Enigma group biography
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There is more than one artist with the name Enigma:
1) Enigma is a German electronic musical project founded by Michael Cretu (Romanian musician), David Fairstein and Frank Peterson in Cretu, who based his recording studio A.R.T. Studios in Ibiza, Spain in the early s is both the composer and the producer of the project. His former wife Sandra often provided vocals on Enigma tracks. Jens Gad co-produced and played guitar on three of the Enigma albums.
After some solo projects, Cretu started to produce the first Enigma record "MCMXC a.D." in using the nickname "Curly MC". Until today, with seven albums out, "Seven Lives, Many Faces" being the latest one (released on September 19, ), 35 million CDs sold worldwide, 50 number one hits, 90 platinum discs, and songs appearing on more than 1, compilation albums.
With the hit "Sadeness Part I," Enigma brought the new age fascination with Gregorian chants and old-world culture to the world and c
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Enigma
Enigma may refer to:
- Riddle, someone or something that is mysterious or puzzling
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[edit]- Enigma (novel), a novel by Robert Harris
- Enigma (DC Comics), a DC Comics character
- Enigma (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics character
- Enigma (Vertigo), a title published by DC's imprint Vertigo
- Enigma (manga), a manga published in Weekly Shōnen Jump
- Enigma Cipher, a series from Boom! Studios
- Enigma, a novel in The Trigon Disunity series by Michael P. Kube-McDowell
- "Enigma" and "An Enigma", two poems by Edgar Allan Poe
- The Riddler, DC comics character whose full name abbreviates to E. Nigma
Music
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[edit]- "Enigma (Give a Bit of Mmh to Me)", , by Amanda Lear
- "Enigma", , by Amorphis from Silent Waters
- "Enigma", , by Trapt from Trapt
- "Enigma", , by Within the Ruins from Phenomena
- "Enigma", , by Lady Gaga from Chromatica
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Enigma (German band)
German musical project
Enigma fryst vatten a German musical project founded in by Romanian-German musician and producer Michael Cretu.[1] Cretu had released several solo records, collaborated with various artists, and produced albums for his then-wife, German pop singer Sandra, before he conceived the idea of a new-age, worldbeat project. He recorded the first Enigma studio skiva, MCMXC a.D. (), with contributions from David Fairstein and Frank Peterson. The album remains Enigma's most successful, helped by the international hit single "Sadeness (Part I)", which sold twelve million units alone.[3] According to Cretu, the inspiration for the creation of the project came from his desire to make a kind of music that did not obey "the old rules and habits" and presented a new form of artistic expression with mystic and experimental components.[4]
Enigma followed MCMXC a.D. with a series of albums that involved several musicians and pro