Enya

Over the years, Enya has released a large number of CD singles, many of which included bonus tracks that were not included in any of the albums. "Jersey Boys," a musical play based on the lives of The Four Seasons, is running at the La Jolla (California) Playhouse through January 2, 2005 and is headed for Broadway. In addition, a 1986 soundtrack album for The Frog Prince (a.k.a. French Lesson) contains mostly music composed by Enya but not performed by her; a later CD release added two previously unreleased vocal tracks by her. The Four Seasons were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990, and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1999. Nonetheless, there were plans for Enya to perform a live concert, perhaps for pay-per-view, but as of 2005 these plans have yet to materialize. The partnership continues to this day. She has said that her form of music is virtually impossible to perform accurately in a live venue. The band name is also the name of a legal partnership, The 4 Seasons Partnership, that Valli and Gaudio entered into at the start of their careers, agreeing to split all the proceeds from their musical efforts 50-50.

She has never toured since becoming a superstar in 1988. The band would, however, enjoy a brief revival in their popularity in the mid 1970s, with the hits "Who Loves You", "Swearin' to God", and "December, 1963 (Oh What a Night)". Enya rarely performs in public, and even when appearing on television often lip-syncs or sings to a backing track. By the end of the decade, however, the group's popularity was deteriorating, as public interest moved towards rock with a harder edge and more socially conscious lyrics. "May It Be" was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song at the 2002 ceremonies, but did not win. In the mid 1960s, the British Invasion slowed down their career somewhat, but the Four Seasons released several more big hits in 1964, such as "Dawn", "Rag Doll", "Big Man in Town", "Ronnie" and "Save It for Me". Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, including 1991's "Lothlórien" and 2001's "May It Be" (sung in English and Quenya) and "Aníron" (in Sindarin)—the last two appearing on the soundtrack of Peter Jackson's movie The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. The Four Seasons followed up "Sherry" with several well-remembered hits, including "Big Girls Don't Cry", "Walk Like a Man" and "Candy Girl".

R. After many more personnel changes, the band still tours today, but Valli is the only original member left. R. Massi left the band in 1965 and was briefly replaced by arranger Charles Calello before Joe Long became a mainstay on bass for the next 10 years. Enya has performed songs relating to J. Lead singer Frankie Valli began recording in 1953, but the group (Valli, Bob Gaudio on keyboards, Tommy DeVito on lead guitar, and Nick Massi on bass), which formed in 1960, didn't release their first hit until 1962, with "Sherry", produced by Bob Crewe. Tolkien. The Four Seasons are an American pop and doo wop group, distinct from many similar groups of the 1950s and 60s in their traditional Italian-American sound.

R. December 1963 (Oh What a Night). R. Who Loves You. Roma Ryan has written lyrics in Welsh, Irish, Latin, Spanish, and even languages created by J. Swearin' To God (Frankie Valli). A number of Enya's songs are sung entirely in Irish Gaelic or Latin, with others containing the hithero-mentioned mixed with English or English by itself. My Eyes Adored You (Frankie Valli).

After a brief flurry of excitement among fans, Enya issued a press release on her official Web site on 19 September stating that this was a mistake and no new album is immediately forthcoming. Will You Love Me Tomorrow (originally by The Shirelles). In announcing the new recording, Warner Music Japan stated that Enya's next album was scheduled for release (in Japan at least) in mid-November. C'mon Marianne. In September 2004, a new song called "Sumiregusa" was unveiled in Japan as part of an advertising campaign for Panasonic (commercial release has yet to occur as of November 2004). Can't Take My Eyes Off You (Frankie Valli). In 2004, Enya was reportedly working on her next album, but no release date is in sight. Beggin'.

As a result, fans have had to wait as long as five years between albums. Tell It To The Rain. Enya is a self-admitted slow worker when it comes to composing music. I've Got You Under My Skin. This sparked complaints within Enya's fan community. Opus 17 (Don't You Worry 'Bout Me). Many Enya fans, however, are resentful that her music has been forever linked with the attacks; an example of this occurred on a 2002 appearance on CNN's Larry King Live when images of battle in Afghanistan were shown on screen as she performed "May It Be", a song with no war connection. Working My Way Back To You.

She initially frowned upon this use, especially when many bootlegged versions of "Only Time" mixed with sound effects from the attack began to appear. She agreed to release a special edition of the song with funds going to the families of victims. Don't Think Twice (It's Allright) (The Wonder Who?). After the September 11, 2001 attacks, her song "Only Time" (from A Day Without Rain) was used as a backdrop for many in radio and TV reports about the attacks. Let's Hang On. Following a five year wait, she released A Day Without Rain in 2000 featuring 34 minutes of new material. Girl Come Running. The resulting score was so similar to Enya's work that some sources erroneously credit Enya with the music. Bye Bye Baby (Baby Goodbye).

Cameron subsequently asked composer James Horner to adapt Enya's style for his score. Big Man In Town. She was offered the chance to compose the score for James Cameron's 1997 film Titanic, but declined. Save It For Me. In 1997 Enya released her greatest hits collection Paint The Sky With Stars: The Best of Enya, which featured two new songs. Rag Doll. Despite winning Grammys for "Best New Age Album", Enya does not personally classify her music as belonging to that genre. Four years later she released the Grammy-winning The Memory of Trees (1995). Alone (originally by the Shepherd Sisters).

Three years later, she followed with another hit album Shepherd Moons, which sold ten million copies and earned Enya her first Grammy Award. Ronnie. "Orinoco Flow" topped the charts in Britain and the album sold eight million copies. Stay (originally by Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs). Enya achieved a breakthrough in her career in 1988 with the album Watermark featuring the hit song "Orinoco Flow" (sometimes referred to as "Sail Away"). Dawn (Go Away). The song "Boadicea" from this album would later be sampled by The Fugees (1996, causing a brief stir because the group neither sought permission from Enya nor gave her credit initially) and Mario Winans (2004). Marlena.

The music she produced was featured on her first solo album, Enya (1987), but attracted little attention at the time. Candy Girl. She was contracted to provide music for the soundtrack of the 1986 television documentary The Celts. Walk Like A Man. Eithne was first credited as Enya for writing some of the music for the 1984 movie The Frog Prince. Big Girls Don't Cry. Eithne, working with Nicky and his wife Roma, recorded two solo instrumental songs called "An Ghaoth On Ghrian" ("The Solar Wind") and "Miss Clare Remembers" that were released on the 1984 album Touch Travel. Sherry.

In 1982 (shortly before Clannad became famous for "Theme From Harry's Game"), producer and manager Nicky Ryan left Clannad and Eithne joined him to start her own solo career. 1996 Four Seasons with Frankie Valli. Eithne played the keyboard and provided backing vocals on their albums Cran Ull (1980) and Fuaim (1982). 1995 Who Loves You. In 1980, Eithne joined Clannad, the band composed of her siblings Máire, Pól, and Ciarán and twin uncles Noel and Padraig Duggan. 1995 Oh What a Night. Eithne has four brothers and four sisters, several of whom formed the band An Clann As Dobhair in 1968 (they renamed the band Clannad in the 1970s). 1994 Sing for You.

Her grandparents were in a band that traveled and played throughout Ireland, her father was the leader of the Slieve Foy Band before opening a pub, and her mother played in a dance band and later taught music at the Gweedore Comprehensive School. 1994 Sherry/Big Girls Don't Cry. Eithne was born in Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland in 1961 to a musical family. 1993 Dance Album. Enya is a phonetic approximation of how Eithne is pronounced in her native Irish Gaelic. 1993 The Four Seasons Dance Album. As a musical group, Enya is really three people: Enya herself composes and performs the music; Nicky Ryan, who produces the records; and Roma Ryan, who writes the lyrics, often in several languages. 1992 Hope & Glory.

Enya (born 17 May 1961), birth name Eithne Ní Bhraonáin (sometimes seen as the Anglicized Enya Brennan), is Ireland's best-selling solo musician. 2. Aside from the general release in the US and UK, the Canadian edition included one bonus track, while Japanese fans got to hear two bonuses. 1990 Live, Vol. Three versions of A Day Without Rain were released. 1. A Day Without Rain (2000, won 2001 Grammy for "Best New Age Album")