Il Divo - Discography (Collection 320kbps)

Il Divo, Italian for "divine male (performer)", is a multinational operatic pop vocal group created by music manager, executive and reality TV star, Simon Cowell. They are also signed to Cowell's Record label, 'Syco music'. Il Divo is formed of singers Carlos Marín, Urs Bühler, David Miller, and Sébastien Izambard.



The idea behind Il Divo's creation came to Cowell after listening to Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman's rendition of Con te partirò. Aware of this new appreciation for lyrical voices and classical music, he decided to form a multinational quartet (the members hail from Spain, Switzerland, France and the United States) that tried to sound like The Three Tenors.



Simon Cowell conducted a worldwide search for young singers who were willing to embark on the Il Divo project which 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 Spanish baritone, Carlos Marín; two classically trained tenors, Swiss Urs Bühler and American David Miller; and a French pop singer, Sébastien Izambard.



Il Divo sings in English, Italian, Spanish, French, and Latin. Il Divo was named the Most Multinational UK No.1 Album Group in the 2006 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records. A star located in the Ursa Major constellation located at RA11h39m35.62s DEC+37.27479 MAG11.02. has been named "Il Divo" after this musical quartet.



On 25 April 2007 Il Divo performed on American Idol in one of the "Idol Gives Back" episodes which raised money for children in the U.S. and Africa. For every vote cast during that show, Idol sponsors Coca-Cola, AT&T and others donated money to Charity Projects Entertainment Fund (CPEF) and other groups such as Save the Children and America's Second Harvest.



On December 12, 2008 Il Divo will perform their new song at the Swedish Idol 2008 finale in the Globen Arena in Stockholm.



Having just completed a six-month tour of America, Australia and Europe, Il Divo then participated in all 20 concerts by Barbra Streisand in her North American tour as her special guests. "Streisand: The Tour" with Il Divo was ranked second for all tours for 2006, generating $92.5 million in gross sales.



On 9 June 2006 Il Divo performed the 2006 FIFA World Cup official song "The Time of Our Lives" with R&B singer Toni Braxton live at half time during the opening match between Germany and Costa Rica and again a month later at the 9 July closing ceremony. The song is available exclusively on the Voices from the FIFA World Cup compilation album and on the European reissue of Braxton's album Libra, but not on any Il Divo album.



Discography:



Il Divo (2004):

Recording started in the first half of 2004 in Sweden, with producers Quiz & Larossi, Per Magnusson & David Kreuger and in the UK with producer Steve Mac. This self-titled album contained the Spanish renditions of Toni Braxton's hit "Unbreak My Heart" (Regresa A Mí), which in turn was recorded by Braxton under the guidance of Il Divo; their second single and first original song "Mama"; Sinatra's "My Way" (A Mi Manera); an adaptation of Ennio Morricone's "Gabriel's Oboe" from the movie " The Mission (film) ", titled "Nella Fantasia" and 1994's San Remo Festival winner "Passerà".



The album hit the #1 slot on both Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com after a career-defining appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show on 5 April 2005, where they performed "Regresa a Mi".



In the United Kingdom, the Il Divo album knocked Robbie Williams out of the number 1 spot in the UK charts, Williams allegedly said to them at the "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason" film premiere, “So you are the four idiots who have forced me off my number one spot!”.



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.



Ancora (2005):

This was recorded in both Sweden and London with producers Per Magnusson, David Kreuger and Steve Mac, who were also the producers of their first album. Released on 7 November 2005 in the UK, it hit number one both in the UK and Australia within one week. Ancora was released in the US on 24 January 2006. It entered the Billboard albums chart at number 1, selling more than 150,000 copies during its first week of sales.



Highlights include "Isabel", "I Believe In You (Je Crois En Toi)", a duet with Céline Dion, a Spanish version of Secret Garden's "You Raise Me Up" (Por Ti Seré), and a Spanish cover of Eric Carmen's "All by Myself". Two of the tracks on the UK and Australia release of this CD, "O Holy Night" and a version of Schubert's "Ave Maria", appear on the 2005 US-only release, The Christmas Collection.



The Christmas Collection (2005):

Recorded in 2005, the album is a collection of Christmas and holiday-inspired songs.



Siempre (2006):

Released on November 21, 2006 in the United States and one week later in the rest of the world.



The Promise (2008]:

The album was released globally on November 10, except in the US and Canada, where it is scheduled to be released November 18, Ireland where it was released on November 7, and Japan, on 26 November. The album reached the No.1 spot in the UK on November 16. The album was produced by Steve Mac.





* Urs Bühler

* Sébastien Izambard

* David Miller

* Carlos Marín







More info at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Il_Divo


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