GermanyEnigma is the #6,128 most-subscribed YouTube channel worldwide and #142 in Germany, with 1.3M subscribers and 857.4M total views across 71 videos.
Biography
Enigma is a German musical project founded in 1990 by Romanian-German musician and producer Michael Cretu. Cretu had released several solo records, collaborating 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 album, MCMXC a.D. (1990), with contributions from David Fairstein and Frank Peterson. The album remains Enigma's most successful, helped by the international hit single "Sadeness ", which sold 12 million units alone. According to Cretu, the inspiration for 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 a return to mysticism.
Channel description
Founded by Michael Cretu in 1990 and widely regarded as the Godfather of New Age, Enigma fused electronic music and worldbeat with Gregorian chant, ethnic samples, and sensual motifs — an unprecedented combination that has shaped a genre ever since.
Debut single "Sadeness (Part I)" became an international hit despite controversy and bans. "Sadeness" hit #1 in more than 20 countries; MCMXC a.D. went multi-platinum and spent five years on the Billboard 200.
Since then, Enigma has sold over 70 million records, earned 100+ Gold, Platinum, and Diamond awards, claimed more than 60 #1 chart positions, and received three Grammy nominations. Across eight studio albums, including the global cultural touchstone "Return to Innocence", the project has continued to evolve, never repeating itself, never losing its signature.
Three decades on, Enigma has built one of the most distinctive catalogs in modern music — refusing conventional genre boundaries from debut to present.
Latest videos Channel ↗
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We Are Infinite
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#Sadeness #Enigma
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Without diversity we are nothing #Enigma #ReturnToInnoncence
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Reaching inner peace feels like: #enigmacore #hopecore #enigma #thechildinus
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Michael Cretu on Enigma: all or nothing #enigma #electronicmusic #michaelcretu #sadeness
Frequently asked
- How many subscribers does Enigma have?
- 1.3M subscribers — #6,128 worldwide, #142 in Germany.
- When did Enigma start on YouTube?
- The channel was created in Mar 2008.