Hille bemelmans enya biography

ByBrian Boone

Does Enya make music, or does Enya weave evocative, imaginative, soul-stirring, mind-opening soundscapes?

However one can classify the artist — she's a singer, a musician, a guide to the ethereal world of richly produced New Age ideas combined with traditional Irish sounds — one can't deny that her work has resonated with millions.

With memorable hits such as "Only Time" and "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)," Enya is one of the best-selling artists of all time, and certainly one of the most popular non-rock, country, or R&B musicians. Despite this success, she has unleashed just a handful of mysterious and haunting albums since the 1980s, carefully crafting a perpetual soundtrack for relaxation, meditation, and millions of chill-out sessions.

Advertisement

Her compositions and performances are so next-level, as spiritual and inscrutable as they are inviting, that the world wants to know about Enya's whole deal.