MUSICIAN

Moya Brennan

1952 - Today

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Moya Brennan (born Máire Philomena Ní Bhraonáin on 4 August 1952), also known as Máire Brennan, is an Irish folk singer, songwriter, harpist, and philanthropist. She is the sister of the musical artist known as Enya. She began performing professionally in 1970 when her family formed the band Clannad. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Moya Brennan has received more than 805,956 page views. Her biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia. Moya Brennan is the 966th most popular musician (up from 1,123rd in 2019), the 144th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 169th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Irish Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 810k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Moya Brennan ranks 966 out of 3,175. Before her are Scott Travis, Amy Lee, Fou Ts'ong, Phil Manzanera, Simon Wright, and Dave Lombardo. After her are Theodor Kullak, Barney Kessel, Peter Brötzmann, Dimebag Darrell, Matisyahu, and Arvīds Jansons.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Moya Brennan ranks 249. Before her are Zoltán Kocsis, Mahmoud Jibril, Dominique Mamberti, Carol Kane, Gaëtan Dugas, and Avi Dichter. After her are Luka Peruzović, Kees Kist, Joey Dunlop, Julio Velasco, Ana Obregón, and Henry Selick.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Moya Brennan ranks 144 out of 549. Before her are Aphex Twin (1971), John Boyne (1971), John Sealy Townsend (1868), John Bruton (1947), Kathleen Antonelli (1921), and Anne de Mortimer (1390). After her are Robbie Keane (1980), Adomnán (624), Edward Bruce (1275), Ninette de Valois (1898), Eddie Jordan (1948), and Edna O'Brien (1930).

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Among MUSICIANS In Ireland

Among musicians born in Ireland, Moya Brennan ranks 7. Before her are Bono (1960), Rory Gallagher (1948), Dolores O'Riordan (1971), Gilbert O'Sullivan (1946), Sally Oldfield (1947), and Aphex Twin (1971). After her are Ronnie Drew (1934), Larry Mullen Jr. (1961), Paddy Moloney (1938), Brian Downey (1951), Louis Walsh (1952), and Sharon Corr (1970).

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