- Years Active: 1991-2003
- Band Members: Michael Crétu
- Genre: World & Reggae
- Influenced by: New Order, Enya, The Mike Oldfield Band, Pink Floyd
- Followed By: Ulrich Schnauss, Bella Sonus, Fleur, Balligomingo, Tia Knight
- Similar Artists: Clannad, Michael Rother, Bel Canto, Dead Can Dance, Depeche Mode, This Mortal Coil, Julee Cruise, Delerium, McKendree Spring, Fabulon, Deep Forest, Lisa Gerrard, Mira
With their 1991 hit "Sadeness," Enigma brought the new age fascination with Gregorian chants and old-world culture to the clubs; the resulting single was both unique and irresistible. The rest of the album followed that pattern successfully, although without quite matching the stunning success of the hit single. On their second album, 1994's Cross of Changes, some of the old-world elements remained, but the new age angle came to the forefront in a set of slick, radio-friendly dance-pop. Enigma 3: Le Roi Est Mort, Vive le Roi followed in 1996. A side project, Trance Atlantic Airwaves, issued The Energy of Sound in 1998. The fourth Enigma record, The Screen Behind the Mirror, followed in early 2000, and in 2003 Voyageur came out. Three years later, A Posteriori was released, followed by Seven Lives Many Faces in 2008. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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