In a world where some stars cannot ask for a white oatmeal without sharing it on Instagram, Inya – Who turned 64 on May 17 – is an anomaly. The singer, better known for the ubiquitous successes of the 80s and 90s as «Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)» and «Only Time», has sold more than 80 million albums worldwide, making it Taylor Swift to Moby a, uh, Spencer Pratt.
In January 2025, the star of reality Pratt became viral Tiktok with videos of himself eating burritos to one of his songs, «Echoes in Rain». He even said that he wanted to travel to Ireland to ask the singer to ask for permission to remembered his work with his wife’s music, Heidi Montag – But fans wisely told him to stay well away! And in 2023, «Enyacore» was widely held online, with fans creating fantasy videos established in their music, bringing a new generation of listeners in their own way.
However, in some way, the star has managed to avoid everything that normally comes with fame.
Born Eithne Abraigín Ní Bhraonáin in Donegal County, Ireland, Enya has never been in a Twitter dispute, appeared in a reality show or had a malfunction of the costumes in an awards ceremony. In fact, his appearances on the red carpet and the press interviews have been few and very far, so he is often described as lonely. However, a greater investigation reveals that the dream of the introvert is simply living, leading a quiet life out of Dublin in the castle that bought in 1997 for 3.8 million euros (just over $ 4.1 million) with only its cats for company.
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The singer branched from her family band Clannad in the 1980s with her unique and ethereal sound: coral part, new era, part of modern synthesizer. It means that it is in the soundtrack numerous holiday shows, dinners and small town yoga classes, for most of the four decades. One of his best known and relaxing songs, «Only Time», launched in 2000, became synonymous with the sad television coverage of September 11.
Over the years, often with long landscapes, he has launched eight studio albums and won four Grammys, as well as an Oscar nomination in 2002 for his work in the Lord of the Rings Soundtrack, but she has never been on tour or made a solo concert. Instead, he has created his own private refuge from all the madness that success can bring. His home, yes, the castle, has high walls and radical views.
«It’s very castle abroad,» he said The guardian In 2000, in a rare interview. «But it is a home inside. It is actually a very small castle and I fell in love with it.» She added: «In the morning I open the blinds, you will notice in the castle of her blinds, not curtains, and look towards the Irish sea. He is beautiful and very inspiring.»
Bond – whose band, U2, is the only export of Irish music more successful than her, is a neighbor, but do not pass the time, although occasionally they cross in some of the most elegant restaurants in Dublin. In fact, Enya’s creative circle is small: he has worked with the producer Nicky Ryan And his wife, lyricist Rome Ryan Since she started, and they live nearby.
Prisoner, although? Not quite. She enjoys the luxuries of life; She is selective about who shares them with. She has never married or had children, but has been in relationships. They have just maintained very, very private.
«That I am not married and I have no children has been my choice,» he said in the same Guardian interview. «I don’t think I missed me in any way. At school, other girls talked about marrying, but it was never in my list of things to do. I was looking at something else. Actually, what I passed was not as traumatic as I am doing.
The star knows that some fans and critics find her quiet life perplex. «My private lifestyle annoyed many people,» he added. «It is not a pendant offensive that does not want to go to nightclubs. What happened to the choice? My choice is that after a certain amount of promotion, I feel that it becomes very false and then I am not interested. When the album has been out there, for example, 10 months, people will begin to focus on me and I really do not want that I love that music is known, but I am not after fame.»
Enya spoke more about his love for privacy in an interview with Irish times In 2015. «It was important for me to retain privacy, because I was a little worried that fame could interfere with my writing, with my music; that I could have changed in what I was working on,» he said. «I was really protecting everything carefully and closely.»
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The same year, he said Independent: «I have never tried to create an enigma. I have always been a very independent person.»
In fact, she is so focused on her music, that she wonders if she is one of the reasons why she has never been married. «There have been … relationships,» he said in the same interview. «It is quite difficult to make someone accept that, well, it is not that it is the second in music, but I need a certain amount of space for him. And although the person understood that at first, there is something like jealousy towards music after a while. It is difficult.»
While most fans respect the firm limits of the star, over the years, some have violated their privacy in a terrifying style. In 2005, a fan broke into his castle and tied a maid while looking for the star and stole personal items, but without money or value objects. Enya herself managed to hide in a panic room, and a man was arrested. Even behind, in 1996, an Italian fan who had been following her for more than a year stabbed in her parents’ pub when asked to leave.
«It has been traumatic,» he said in his 2015 interview with Independent. «I receive letters from people who say they come to meet me. But, you know, I sympathize with these people because I feel they are very disturbed. They lean towards music or towards me, for other reasons. They need help.»
Fortunately, most fans leave Enya well alone, happy to be happy. But what do she do while hiding in that castle? «I do pilates,» she said Independent. «No classes; I have an instructor that comes to me. I do it in the privacy of my own home.»
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She also told her The believer Magazine in 2017 that you see a lot of television and movies, listing Alfred Hitchhock’s Rebecca Like your favorite classic movie. «There are many things on television where I’m not really interested, such as soaps and things like that,» he said, before revealing what loves Breaking Bad. «Grande fan,» he said. «It’s wonderful. I, Nicky and Rome are great fans of Breaking Bad. We just didn’t miss an episode. I like mad Men also.»
He also revealed that, unlike his lonely image, he comes out, sometimes he is even recognized. «Sometimes you think you are in an environment where nobody will know you,» he said in the same interview. “In Australia and enter a store with my sister, and the following, what I get, this is what I get: ‘Do you know who you see?’ And I stay there, and because I don’t say anything, they go, ‘are you?’ And then I feel that it is not fair to say no, so I will, my smile gives it. «
She added: «My fans really understand me and give me space. They will ask for an autograph and they will simply leave. They are very understanding for the way I like to live, and to the fact that I have always pressed the music, instead of me, forward. I always say that fame and success are two different things.»
It has been a while since Enya launched something new: his last album, Dark Sky IslandHe left in 2015. In 2023, a new version of «Orinoco Flow» was launched, along with a new vinyl version of his iconic 1988 album, FiligreeAnd its official website received a lick of paint at that time, but has been inactive since then. In February 2025, he won a RTE award for the Irish classic album, but did not attend the ceremony in person.
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Instead, she issued a statement: “I am very honest tonight. When Filigree He came out, was very proud to be able to make music. My love for music has always been a driving force for me and any success always feels like a great advantage, since I have been decided to create music that is faithful to me from a very early age. Filigree My career really started and has always kept me very special. «
Meanwhile, the residents of the Irish village of Dalkey, near where he lives, they say it is still difficult to achieve. In Sunday Times In April 2025 entitled «In search of Enya, the star who moved away from the center of attention,» some said they had seen her being driven by the driver in a brown Mercedes limousine from time to time. And an owner of a local restaurant, Jérôme FernandesHe said that he had fenhed for the last time in his place, the guinea pig, before the pandemic. «Although it is rarely seen these days, Enya is still highly respected in Dalkey, since it has brought so much positivity to the area,» he said. «When he was here before Covid, it was clear that he was not looking for attention and did not stand out compared to anyone else.»
But, while the creation of Spencer Pratt Tiktoks, television programs with ships in them need sound bands and yoga teachers want to create the perfect but edifying but edifying atmosphere, the distinctive and timeless music of Enya will continue to call attention, and keep it already their beloved warm, welcoming and happy cats in its castle.
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