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Born Máire Philomena Ní Bhraonáin on 4 August 1952 in Dublin and raised in the Gaeltacht village of Gweedore, she grew up in a large musical family that included future star Enya. She studied harp, piano and voice at the Royal Irish Academy of Music before joining her siblings to form the group Clannad in 1970.

With Clannad she helped bring Irish traditional music to international audiences, recording seventeen albums and earning a Grammy, a BAFTA and an Ivor Novello award. The group's 1982 breakthrough album Magical Ring and later releases cemented her reputation as a leading voice of Celtic music.

Brennan launched a successful solo career in the early 1990s, releasing albums such as Máire, Whisper to the Wild Water and Two Horizons, and collaborating on the hit single “Saltwater” with Chicane. She contributed vocals and songwriting to film soundtracks including Titanic, King Arthur and To End All Wars, and performed at major events such as World Youth Day and a Capitol Hill luncheon for President George W. Bush.

Beyond music, she was active in philanthropy, supporting charitable causes through concerts and recordings. Moya Brennan died on 13 April 2026 at the age of 73, leaving a legacy that shaped modern Celtic music and inspired generations of singers and harpists.