Editing Enya (section)

==Recognition and legacy==
Enya is the [[List of best-selling music artists|best-selling Irish solo artist]] and one of the most influential vocalists of all time.<ref name="folk">{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/music-news/enya-irelands-wealthiest-female-performer-despite-not-touring-as-u2-ranked-third-in-music-millionaires-top-50-list/34646726.html|title=Enya Ireland's wealthiest female performer despite not touring as U2 ranked third in Music Millionaires Top 50 list|work=[[Irish Independent]]|access-date=1 November 2024|date=21 April 2016}}</ref><ref name="NPR">{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2009/01/10/99190609/enyas-new-album-celebrates-winter|title=Enya's New Album Celebrates Winter |publisher=[[NPR]]|access-date=1 November 2024|date=10 January 2009}}</ref> At the family pub Leo's Tavern, memorabilia that celebrates musical achievements of Enya and her siblings, notably those in Clannad, are displayed across the walls inside. Enya is admired by, and has influenced a number of artists from several genres,<ref name="Pitch">{{cite magazine|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/article/enya-is-everywhere/|title=Enya Is Everywhere|magazine=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|access-date=1 November 2024|date=15 September 2020|first=Jenn|last=Pelly}}</ref> including [[Aurora (singer)|Aurora]], [[Weyes Blood]], [[FKA Twigs]], [[Grimes]], [[Adam Young (American musician)|Adam Young]], [[Cynthia Erivo]], and [[Nicki Minaj]], who declared in a television interview: 'One of my biggest [musical influences] is Enya.'<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2017/11/01/560451598/shocking-omissions-enya-watermark|title=Shocking Omissions: Enya, 'Watermark'|publisher=[[NPR]] |access-date=1 November 2024|date=1 November 2017|first=Melissa|last=Locker}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/news/enya-watermark-anniversary-artists-inspired-by-nicki-minaj-brandy-grimes|title=5 Artists Influenced By Enya: Brandy, Nicki Minaj, Grimes & More|publisher=[[Grammy Awards]]|access-date=1 November 2024|date=19 September 2023|first=Jon|last=O'Brien}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/why-todays-stars-love-enya-hfr9npkqf|title=Why today's stars love Enya|newspaper=[[The Times]]|access-date=1 November 2024|date=25 June 2021|first=Steve|last=Cummins|url-access=subscription}}</ref> In 2016, ''[[Sunday Times Rich List]]'' estimated her fortune at £91 million, making her part of their Top 50 millionaire musicians in Britain and Ireland.<ref name="folk"/> According to ''Billboard'', Enya is one of the all-time highest-charted Irish acts on U.S charts,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/top-10-irish-musicians-bands-of-all-time-ever/u2-2/|title=Top 10 Irish Musicians of All Time |magazine=Billboard|access-date=1 November 2024|date=17 March 2014|first=Jessica|last=Letkemann}}</ref> and is one of the [[List of highest-certified music artists in the United States|highest-certified music artists]] by album units in the U.S. ''Billboard''{{'s}} Mark Dezzani commented in 1997, that she popularized conventional pop melodies and ethereal ethnic music,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qQ4EAAAAMBAJ&dq=Enya&pg=PA36|title=International: Sony Music Italy Dominates Sanremo: Label Acts Take Top Newcomer, Estalbihsed Prizes|magazine=Billboard|access-date=1 November 2024|date=8 March 1997|first=Mark|last=Dezzani|page=36}}</ref> while [[Audio (magazine)|''Audio'']] magazine credited her for helping popularize the "[[Celtic music|New Celtic]]" sound.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pKU4AQAAIAAJ&q=Enya|title=They are one of the pioneers of the " new Celtic " sound , popularized by superstars including Enya|magazine=[[Audio (magazine)|Audio]]|access-date=1 November 2024|date=1995|page=19|volume=79|number=7–12}}</ref> Enya was described by [[National Geographic]]'s ''Ireland'' (2022) book, as the 'Queen of ambient Celtic lullabies.'<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QfaIEAAAQBAJ&dq=Enya&pg=PT293|title=Ireland|publisher=[[National Geographic Books]]|access-date=1 November 2024|date=2022|first=Christopher|last=Somerville|isbn=978-88-5441-948-3}}</ref> 

In [[Lonely Planet]]'s 2024 description of Donegal, the county in Ireland that Enya is from, Donegal was described by the Destination Editor as the 'wild child of Ireland',<ref>{{Cite web |last=highlandnews |date=2024-03-12 |title=Lonely Planet Destination Editor says Donegal is the "wild child" of Ireland |url=https://highlandradio.com/2024/03/12/lonely-planet-destination-editor-says-donegal-is-the-wild-child-of-ireland/ |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=Highland Radio - Latest Donegal News and Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> a likely reference to the single "[[Wild Child (Enya song)|Wild Child]]" by Enya in 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=County Donegal travel |url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/ireland/county-donegal |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=Lonely Planet}}</ref> Two of Enya's albums, ''Paint the Sky with Stars: The Best of Enya'' (1997) and ''Themes from Calmi Cuori Appassionati'' (2001) have sold over a million copies in Japan, the latter a soundtrack of Enya's hits from 1986 to 2000 that was included in the Japanese film ''Calmi Cuori Appassionati''.

Enya receiving the RTÉ Choice Music Prize for Classic Album in 2025 is testament to her lasting significance in Irish music and beyond.

The BBC producing a compilation of archive footage, ''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00293tm Enya at the BBC]'' (first aired 15th March 2025) also recognises Enya as an artist with a noteworthy repertoire and legacy. 

In early 2025, Enya was announced as the winner of the 2025 [[Choice Music Prize|RTÉ Choice Music Prize]]'s Classic Irish Album, with her 1988 album ''Watermark''. The announcement of her award was soon followed by Enya's statement: 'I am delighted to win the RTÉ Choice Music Classic Album Prize. ''Watermark'' has a special place in my heart - it was my second album and really launched my career internationally. It is wonderful that people are still discovering it today and it's an honour to be chosen for this prize recognising Irish music.'<ref>{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=Staff |date=2025-02-20 |title=Donegal's Enya scoops RTÉ Choice Music Prize Classic Irish Album |url=https://www.donegaldaily.com/2025/02/20/donegals-enya-scoops-rte-choice-music-prize-classic-irish-album-1/ |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=Donegal Daily |language=en-US}}</ref> In Enya's winning speech, read out on her behalf, she expressed her excitement to have been able to make ''Watermark'', and how she was 'so delighted that it has stood the test of time, and still resonates with so many people around the world[https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fnz7k4whg8poe1.png .]

===Honorary degrees and namings===
{{See also|List of awards and nominations received by Enya}}
In 1991, a [[minor planet]] first discovered in 1978, [[6433 Enya]], was named after her.<ref>{{cite book |chapter=(6433) Enya |date=2003 |pages=532 |publisher=Springer |isbn=3-540-29925-4 |doi=10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_5865 |doi-access=free |title=Dictionary of Minor Planet Names}}</ref> In June 2007, she received an honorary [[PhD]] [[Doctor of Music|doctorate]] from the [[National University of Ireland, Galway]], for her [[Doctor of Music|contributions to music.]]<ref name="Doctorate">{{cite web |url=http://www.johnbreslin.com/blog/2007/06/29/enya-receives-honorary-doctorate-from-the-national-university-of-ireland-galway/|title=Enya received honorary doctorate from NUI |publisher=Johnbreslin.com|date=29 June 2007|access-date=14 August 2009}}</ref> A month later, she also received another honorary doctorate, a [[Doctor of Letters|DLitt]] from [[Ulster University]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/education/article2751156.ece|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719135923/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/education/article2751156.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 July 2012|first=Lisa|last=Smyth |title=Enya receives second doctorate|work=[[The Belfast Telegraph]]|date=10 July 2007 |access-date=16 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=UU Honours Musician Enya |url=http://news.ulster.ac.uk/releases/2007/3306.html|publisher=University of Ulster|date=11 July 2007|access-date=14 August 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224183841/http://news.ulster.ac.uk/releases/2007/3306.html|archive-date=24 February 2015}}</ref> In 2017, a newly discovered species of fish, ''[[Leporinus enyae]]'', found in the [[Orinoco]] River drainage area, was named after Enya, in reference to her song, "Orinoco Flow".<ref>{{cite web|date=19 July 2017|title=New Orinoco Fish Named After Enya |url=http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/news/fishkeeping-news/articles/2017/7/19/new-orinoco-fish-named-after-enya|website=Practical Fishkeeping}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|author1=Burns, Michael D.|author2=Chatfield, Marcus|author3=Birindelli, José L.O.|author4=Sidlauskas, Brian L.|year=2017 |title=Systematic assessment of the ''Leporinus desmotes'' species complex, with a description of two new species |journal=Neotropical Ichthyology |volume=15 |issue=2 |doi=10.1590/1982-0224-20160166 |doi-access=free}}</ref>