'85年為David Puttnam 的電影 [Frog Prince] (青蛙王子)擔(dān)任配樂，為其第一件個人音樂差事,。
'86年再為英國國家擴(kuò)播公司影杰 [The Celt] 擔(dān)任配樂,，同年英國國家擴(kuò)播公司將其配樂收錄為
Enya首張同名專輯出版，在愛爾蘭排行榜僅次 U2 的 [Joshua Tree] 位居亞軍,。
呼之欲出的個人才情嬴得國際性唱片公司 WEA 的一紙合約,，'88年推出首張正式個人專輯
[Watermark]，仍由默契搭擋Nicky Ryan擔(dān)任制作,。
[Watermark] 基本上承襲[Clannad]的創(chuàng)作理念,，融合愛爾蘭傳統(tǒng)根性與高科技的現(xiàn)代傳譯，著重
和聲及氣氛的營造,，藉合成樂器繁復(fù)之美經(jīng)營出超凡脫俗深邃飄渺的意境,，將樂器及人聲交互重疊的
音質(zhì)效果及有別[Clannad] 清泠滄淳的柔美清雅，樹立 Enya 深刻強(qiáng)烈的個人色彩,，在英國締造 Top
5 佳績,。
層次飽滿的單曲 "Orinoco Flow" 獲英國單曲排行榜冠軍達(dá)三周之久。
[Watermark] 專輯里的 "Storm in Africa",，"Exile",，"River" 等曲選錄在 '91年電影 [L.A. Story]
(愛就是這么奇妙) [Green Card] (綠卡) 中頻頻播。
'91年11月4日推出籌備三年的第二張大作 [Shepherd Moons] 仍由長期搭擋Nicky Ryan擔(dān)任制
作,，包括三首演奏曲,，九首英文及愛爾蘭方言的演唱曲，瑰麗神秘圣潔出塵的樂聲藉精致準(zhǔn)確的錄音
室技術(shù)繼[Watermark]後再次神游想像空間,。
為配合 [Shepherd Moons]專輯的發(fā)表,， 91年10月29日展開盛大的全球宣傳活動,，足跡遍布德
國，瑞典,，美國，加拿大,，澳洲,，日本，新加坡,，韓國及臺灣各地,。
'91年12月11日首度訪華，樸直雅清靜的脫俗氣質(zhì),，使各大媒體與樂迷為之傾倒,。
'92年1月，英國 Brits 提名名單揭曉,，Enya 入圍最佳國際女藝人獎項(xiàng),。
'92年，[Shepherd Moons] 在英國榜上掄元,，在美國榜則拿到第十七名,，澳洲，英國,，美國,，日
本，西班牙,，加拿大,，比利時(shí)，莒蘭,，廬森堡等國家獲頒白金唱片,，全球共賣出二百五十多萬張。
'92年昌假,，由朗霍華執(zhí)導(dǎo),， 湯姆克陌斯夫婦主演的超級大片[Far And Away] (遠(yuǎn)離家園)，以
Enya 的 "Book of Days" 做舂曲,，打入全英 Top 10 ,。
'92年11月，[Watermark] 在臺灣創(chuàng)下四白金銷售量,，[Shepherd Moons] 更締造七白金的佳績,，均
受到樂評的一致贊譽(yù)及歌 的熱誠歡迎，雅俗供賞之,。
'92年11月,，WEA 唱片公司取得 [The Celt] 的發(fā)行權(quán),，經(jīng)重新包裝設(shè)計(jì)後再度問世，在如夢似
幻,， 氤氳裊繞的音樂中,，Enya柔訴昔居爾特民族的傳說與文化。甫推出二個月即獲得雙白金的佳績,，
并打身入英國專輯榜 Top 10,。
'92 年 Billboard 年終排行榜上，[Shepherd Moons]與 [Watermark] 分占年度 New Age 專輯的冠
軍與第五名,，Enya 不愧為 New Age 音樂之后,。
'93年2月，第35屆葛萊美獎揭曉,，Enya 的 [Shepherd Moons] 專輯無庸置疑地拿下最佳 New
Age 專輯,。
'93年 Billboard 年終排行榜中，Enya 再以 [Shepherd Moons]與[Watermark] 獲得年度New Age
專輯榜的冠,，亞軍,，Enya 儼然己成為New Age 音樂的代名詞。
'94年初,，Enya 的 "Marble Halls" 一曲被電影 [The Age of Innocence] (純真年代) 選作插曲,，為
這部鋪陳上流社會與布爾喬亞美麗和腐敗， 注入一真實(shí)純凈的清流,。
'95年11月,，Enya 推出期待已久的新專輯 [The Memory Of Trees]，并又在第39屆葛萊美獎第二次
得最佳 New Age 專輯,。
聽恩雅的音樂最宜斜陽西下時(shí)分起始,。
火球般的落日沉浮在涌浪似的云層上，
將她最后的妍紅慷慨地施予紜黛長空,。
昏黃的夕照透過搖落的樹梢在床前移步,，
暮靄氤氳，
恩雅的音樂融入了四周的靜寂,。
當(dāng)你將目光漫無目的地投向遠(yuǎn)處的時(shí)候,，
似乎一切都在倏忽消逝。
夜幕緩緩落下,，
星焰明滅,。
此刻的恩雅音樂幻化成了星空彩繪。
都說恩雅的音樂是人間仙樂,，
她那吐氣如蘭的演唱唯有廣袤的天際能夠容納,。
作為凱樂特人后裔的愛爾蘭人為世界流行音樂抹上了一片增色生輝的異彩。
Van Morrison 的質(zhì)樸遒勁、
U2的蒼涼激越,、
The Chieftains的樸實(shí)純粹,、
Sinead O'connor的孤高清奇、
Enya的清麗飄逸,
都在音樂中突出了愛爾蘭人卓爾不群的個性,。
雖說恩雅的精致似乎是愛爾蘭音樂中的一個異數(shù),，
但我們并不拒絕她將我們帶入一個純美的音樂境界
恩雅在80年代初期是愛爾蘭樂隊(duì)Clannad的一員。1987年推出首張個人專輯〈Enya〉并未獲得預(yù)
期的反響,，88年憑〈Watermak〉專輯中的一曲“Orinono Flow”得以名揚(yáng)四海,，1991年的〈Shepherd
Moons〉（牧羊人之月）專輯鞏固了恩雅在New Age音樂領(lǐng)域的地位。
九七年推出的這張名為〈The Best Of Enya--Paint The Sky With Stars〉(最好的恩雅——星空彩
繪)的精選專輯收入了10年來恩雅音樂的佳作,，所選曲目大多為氣勢磅礴、節(jié)奏較為強(qiáng)勁,、稍具動感的
曲子,，靜態(tài)慢歌只在其中稍做點(diǎn)綴。
With her blend of folk melodies, synthesized backdrops, and classical motifs, Enya created a
distinctive style that more closely resembled new age than the folk and Celtic music that provided
her initial influences. Enya is from Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland, which she left in 1980 to join t
he Irish band Clannad, the group that already featured her older brothers and sisters. She stayed
with Clannad for two years, then left, hooking up with producer Nicky Ryan and lyricist Roma Ryan,
with whom she recorded film and television scores. The result was a successful album of TV music
for the BBC. Enya then recorded Watermark (1988), which featured her distinctive, flowing music
and multi-overdubbed trancelike singing; the album sold four million copies worldwide. Watermark
established Enya as an international star and launched a successful career that lasted well into
the '90s.
Enya (born Eithne Ní Bhraonáin) was born into a musical family. Her father, Leo Brennan, was the
leader of the Slieve Foy Band, a popular Irish show band; her mother was an amateur musician.
Most important to Enya's career were her siblings, who formed Clannad in 1976 with several of their
uncles. Enya joined the band as a keyboardist in 1979 and contributed to several of the group's
popular television soundtracks. In 1982, she left Clannad, claiming that she was uninterested in
following the pop direction the group had begun to pursue. Within a few years, she was
commissioned, along with producer/arranger Nicky Ryan and lyricist Roma Ryan, to provide the
score for a BBC-TV series called The Celts. The soundtrack was released in 1986 as her eponymous
solo album.
Enya didn't receive much notice, but Enya and the Ryans' second effort, Watermark, became a
surprise hit upon its release in 1988. "Orinoco Flow," the first single, became a number one hit in
Britain, helping the album eventually sell eight million copies worldwide. Enya spent the years
following the success of Watermark rather quietly; her most notable appearance was a cameo on
Sinéad O'Connor's I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got. She finally released Shepherd Moons, her
follow-up to Watermark, in 1991. Shepherd Moons was even more successful than its predecessor,
eventually selling over ten million copies worldwide; it entered the U.S. charts at number 17 and
remained in the Top 200 for almost four years.
Again, Enya was slow to follow up on the success of Shepherd Moons, spending nearly four years
working on her fourth album. The record, entitled Memory of Trees, was released in December 1995.
Memory of Trees entered the U.S. charts at number nine and sold over two million copies within its
first year of release. In 1997 came the release of a greatest-hits collection, Paint the Sky with Stars:
The Best of Enya, which featured two new songs. Enya's first album of new material in five years,
Day Without Rain, was released in late 2000. In 2002, she contributed material to the first film in Peter
Jackson's award-winning Lord of the Rings trilogy, scoring a hit with the single "May It Be."
Amarantine, her first full-length recording since Day Without Rain, followed in November 2005. A
holiday EP, Christmas Secrets, arrived in 2006, followed by an all new, full-length collection of
original seasonal music called And Winter Came in 2008.
