Enya is the rare musician who's essentially a genre unto herself. Born Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin, the Irish songstress found surprising breakthrough success in the US from the late '80s onward, as ...

The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and subsequent hostilities have triggered a wave of patriotic pop on the charts, but at least one non-American is also enjoying a surge: Irish new age/pop chanteuse Enya ...

The sudden passing of musician Enya’s lifelong music producer and friend Nicky Ryan, will thrust the reclusive chanteuse somewhat into the spotlight. Donegal songstress Enya is famous for shunning the ...

For years, Enya’s music was treated as a cultural punchline, the eerily soothing soundtrack to countless crystal shops and Pure Moods commercials. But lately, a new generation of artists—from Weyes ...

Nicky Ryan, the music legend behind some of the multi-award-winning singer Enya’s greatest hits, has passed away. Mr Ryan had been manager and producer of folk band Clannad before embarking on a ...

16:05, Sun, Sep 21, 2025 Updated: 16:28, Sun, Sep 21, 2025 Music producer Nicky Ryan, who, with his wife Roma, created the ­ethereal and ­haunting "wall of sound" that turned Donegal-born singer Enya ...

Nicky Ryan, the music producer who helped make Enya a global superstar, has died. Mr Ryan (79) was the producer behind Enya’s music which included her breakthrough album Watermark, which included the ...

Nicky Ryan was born on July 14th, 1946, and grew up in Dublin’s East Wall. He was a sound engineer, producer and manager who, along with his wife, Roma, formed the powerful duo who produced and ...