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Eithne, the fourth youngest of nine children, comes from the small village of Dore (Dobhar in Irish) in the Gweedore (Gaoth Dobhair) region of County Donegal in the northwest of the Republic of Ireland. She now lives in Killiney, a coastal district on the southern outskirts of Dublin The family is very musical and her parents played in a family dance band before settling down... See full bio »

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Filmography

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2011 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (performer: "Orinoco Flow")
 
2010 WrestleMania XXVI: The World Television Premiere (TV special) (performer: "Deora Mo Chroi")
 
2010 Shrek Forever After (writer: "Orinoco Flow" / performer: "Orinoco Flow")
 
2006-2009 So You Think You Can Dance (TV series)
Finale: Winner Announced (2009) (performer: "Dreams Are More Precious")
Top 18 Perform (2009) (performer: "Dreams Are More Precious")
Top 20 (2006) (performer: "Caribbean Blue")
 
2007 Criminal Minds (TV series)
Ashes and Dust (2007) (writer: "Boadicea" / performer: "Boadicea")
 
2007 Knocked Up (writer: "Once You Had Gold" / as Eithne Ni Bhraonain / performer: "Once You Had Gold")
 
2007 For the Bible Tells Me So (documentary) (writer: "Pax Deorum" / performer: "Pax Deorum")
 
2003 Peep Show (TV series)
Funeral (2003) (writer: "Orinoco Flow" - uncredited / performer: "Orinoco Flow" - uncredited)
 
2002 Hinter Gittern - Der Frauenknast (TV series)
Trautes Heim (2002) (performer: "Wild Child")
 
2002 Gilmore Girls (TV series)
There's the Rub (2002) (performer: "Deora Ar Mo Chroí")
 
2002 The 74th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (writer: "May It Be" / performer: "May It Be")
 
2002 Friends (TV series)
The One Where Chandler Takes a Bath (2002) (performer: "Only Time" - uncredited)
 
2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (writer: "May It Be", "Aníron" / performer: "May It Be", "Aníron")
 
2001 Ocean Men: Extreme Dive (documentary) (music: "A Day Without Rain", "Lazy Day" / performer: "A Day Without Rain", "Lazy Day")
 
2001 Witchblade (TV series)
Parallax (2001) (writer: "Evening Falls" / performer: "Evening Falls")
 
2001 Sweet November (writer: "Only Time" / performer: "Only Time" / producer: "Only Time")
 
2001 Baby Blue (music: "Wild Child", "Pilgrim" / performer: "Wild Child", "Pilgrim")
 
2000 Paradise Attempted (short) ("Book of Days")
 
1999 Tell Me Something (performer: "Boadicea")
 
1998 Shot Through the Heart (TV movie) (performer: "The Memory of Trees" / "The Memory of Trees" / as Enya Ryan)
 
1997 Noel's Christmas Presents (TV movie) (performer: "Storms in Africa" - uncredited)
 
1995 Cry, the Beloved Country (music: "Exile" / performer: "Exile")
 
1994 Somebody to Love (performer: "Dan Y Dwa")
 
1994 The Real World (TV series)
A Tribute to Pedro Zamora (1994) (performer: "Book of Days" - uncredited)
 
1993 Baywatch (TV series)
Sky Rider (1993) (performer: "Book of Days" - uncredited)
A Matter of Life and Death (1993) (performer: "Carribean Blue" - uncredited)
 
1993 The Age of Innocence (performer: "Marble Halls" / arranger: "Marble Halls")
 
1993 Piccolo grande amore (performer: "Caribbean Blue")
 
1992 Toys (writer: "EBUDAE" / performer: "EBUDAE")
 
1992 Far and Away (writer: "BOOK OF DAYS" / music: "BOOK OF DAYS" / performer: "BOOK OF DAYS")
 
1992 Sleepwalkers (writer: "Boadicea" / performer: "Boadicea")
 
1992 Casablanca revisitada (documentary) ("Watermark")
 
1991 L.A. Story (writer: "Epona", "Exile", "On Your Shore" / performer: "Epona", "Exile", "On Your Shore")
 
1990 Green Card (writer: "River", "Watermark", "Storms In Africa" / performer: "River", "Watermark", "Storms In Africa")
 
1987 The Celts (TV series documentary) (writer: "The Celts", "Alderbaran", "March of the Celts", "To Go Beyond", "Fairytale", "Epona" / performer: "The Celts", "Alderbaran", "March of the Celts", "To Go Beyond", "Fairytale", "Epona")
 
Show ShowComposer (5 titles)
2013 Sahaya Going Beyond (documentary short)
 
2001 Enya: The Video Collection (video)
 
1987 The Celts (TV series documentary)
 
1986/II The Frog Prince (as Enya Ní Bhraonáin)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (3 titles)
1996 Los ángeles no lloran (TV series) (composer: additional music - 1 episode)
Episode #1.1 (1996) (composer: additional music)
 
1994 Black Pearl (TV series) (composer: additional music - 1 episode)
Episode #1.1 (1994) (composer: additional music - uncredited)
 
1994 National Geographic: Last Voyage of the Lusitania (TV documentary) (composer: additional music)
 
Show ShowActress (1 title)
2001 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Musical Guest
Episode #9.29 (2001) … Musical Guest
 
Show ShowSelf (37 titles)
2013 Sahaya Going Beyond (documentary short)
Writer (voice)
 
2010 The Best of the World Music Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2009 The Alan Titchmarsh Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 3 February 2009 (2009) … Herself
 
2009 Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel (TV series)
Herself
Episode #6.3 (2009) … Herself
 
2008 Today (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 19 December 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2006-2008 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 18 December 2008 (2008) … Herself
Episode dated 26 January 2006 (2006) … Herself
 
2008 Good Morning America (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 17 December 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2008 This Morning (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 4 December 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2008 GMTV (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 13 November 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2007 The 49th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Award Winner
 
2006 The Late Late Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 8 December 2006 (2006) … Herself
Episode dated 24 March 2006 (2006) … Herself
 
2006 The 2006 World Music Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2006 Loose Women (TV series)
Herself
Episode #10.44 (2006) … Herself
 
2006 Saturday Early Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 11 March 2006 (2006) … Herself
 
2006 Verstehen Sie Spaß? (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.113 (2006) … Herself
 
2006 Christmas in Rockefeller Center (TV special)
Herself
 
2005 Breakfast (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 17 November 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2002 The 2002 World Music Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2002 The 74th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Performer: 'May it Be' & Nominee: Best Original Song
 
2002 The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special documentary)
Herself - Nominee: Best Original Song
 
2001-2002 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Musical Guest
Episode #10.8 (2002) … Herself
Episode #9.184 (2001) … Herself - Musical Guest
 
2001 San Remo 2001 (TV movie)
Herself
 
2001 Enya: The Video Collection (video)
Herself
 
2001 The 2001 World Music Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1997 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 12 December 1997 (1997) … Herself
 
1995 Esto es espectáculo (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 15 December 1995 (1995) … Herself
 
1988-1995 Top of the Pops (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 30 November 1995 (1995) … Herself
Episode dated 16 November 1995 (1995) … Herself
Episode dated 23 July 1992 (1992) … Herself
Episode dated 17 October 1991 (1991) … Herself
Episode dated 20 October 1988 (1988) … Herself
 
1993 One to One (TV series documentary)
Herself
Enya (1993) … Herself
 
1992 The 1992 World Music Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1992 Primero izquierda (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 20 February 1992 (1992) … Herself
 
1991 VIP noche (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 17 November 1991 (1991) … Herself
 
1991 Enya: Moonshadows (video short)
Herself
 
1989 On the Waterfront (TV series)
Herself
Episode #2.9 (1989) … Herself
 
1988-1989 Wogan (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 9 June 1989 (1989) … Herself
Episode dated 16 December 1988 (1988) … Herself
 
1989 Homeward Bound (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.2 (1989) … Herself
 
1989 The Value of Ignorance (video short)
Herself (voice)
 
1987 The Celts (TV series documentary)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2007 La tele de tu vida (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Album (CD): "Paint the Sky with Stars: The Best of Enya" (Warner Music UK Ltd. 3984 20895 2) See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Interviews  | 1 Article  | See more »


Alternate Names:

Enya Ní Bhraonáin

Height:

5' 2" (1.57 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

A lot of people know "Enya" the music, but they don't know what I look like, or what I do. And I think that that's really good... for me, and for the music as well. See more »

Trivia:

Usenet newsgroup: Alt-Music-Enya See more »

Trademark:

Often sings in a mix of Latin and Irish Gaelic See more »

Nickname:

The Silver Lady See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus