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Enya is the debut studio album by Irish singer, songwriter, and musician Enya, released in March 1987 by BBC Records in the UK and by Atlantic Records in the US. It was renamed as The Celts for the 1992 international re-release of the album by WEA Records in Europe and by Reprise Records in the US.
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"Boadicea“ is the twentieth track and an instrumental song by Irish singer, songwriter and musician Enya, from her self-titled debut soundtrack album, Enya, (re-released as The Celts on November 6, 1992 by WEA), released on March 9, 1987 by BBC Records And Tapes, accompanying the BBC documentary "The Celts" which originally broadcast in 1987. The s...
•1996: The Fugees sampled "Boadicea" without Enya's prior permission on the track "Ready or Not" featured on their debut album "The Score" and were consequently sued by WEA. Their label Sony agreed to add a sticker to all existing copies of "The Score" with the words: "We are very grateful to Enya for her kindness and consideration in allowing us of her track "Boadicea," from her album The Celts, which appears on the title "Ready or Not," which was used initially without her permission." and she dropped the lawsuit
•2004: Mario Winans sampled "Boadicea" on his hit single "I Don"t Wanna Know" from the album "Hurt No More", but this time Enya was properly credited. The Pirates sampled Mario's song, (therefore also "Boadicea") on their response to "I Don"t Wanna Know" titled
"You Should Really Know". In the same year, "Boadicea" (with "Ready or Not") was also sampled by Nina Sky for their single "Time to Go".
•2008: Italian hardstyle DJ Francesco Zeta's sampled "Boadicea" on his song "Fairyland".
•2011: A small sample of "Boadicea" was used by Cassandra Steenin on her song "Der erste Winter".
•2012: A hip-hop artist Meek Mill sampled "Boadicea" on his mixtape Dreamchasers 2 on a song named after the Fugees" song "Ready or Not".
Nov 21, 2023 · One of the first songs Enya ever released was a track called "Boadicea," which appeared on her debut, self-titled album in the mid-1980s. Characterized by reverb-heavy vocals and sharp synthesizer stabs, the song has endured over the decades and is one of Enya's most listened-to works because of frequent repurposing.
Arranged By – Enya, Nicky RyanComposed By – Enya℗ 1986 Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 1987 Warner Music UK Ltd. © 1992 Warner Music UK Ltd.
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AD 60. Boudica or Boudicca (/ ˈbuːdɪkə, boʊˈdɪkə /, from Brythonic * boudi 'victory, win' + * -kā 'having' suffix, i.e. 'Victorious Woman', known in Latin chronicles as Boadicea or Boudicea, and in Welsh as Buddug, pronounced [ˈbɨðɨɡ]) was a queen of the ancient British Iceni tribe, who led a failed uprising against the conquering ...
May 9, 2009 · Boadicea is Enya's composition from album The Celts, dedicated to the history of celtic nation and its figures. Boadicea (aka Boudica) was a Celtic Briton queen who led an uprising of the celts against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire.
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Boadicea, or Boudicca, meaning Victorious, was Queen of the Iceni tribe of East Anglia. She led a rebellion in 60 A.D. against the Romans, destroying the cities of Colchester, St. Albans and capturing London.
