Enya (born Eithne Patricia N Bhraonin on May 17; 1961; Gaoth Dobhair; County Donegal; Ireland); sometimes presented in the media as Enya Brennan; is an Irish singer; instrumentalist and composer. She is Ireland-s best-selling solo artist and is officially the country-s second biggest musical export (after U2). Her works have earned her four Grammy Awards and an Academy Award nomination; and she is also famous for performing in 10 different languages during her lengthy career. Enya is an approximate transcription of how Eithne is pronounced in her native Irish; in the Donegal dialect. Book of Days is a hit song by the Irish singer Enya. The song was used for the Ron Howard film Far and Away. The original song was in Gaelic but an English version was later created, replacing the Gaelic-version pressings of the album Shepherd Moons from 1993 onwards.Enya (born Eithne Patricia N Bhraonin on May 17; 1961; Gaoth Dobhair; County Donegal; Ireland); sometimes presented in the media as Enya Brennan; is an Irish singer; instrumentalist and composer. She is Ireland-s best-selling solo artist and is officially the country-s second biggest musical export (after U2)..