Happy Birthday: Enya

Today we celebrate the birthday of Enya, who – when she was born in County Donegal, Ireland – was graced with the full name of Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin. As such, it’s perhaps not a surprise that she ended up going with a slightly shorter moniker as a recording artist, but it’s worked out well for her: she’s had three chart-toppers and a number of top-10 hits around the world, and we thought we’d celebrate her birthday by offering up those songs and cite the countries in which they found their greatest success.

“Orinoco Flow” (#1 in the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Switzerland, and the Netherlands)

“Evening Falls” (#3 in Ireland)

“Caribbean Blue” (#8 in Ireland)

“Anywhere Is” (#7 in the UK and Austria)

“Only Time” (#1 in Austria and Switzerland)

“May It Be” (#1 in Germany)

“It’s in the Rain” (#7 in Italy)