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and its followup the CROSS of Changes were large successes for fans of worldbeat and ethnic electronica. on the album to maintain anonymity, but the subsequent lawsuits revealed Cretu's identity, alongside his wife's.
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The debut album, MCMXC a.D, created great controversy in Europe for combining breathy vocals about the Marquis de Sade, bondage and Gnosticism, alongside its extensive sampling itself a hot button issue at the time in North America. Enigma is primarily known for its singles "Sadeness" and "Return to Innocence", which combined Gregorian chanting, aboriginal folk song, ambient music and hip hop beats into a unique sound. Cretu has remained the only consistent member of the project for its entire existence, with his wife Sandra providing many of Enigma's vocals. Enigma is a German New Age/Chillout musical project created by Michael Cretu in 1990.