About Il Divo
Il Divo .mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-smallItalian pronunciation: ; transl. "The Star") are a multi-national classical crossover vocal group. Formed in the United Kingdom in 2003, Il Divo is a male quartet consisting of Swiss tenor Urs Bühler, American tenor David Miller, French baritone Sébastien Izambard, and American baritone Steven LaBrie. The group previously included Spanish baritone Carlos Marín until his death in 2021 from COVID-19 and replacement by LaBrie in 2023. Il Divo was created and promoted by Simon Cowell for the label Syco Music .
As of 2021, the group released ten studio albums: Il Divo , The Christmas Collection , Ancora , Siempre , The Promise , Wicked Game , A Musical Affair , Amor & Pasión , Timeless , and For Once in My Life: A Celebration of Motown ; as well as a compilation album, The Greatest Hits . Two other albums – An Evening with Il Divo: Live in Barcelona and Live in Japan – presented recordings of live concerts. The group has also collaborated with other artists.
Since its inception, Il Divo has enjoyed success worldwide, selling over 30 million copies of their albums worldwide. With 160 certified gold and platinum hits in 35 countries, the group has pioneered the genre of operatic pop, or "popera", in classical crossover music.
Il Divo's live concerts sold over two million concert tickets worldwide just from the group's first four albums. In its first world tour, concerts in 69 cities in 18 countries were sold out.
Il Divo was composed of four singers: former child performer, television and recording artist, and classical baritone Carlos Marin, born in Germany but raised in Spain; two classically trained tenors, Urs Bühler from Switzerland, and David Miller from the USA; and pop singer-songwriter Sébastien Izambard, from France. After Marín's death in late 2021, fellow baritone Steven LaBrie, from the USA, joined the band as a special guest on tour before being announced as a full-time member of the group on 17 August 2023.
The idea behind Il Divo came when Simon Cowell, inspired after listening to the Three Tenors, decided to form a multinational quartet of talented young singers to recreate the quality of Luciano Pavarotti, José Carreras, and Placido Domingo. Cowell searched worldwide for young singers who were willing to embark on the project from 21 January 2001, to 16 December 2003, when Miller was signed. Prior to Il Divo, each member enjoyed moderate success individually.
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