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Il Divo, Italian for "male divine performer", is an international operatic pop vocal group under the Sony BMG music label. Il Divo is formed by singers David Miller, Sebastien Izambard, Urs Bühler, and Carlos Marín.
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History
The idea behind this quartet's creation came to Simon Cowell after listening to Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman's rendition of "Con Te Partirò". He realized he loved lyrical voices but not opera, so he decided to form a multinational quartet (France, Switzerland, Spain, and United States) that sounded like The Three Tenors but sang pop songs and looked like handsome Armani models.
With this idea, Cowell commenced a worldwide search for young singers that were willing to embark in the Il Divo project. His search lasted two years, from 2001 until December 2003, when the fourth member of Il Divo, American tenor David Miller, was signed. The lasting formation of Il Divo comprised a renowned Spanish opera and zarzuela baritone, Carlos Marín, a French pop singer, Sébastien Izambard, and two classically trained tenors, Swiss Urs Bühler and American David Miller. Recording of their first album started in the first semester of 2004 in Sweden.
The group's debut album, the self-named Il Divo, contains renditions of Frank Sinatra's hit "My Way", Toni Braxton's hit "Unbreak My Heart" ("Regresa a Mi"), an adaptation of Ennio Morricone's soundtrack of the movie La Misión titled "Nella Fantasia" and several songs sung in Spanish, English, and Italian, including 1994's San Remo Festival winner "Passerà".
Il Divo hit the #1 slot on both Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com after a breakout career-defining appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show on April 5, 2005, where the quartet performed its interpretation of "Unbreak My Heart".
In the United Kingdom, the Il Divo album topped Robbie Williams as number 1 in the UK charts (allegedly Williams said to them, "Oy, you're the bastards that knocked me off!" at an awards ceremony). This multiplatinum-selling CD became number one in the charts in a total of 13 countries around the world, and achieved top 5 placing in 25 countries.
Il Divo's second album, Ancora, was recorded in both Sweden and London with world-renowned recording giants Per Magnusson and David Kreuger and producer Steve Mac, who was also the producer of their first album. Released on November 7, 2005 in the UK, it hit number one both in the UK and Australia within one week.
Highlights on Ancora include "Isabel", "I Believe In You", a duet with Céline Dion, and Il Divo's cover of Eric Carmen's "All By Myself". Two of the tracks on this CD, "O Holy Night" and "Ave Maria", appear on the 2005 US-only release, Christmas Collection.
Discography
Il Divo (2004) #4 US, #1 UK, #4 Australia; US: Platinum
Ancora (2005) #1 UK, #1 Australia
Music videos
- "Unbreak My Heart", 2004.
- "Mama", 2005.
- "Encore", live recording at the Teatro Clásico in Mérida, Spain, 2005.
Books
Romancing the World by Allegra Rossi