Enya Jun 2026

Orinoco Flow became a number-one hit in the UK and broke Enya in America. The album Watermark went on to sell 11 million copies. Overnight, the quiet woman from Donegal was competing with Michael Jackson and Madonna on the charts.

It was a bold and risky move. For the first few years, Enya and the Ryans struggled to make ends meet. To fund a small studio in the Ryan's garden, Enya sold her saxophone and gave piano lessons. But it was in this crucible of hardship that the legendary "iron triangle" was forged: Enya as the composer and performer, Nicky Ryan as the meticulous producer and arranger, and Roma Ryan as the visionary lyricist. Orinoco Flow became a number-one hit in the