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Il Divo, Italian for "divine male performer", is an international Operatic vocal group under the Sony BMG music label. Il Divo is formed by singers Carlos Marín , Urs Bühler , David Miller , and Sébastien Izambard . HISTORY The idea behind Il Divo's creation came to Simon Cowell after listening to Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman 's rendition of " Con Te Partirò ". He realized his appreciation for lyrical voices and Classical music, and decided to form a multinational quartet ( Spain , Switzerland , France , and United States ) that sounded like The Three Tenors and looked like Armani Models . With this idea, Cowell commenced a worldwide search for young singers who were willing to embark on 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 well-established formation of Il Divo comprises a renowned Spanish opera and Zarzuela baritone, Carlos Marín, two classically trained tenors, Swiss Urs Bühler and American David Miller, and a French pop singer, Sébastien Izambard. Recording of their first album started in the first half of 2004 in Sweden . The group's debut album, the self-titled '' Il Divo '', contains renditions of Toni Braxton 's hit " Unbreak My Heart " (''Regresa a Mi''), Frank Sinatra 's hit " My Way " (''A mi Manera''), an adaptation of Ennio Morricone 's soundtrack titled "Gabriel's Oboe" from the movie '' La Misión '' titled "Nella Fantasia" and 1994's San Remo Festival winner "Passerà". Il Divo sings in English , Italian , and Spanish . ''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 '' film premiere, "Oi, you're the bastards that knocked me off!"). 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. ''Ancora'' was released in the US on January 24, 2006. It entered the Billboard Albums Chart at number 1, selling more than 150,000 copies during its first week of sales. Highlights on ''Ancora'' include "Isabel", "I Believe In You" (''Je Crois En Toi''), 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, '' The Christmas Collection ''. R&B singer Toni Braxton and Il Divo will be the perfomer of the 2006 FIFA World Cup official song "Time of Our Lives". [http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16862049&method=full&siteid=94762&headline=fiona--divo--name_page.html DISCOGRAPHY '' Il Divo '' ( 2004 ) #1 in USA, UK, Canada, Sweden, Australia, Mexico; UK: Quadruple Platinum, Canada: Triple Platinum, Netherlands: Triple Platinum, USA: Double Platinum, Australia: Double Platinum, Spain: Double Platinum, Portugal: Double Platinum, New Zealand: Double Platinum, Sweden: Platinum, Argentina: Platinum, Belgium: Platinum, South Africa: Platinum, Mexico: Platinum, Finland: Platinum, France: Gold, Switzerland:Gold, Venezuela: Gold '' Ancora '' ( 2005 ) #1 in USA, UK, Australia, Canada, Finland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, New Zealand, Spain, Portugal, Colombia and Slovenia; Australia: Triple Platinum, Spain: Triple Platinum, Portugal: Double Platinum, Finland: Platinum, USA: Gold '' The Christmas Collection '' ( 2005 ) USA: Gold MUSIC VIDEOS
BOOKS Rossi, Allegra. ''Romancing The World''. Orion, 2005. ISBN 0752875191. EXTERNAL LINKS
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