by Roma Ryan Produced by Nicky Young Composed and sung by Enya

Composition – Only Time A Day Without Rain Sweet November 9 11 tragedy Lyrics by Roma Ryan Produced by Nicky Young Composed and sung by Enya

Listening Guide – Orinoco Flow Melody is synthesized Feels like you’re sailing Echoing effect smooths sound Chorus and verse combine Ends with angelic ‘ahh’

Listening Guide – Storms in Africa Long introduction, long coda No chorus Melody slows and quickens Voices build Pronounced drums, voice fades

Listening Guide – Book of Days No coda Tempo changes Keyboard harmony, voice melody Rhythm fades and returns

Listening Guide – Only Time Snapping on accent Harmony voices swirl New harmony, new voices Voices swirl on each other Plucking cello strings

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