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Moya Brennan
12+ albums
celticnew ageirishfemale vocalistsfolk
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Moya Brennan (also known as Máire Brennan) (born Máire Philomena Ní Bhraonáin in Dublin on 4 August 1952; died 13 April 2026) was a Grammy Award-winning Irish Celtic folk singer remembered for co-founding the band Clannad and for her solo work. Brennan released her first solo album, "Máire", in 1992. She received a Grammy Award from five nominations and won an Emmy Award. She acontributed vocals and music to several film soundtracks, including "Titanic", "To End All Wars", and "King Arthur". Her daughter is musician Aisling Jarvis and sister is Enya. Born in Dublin after her parents had moved from County Donegal to marry in County Louth, she grew up as the eldest child in a musical family in Gweedore (Gaoth Dobhair), County Donegal, an Irish-speaking region. Her mother, Máire (née Ní Dhúgáin), was a music teacher, and her father, Leo Brennan, performed in a cabaret band. Brennan was the eldest of nine children, including her sisters Deirdre, Eithne (known professionally as Enya), Olive, and Brídín, and her brothers Ciarán, Pól, Leon, and Bartley. She performed with her siblings at Leo’s Tavern in Meenaleck and took part in local theatre productions. She studied harp, piano, and singing at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin and later taught music at Holy Cross College in Falcarragh, County Donegal. In 1970, Brennan joined her brothers Pól and Ciarán and her mother’s twin brothers Noel and Pádraig Ó Dúgáin to form Clannad. The group gained international recognition
