SINGER
Enya
1961 - Today
Enya
Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin (born 17 May 1961) known mononymously as Enya, is an Irish composer and singer-songwriter. Enya is the best-selling Irish solo artist, with an estimated 80 million albums sold worldwide, and the second-best-selling music act from Ireland overall, after the rock band U2. The music of Enya has been widely recognised for featuring multi-layers of her own vocals and instrumentation, lengthened reverb, and interwoven elements of Celtic music. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Enya has received more than 10,359,455 page views. Her biography is available in 109 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 110 in 2019). Enya is the 99th most popular singer (up from 101st in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from Ireland (down from 22nd in 2019) and the most popular Irish Singer.
Enya is a singer and songwriter from Ireland. She is most famous for her music, which is often classified as new age, Celtic, or ambient.
Memorability Metrics
10M
Page Views (PV)
65.77
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
109
Languages Editions (L)
7.15
Effective Languages (L*)
5.94
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SINGERS
Among singers, Enya ranks 99 out of 4,381. Before her are Steven Tyler, Harry Belafonte, Roy Orbison, Dieter Bohlen, Glen Campbell, and Robert Plant. After her are Renata Tebaldi, Enrique Iglesias, Art Garfunkel, Renata Scotto, Robin Gibb, and Gilbert Bécaud.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSteven Tyler
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 93
Harry Belafonte
1927 - 2023
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 94
Roy Orbison
1936 - 1988
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 95
Dieter Bohlen
1954 - Present
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 96
Glen Campbell
1936 - 2017
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 97
Robert Plant
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 98
Enya
1961 - Present
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 99
Renata Tebaldi
1922 - 2004
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 100
Enrique Iglesias
1975 - Present
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 101
Art Garfunkel
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 102
Renata Scotto
1934 - 2023
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 103
Robin Gibb
1949 - 2012
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 104
Gilbert Bécaud
1927 - 2001
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 105
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1961, Enya ranks 12. Before her are George Clooney, Stephen Hillenburg, Nadia Comăneci, Eddie Murphy, Joko Widodo, and Michael J. Fox. After her are Carl Lewis, Julia Gillard, Peter Jackson, Petr Pavel, Hibatullah Akhundzada, and Carlos Valderrama.
Others Born in 1961
Go to all RankingsGeorge Clooney
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 6
Stephen Hillenburg
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - 2018
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 7
Nadia Comăneci
GYMNAST
1961 - Present
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 8
Eddie Murphy
COMEDIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 9
Joko Widodo
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 10
Michael J. Fox
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 11
Enya
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 12
Carl Lewis
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 13
Julia Gillard
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 14
Peter Jackson
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 15
Petr Pavel
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 16
Hibatullah Akhundzada
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 17
Carlos Valderrama
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 18
In Ireland
Among people born in Ireland, Enya ranks 23 out of 549. Before her are Anne Bonny (1702), John Scotus Eriugena (810), W. B. Yeats (1865), Columbanus (540), Michael D. Higgins (1941), and Laurence Sterne (1713). After her are Lola Montez (1821), Michael Collins (1890), Ernest Shackleton (1874), James Ussher (1581), Cillian Murphy (1976), and Causantín mac Cináeda (836).
Others born in Ireland
Go to all RankingsAnne Bonny
PIRATE
1702 - 1782
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 17
John Scotus Eriugena
PHILOSOPHER
810 - 877
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 18
W. B. Yeats
WRITER
1865 - 1939
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 19
Columbanus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
540 - 615
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 20
Michael D. Higgins
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 21
Laurence Sterne
WRITER
1713 - 1768
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 22
Enya
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 23
Lola Montez
ACTOR
1821 - 1861
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 24
Michael Collins
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1922
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 25
Ernest Shackleton
EXPLORER
1874 - 1922
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 26
James Ussher
PHILOSOPHER
1581 - 1656
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 27
Cillian Murphy
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 28
Causantín mac Cináeda
POLITICIAN
836 - 877
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 29
Among SINGERS In Ireland
Among singers born in Ireland, Enya ranks 1. After her are Bob Geldof (1951), Sinéad O'Connor (1966), Luke Kelly (1940), Barney McKenna (1939), Charlie McGettigan (1950), Stephen Gately (1976), Christy Moore (1945), Róisín Murphy (1973), Nicky Byrne (1978), Damien Rice (1973), and Maria Doyle Kennedy (1964).
Enya
1961 - Present
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 1
Bob Geldof
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 2
Sinéad O'Connor
1966 - 2023
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 3
Luke Kelly
1940 - 1984
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 4
Barney McKenna
1939 - 2012
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 5
Charlie McGettigan
1950 - Present
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 6
Stephen Gately
1976 - 2009
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 7
Christy Moore
1945 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 8
Róisín Murphy
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 9
Nicky Byrne
1978 - Present
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 10
Damien Rice
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 11
Maria Doyle Kennedy
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.69
Rank: 12