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Metro
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
Enya seen for the first time in 8 years after reclusive life in Victorian castle
Enya has been spotted for the first time in years. The Only Time hitmaker, 64, is rarely seen out and about, having floated onto the world's stage in the 1980s with her ethereal, unique sound on hits including Orinoco Flow and Evening Falls. Since, she's clocked up four Grammy Awards, countless nominations and an Oscars shortlist for her soundtrack classic May It Be, from Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. The vocalist, famed for her haunting choir-like melodies, is the second most successful Irish artist of all time after U2, having sold over 80million albums, and she's got a reported £98m fortune. Fans have been wondering where Enya is, as her last music drop was ten years ago in her 2015 eighth studio album, Dark Sky Island. She's also not been seen publicly since the Grammys in 2017, so this was a reassuring moment for fans, as she looked the picture of health, dressed up for a wedding at Drumhalla House in Donegal on May 16. The Only Time hitmaker wore a gorgeous black and white lacey dress, with a shimmering necklace and short haircut as she posed with fellow attendees. The Irish singer's reclusive lifestyle has been documented over the years, as she reportedly spends much time in her 19th century castle, located just south of Dublin, by the sea. Having bought Manderley Castle – named after the house in her favourite book, Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca – in 1997 for €3.8m (£2.5m), Enya is thought to enjoy the sprawling space with, at one time, up to a dozen cats. In a 2015 interview while talking about her new music, Enya touched on her love life. 'I am single, yes,' she told The Independent. 'But as the song suggests, there have been… relationships. It's quite hard to have someone accept that – well, not that they are second to the music, but that I do need a certain amount of space for it. 'And even though the person will understand that at the beginning, there is something like jealousy towards the music after a while.' There was a seven-year gap between her last two albums, and Enya said at the time that she needed the pause. Alongside her Irish bolthole, Enya bought a house in the south of France and travelled in this time, visiting family. The rest of her days, the publication report, are spent in Manderley Castle, not far from Bono's place. During her time there Enya has fortified the castle walls sky-high, having experienced a number of disturbing run-ins with stalkers, which she told the outlet has 'been traumatic'. Enya was born Eithne Ní Bhraonáin in Ireland in 1961, one of nine children. As a teenager Enya enjoyed a brief time with her family's band Clannad, before going it alone and collaborating with producer Nicky Ryan and his poet wife Roma Ryan, who she continued to work with all the way to her latest album. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you.
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Enya leaves fans stunned as she makes first public appearance in eight years amid her reclusive life
Enya has left fans stunned as she recently made her first public appearance in eight years. The Irish singer-songwriter, 64, known for her reclusive lifestyle, enjoyed a rare night out earlier this month as she was snapped at a wedding in Donegal, northwest Ireland. The Orinoco Flow hitmaker smiled for the photo as she posed alongside her sister Moya Brennan, brother-in-law Tim Jarvis and members of the Irish dance group, Donegal Dancers. Dressed up for the nuptials at Drumhalla House, Enya looked fabulous in a black lace top and chic white midi skirt which she teamed with black heels and silver jewellery. The performer, who ventured out of the Dublin castle she shares with her cats, wore her raven locks in a chic fringed style and highlighted her features with a subtle palette of make-up. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. The image was shared to the Donegal Dancer's official Facebook page, as well as on Reddit, with fans quick to comment on how great Enya looked. They penned: 'She looks great after another decade! And her outfit, of course, is totally enya coded.' 'Good to see our Enya. Moya is looking great too.' 'Omg, I'm so happy to see her finally.' 'Wow she looks great! She gained a bit of weight and it really suits her. Makes her look younger.' 'She looks so lovely here, but girl drop the mixtape already omg it's been 10 years.' Enya's last public appearance was at the 2017 Grammy Awards. The performer has maintained a reclusive existence since she shot to super-stardom following the release of her global hit Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) in 1988. The image was shared to the Donegal Dancer's official Facebook page, as well as on Reddit, with fans quick to comment on how great Enya looked Her next door neighbour is U2 frontman Bono and in a rare televised appearance on This Morning in 2016 she joked that the rocker popped round to borrow sugar Enya, who is renowned for her ethereal vocals, lives in the impressive Ayesha Castle in Killiney, south Dublin, which boasts stunning views of the Irish Sea. She purchased the building for £2.5 million in 1997 and currently lives alone with only her cats for company. Her next door neighbour is U2 frontman Bono and in a rare televised appearance on This Morning in 2016 she joked that the rocker popped round to borrow sugar. She previously told The Guardian: 'It's very castle on the exterior, but it's very much a home inside. It's actually a very small castle and I fell in love with it' Her unique brand of music is created in collaboration with producer Nicky Ryan, 67, and his lyricist wife Roma. The Irish songstress is her country's best-selling solo artist and has released nine studio albums, selling an estimated 75-80 million records worldwide. She's recorded in 10 different languages including in Lord of the Rings creator JRR Tolkien's Sindarin and Quenya, as well as a language created by herself and her songwriters called Loxian. The star's success is an anomaly in an industry where constant touring, heavy radio play and public appearances are usually required to return strong record sales. An industry insider told The Sun: 'Throughout the music business there's no one else who is so successful about whom so little is known. She doesn't socialise, she's barely seen out of the house, there aren't any clues in her lyrics about her life.' Enya's last public appearance was at the 2017 Grammy Awards [pictured] However, she has vehemently defended her lifestyle and approach to music. 'It's not a hanging offence not wanting to go to nightclubs,' said the singer. 'What happened to choice? My choice is that after a certain amount of promotion, I feel it gets very false and then I'm not interested. 'When the album has been out for, say, 10 months, people will start focusing on me and I really don't want that. I love the music to be known, but I'm not after fame for myself.' She told The Independent that she had 'never tried to create an enigma' but has always been an independent person. Her passion for music has had an impact on her love-life, although music is what's most important to her. She previously said: '...there have been… relationships. It's quite hard to have someone accept that – well, not that they are second to the music, but that I do need a certain amount of space for it. And even though the person will understand that at the beginning, there is something like jealousy towards the music after a while.' Hailing from a musical family, Enya became a member of the Celtic folk band Clannad in 1980 but left just two years later to pursue a solo career. While each of her records through the nineties sold well, she had a boost in sales following the 9/11 terror attacks when her song Only Time, from her album A Day Without Rain (2000), was used by CNN to accompany clips of shocking footage from the attacks. Her distinguished career has seen her win four Grammy awards as well as an Oscar nomination and Golden Globe gong for May It Be, a song she wrote for Lord of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Ring.
Extra.ie
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
Enya stuns fans with first public sighting in eight years
Fans are going wild after spotting none other than Enya, in public for the first time in eight years. The reclusive vocalist is notorious for spending most of her time in her Victorian castle just outside of Dublin, with U2 frontman, Bono as her next door neighbor. However, in a rare sighting, the beloved songstress stepped out of her compound to attend a wedding in Donegal. Fans are going wild after spotting none other than Enya, in public for the first time in eight years. Pic:In a new snap, the 64-year-old can be seen smiling with other attendees as she dons a black lace top and flowing yellow skirt. The wedding took place at Drumhalla House in Donegal on May 16, with fans quick to take to Reddit to gush over the image. Honouring her first public appearance since the Grammy's in 2017, one user wrote: 'Good to see our Enya.' The reclusive vocalist is notorious for spending most of her time in her Victorian castle just outside of Dublin, with U2 frontman, Bono as her next door neighbor. Pic: Facebook/DonegalDancers 'Glad to see them and Enya doing well,' another penned. 'She looks so lovely here, but girl drop the mixtape already omg it's been 10 years,' a third joked, while a fourth simply added: 'She looks stunning.' Earlier this year the star was almost prompted out of hiding by an unlikely source. The Hills star Spencer Pratt had hopes of making his way to Ireland in a bid to track her down. Spencer is eager to chat with the Donegal native, as he bids to get her approval for a sample of one of her songs.
The Irish Sun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Singer Enya spotted in public for the first time in EIGHT years as reclusive star makes rare trip outside £98m castle
ENYA has been spotted for the first time in eight years after becoming notorious for her reclusive lifestyle. The Irish vocalist spends much of her time hunkered down in her vast Victorian castle near Advertisement 6 Singer Enya has been spotted in public for the first time in EIGHT years Credit: Facebook 6 The Caribbean Blue hitmaker, 64, attended a wedding in Donegal Credit: Facebook 6 She lives a reclusive life in a castle near Dublin Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd Yet a new snap has seen the 64-year-old Caribbean Blue hitmaker stepping out from her stunning £98million compound, which she bought in 1997, for a night out. The vocalist could be seen smiling as she posed for a picture with a bunch of others. She could be seen donning a black lace top and flowing yellow skirt, accessorising with a silver bracelet. The chart star, famed for tracks including Orinoco Flow and Only Time, styled her brunette hair poker straight with a wispy fringe. Advertisement read more enya She kept her make-up fresh as she attended a wedding at Drumhalla House in Donegal on May 16. Fans were quick to gush over the fresh snap on Reddit, which marked her last public appearance since the Grammy's in 2017. One wrote: "Glad to see them and Enya doing well." A second posted: "Omg, I'm so happy to see her finally," as a third put: "Good to see our Enya." Advertisement Most read in Music One loyal fan then added: "I recognise her outfit from this 2016 performance of Orinoco Flow in Japan edit: and Enya's live US performance of Echoes in Rain — re-worn very stylishly." Another mused: "She looks so lovely here, but girl drop the mixtape already omg it's been 10 years." One simply put: "She looks stunning." GOING SOLO Enya's isolated life with her cats has been well-documented. Advertisement We previously reported how she also bans herself from listening to other artists' music and once claimed to have never bought an album — to keep her own work as original as possible. She spends nearly all her waking hours with a much older married couple who for 30 years have helped create her eerie, warbling music. Songs are painstakingly put together, often overdubbed with vocals more than 500 times. They are sung in a bizarre mix of languages. Advertisement Initially a mixture of English and Gaelic, she now records in Sindarin and Quenya, both created by author JRR Tolkien, and Loxian — which she invented herself with her songwriters. ENYA'S HISTORY Eithne Ní Bhraonáin, in Gweedore, Co Donegal, Ireland, she grew up as one of nine siblings. She was a shy child who loved playing the piano and singing, later explaining how the pandemonium of a large family instilled her lifelong love of being alone and describing silence as a luxury. At 19 she joined her family's band, Celtic music group Clannad, on synth and backing vocals. Advertisement She left two years later, moving into the Dublin home of Nicky Ryan, 69, the group's producer, and his wife Roma, 61. Following her acrimonious split from Clannad, the three wrote music together, culminating in her 1987 self-titled debut album. But it was with the release of second LP Watermark the following year that she entered the stratosphere. Featuring her best-known track, Orinoco Flow (Sail Away), it shifted 11million copies worldwide. Since then the trio have worked closely on a string of albums which have quietly sold by the bucketload. Advertisement She has won four Grammys and got an Oscar nod, for her work on the Lord Of The Rings soundtrack. The single star previously spoke of her isolated life, music success and juggling love and said: "I am single, yes. "But as the song suggests, there have been… relationships. It's quite hard to have someone accept that – well, not that they are second to the music, but that I do need a certain amount of space for it." She added to the Advertisement "It's difficult." 6 The Orinoco Flow and Only Time singer has achieved huge chart success Credit: Handout 6 She has won four Grammy Awards Credit: Getty - Contributor 6 She previously told how any relationship would come second to her music Credit: AFP Advertisement
The Sun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Singer Enya spotted in public for the first time in EIGHT years as reclusive star makes rare trip outside £98m castle
ENYA has been spotted for the first time in eight years after becoming notorious for her reclusive lifestyle. The Irish vocalist spends much of her time hunkered down in her vast Victorian castle near Dublin, with U2 lead vocalist Bono, 65, as her next door neighbour. 6 6 6 Yet a new snap has seen the 64-year-old Caribbean Blue hitmaker stepping out from her stunning £98million compound, which she bought in 1997, for a night out. The vocalist could be seen smiling as she posed for a picture with a bunch of others. She could be seen donning a black lace top and flowing yellow skirt, accessorising with a silver bracelet. The chart star, famed for tracks including Orinoco Flow and Only Time, styled her brunette hair poker straight with a wispy fringe. She kept her make-up fresh as she attended a wedding at Drumhalla House in Donegal on May 16. Fans were quick to gush over the fresh snap on Reddit, which marked her last public appearance since the Grammy's in 2017. One wrote: "Glad to see them and Enya doing well." A second posted: "Omg, I'm so happy to see her finally," as a third put: "Good to see our Enya." One loyal fan then added: "I recognise her outfit from this 2016 performance of Orinoco Flow in Japan edit: and Enya's live US performance of Echoes in Rain — re-worn very stylishly." Another mused: "She looks so lovely here, but girl drop the mixtape already omg it's been 10 years." One simply put: "She looks stunning." GOING SOLO Enya's isolated life with her cats has been well-documented. We previously reported how she also bans herself from listening to other artists' music and once claimed to have never bought an album — to keep her own work as original as possible. She spends nearly all her waking hours with a much older married couple who for 30 years have helped create her eerie, warbling music. Songs are painstakingly put together, often overdubbed with vocals more than 500 times. They are sung in a bizarre mix of languages. Initially a mixture of English and Gaelic, she now records in Sindarin and Quenya, both created by author JRR Tolkien, and Loxian — which she invented herself with her songwriters. ENYA'S HISTORY Eithne Ní Bhraonáin, in Gweedore, Co Donegal, Ireland, she grew up as one of nine siblings. She was a shy child who loved playing the piano and singing, later explaining how the pandemonium of a large family instilled her lifelong love of being alone and describing silence as a luxury. At 19 she joined her family's band, Celtic music group Clannad, on synth and backing vocals. She left two years later, moving into the Dublin home of Nicky Ryan, 69, the group's producer, and his wife Roma, 61. Following her acrimonious split from Clannad, the three wrote music together, culminating in her 1987 self-titled debut album. But it was with the release of second LP Watermark the following year that she entered the stratosphere. Featuring her best-known track, Orinoco Flow (Sail Away), it shifted 11million copies worldwide. Since then the trio have worked closely on a string of albums which have quietly sold by the bucketload. She has won four Grammys and got an Oscar nod, for her work on the Lord Of The Rings soundtrack. The single star previously spoke of her isolated life, music success and juggling love and said: "I am single, yes. "But as the song suggests, there have been… relationships. It's quite hard to have someone accept that – well, not that they are second to the music, but that I do need a certain amount of space for it." She added to the Independent: "And even though the person will understand that at the beginning, there is something like jealousy towards the music after a while. "It's difficult." 6 6 6
