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''Il Divo'' became the most successful international group in recent years in the history of [[Classical crossover (musical genre)|classical crossover]] music, selling over 20 million records in just the first five years of the group. |
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Conquering fanes and lists of all countries of the world. The quartet won over 150 gold and platinum discs in 33 countries in their first four albums and achieved 50 positions # 1 on the album charts worldwide, including the #1 US debut of "[[Ancora]]", the only classical crossover album has entered history at number #1 on the [[Billboard 200]]. |
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In his first album, the debut album by a British group, entered the top lists of the United States and with the album "'''The Promise''" broke the American record sales in the first week. |
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''Il Divo'' also began performing on stages around the world with great success; They sold more than two million tickets in the concerts of their first four albums. In his first world tour they sold out, reaching 69 cities in 18 countries and this was followed by a more extensive tour in 2007 in which the group received standing ovations continuously in 30 countries. |
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On 11 November, 2008, he was released the group's fifth album under the label of "''[[The Promise (Il Divo album)|The Promise]]''" produced by [[Steve Mac]]. The presentation of the album was held at the [[Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya]] on 30 October, where ''Il Divo'' performed at the end of dinner five songs from the new album accompanied by an orchestra of 50 musicians.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.todomusicales.com/content/content.php?id_content=579|title=Il Divo seduce en el estreno mundial de ''The promise'' en Barcelona|editor=todomusicales.com|date=11 November, 2008}}</ref> |
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The November 8, 2008 published the DVD "''[[At the Coliseum]]''". ''Il Divo'' concert at the [[Pula Arena|Roman Colosseum in Pula]], [[Croatia]], which includes a 30-minute interview in depth titled "''The Promise, Il Divo in conversation"''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://es.myplaydirect.com/il-divo/live-at-the-coliseum-dvd/details/25795940?feature-name=you-might-also-like&feature=25994359|title=Il Divo At The Coliseum|editor=www.ildivo.com|date=November 8, 2008}}</ref> |
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The December 12, 2008, ''Il Divo'' performed at the final of Idol 2008 in the [[Ericsson Globe|Stockholm Globe Arena]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.expressen.se/noje/il-divo-gastar-idolfinalen/|title=Il Divo gästar idolfinalen|editor=expressen.se}}</ref> The January 20, 2009 they performed at [[Purple Heart]] Inauguration Ball in Washington DC for President of the United States [[Barack Obama]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ildivo.com/es/band/il-divo|title=Il Divo actúa en la 'Purple Inauguration Ball' para el presidente de los Estados Unidos|editor=www.ildivo.com}}</ref> |
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His tour "''An Evening with Il Divo''" spanned the world's largest tour in 2009, visiting six continents, with more than 130 dates, covering 81 cities and 31 countries. This earned them the ''Billboard Breakthrough Award'' for being the highest grossing tour of the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sony.com/en_us/SCA/company-news/press-releases/sony-columbia-records/2011/il-divo-announce-north-american-leg-of-the-classic.html?icid=pr-newswire-feed|title=Il DIvo Announce North American Leg of the Classical Crossover Quartet's 2012 World Tour|editor=sony.com}}</ref> |
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The December 1, 2009 the first live album of ''Il Divo'' is public, a set of CD + DVD recorded at the [[Palau Sant Jordi]] concert "''An Evening with Il Divo: Live in Barcelona"''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ildivo.com/es/music/evening-il-divo-live-barcelona|title=An Evening with Il Divo: Live in Barcelona|editor=www.ildivo.com}}</ref> The DVD + CD includes two new songs in the repertoire of Il Divo "Bridge Over Trouble Water", the classic [[Simon & Garfunkel]], and "[[The Impossible Dream (The Quest)|The Impossible Dream]]" from the Broadway musical [[Man of La Mancha]]. The live album is a journey through the songs of their first five studio albums that debuted at No.1 in nine countries, including Spain,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.todomusicales.com/content/content/1619/il-divo-publica-il-divo-en-barcelona-nuevo-cd-dvd-grabado-en-el-palau-sant-jordi/|title=Il Divo pública ‘Il Divo en Barcelona’ nuevo Cd + Dvd grabado en el Palau Sant Jordi|editor=todomusicales.com}}</ref> and sold over three million copies in just two months, 500,000 of them in UK establishing be a concert tour and reference for the group. |
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They closed 2009 with his first Christmas special intimate show entitled "''Celebrate Christmas with Il Divo''", which included a traditional repertoire of favorite songs of the holiday season with an orchestra and special guests in the United Kingdom, USA and Canada. |
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They started with two concerts at the [[Hammersmith Apollo]] in London on 7 and 8 December with guest artists; violinist [[Vanessa-Mae]] and [[Camilla Kerslake]], ending in the United States offering six more concerts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.todomusicales.com/content/content/1619/il-divo-publica-il-divo-en-barcelona-nuevo-cd-dvd-grabado-en-el-palau-sant-jordi/|title=Celebrate Christmas With Il Divo|editor=todomusicales.com|date=2009}}</ref> |
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The October 19, 2010, [[Sony Music]] released the DVD ''"The Yule Log: The Christmas Collection"'' containing a choice of three moving nativity scenes with ''Il Divo'', after ''"Celebrate Christmas with Il Divo"'' tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://es.myplaydirect.com/il-divo/christmas-collection-the-yule-log-dvd/details/25795941?feature-name=dvds&feature=25812760|title=Christmas Collection. The Yule Log|editor=www.ildivo.com|date=2006}}</ref> |
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On 6 September 2012, it was announced that ''Il Divo'' would release a ''Greatest Hits'' album. The album was produced by [[Alberto Quintero]] and featured songs spanning ''Il Divo's'' successful eight-year career to date, as well as four new songs including ''[[My Heart Will Go On]]'', ''[[I Will Always Love You]]'', ''[[Can't Help Falling in Love]]'' and ''[[Alone (Heart song)|Alone]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ildivo.com/uk/music/greatest-hits-deluxe-limited-edition |title=The Greatest Hits - Deluxe Limited Edition | The Official Il Divo Site |publisher=Ildivo.com |date= |accessdate=2013-05-19}}</ref> |
On 6 September 2012, it was announced that ''Il Divo'' would release a ''Greatest Hits'' album. The album was produced by [[Alberto Quintero]] and featured songs spanning ''Il Divo's'' successful eight-year career to date, as well as four new songs including ''[[My Heart Will Go On]]'', ''[[I Will Always Love You]]'', ''[[Can't Help Falling in Love]]'' and ''[[Alone (Heart song)|Alone]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ildivo.com/uk/music/greatest-hits-deluxe-limited-edition |title=The Greatest Hits - Deluxe Limited Edition | The Official Il Divo Site |publisher=Ildivo.com |date= |accessdate=2013-05-19}}</ref> |
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Background information | |
Origin | United Kingdom |
Genres | Classical crossover |
Years active | 2003–present |
Labels | Sony Syco Music Columbia |
Members | Urs Bühler Sébastien Izambard Carlos Marín David Miller |
Website | ildivo |
Il Divo (Italian pronunciation: [il ˈdiːvo]) is a multinational vocal group classical crossover formed in 2003.[1] The group is composed of a quartet of male singers: Swiss Tenor Urs Bühler, Spanish baritone Carlos Marín, American Tenor David Miller and French Pop singer Sébastien Izambard.
In 2005 Il Divo became the first classical crossover group in history to hold the number-one spot in the American Billboard 200. In 2006, they were entered into the Guinness Book of World Records as the most commercially successful classical-crossover group in music history.[2] In 2015 they entered the list of the best-selling albums in the world, with 5,000,000 copies sold in 2006 alone.[3]
In 2011, as thanks for the efforts and talent of the group, l Divo were given the Artist of the Decade Award (Best Artist of The Decade) at the Classic Brit Awards ceremony held at the Royal Albert Hall in London.[4][5] In July 2015 they received the Classic PPL award, the Silver Clef Award, organized by Nordoff Robbins.[6]
To date, they have sold more than 29 million albums worldwide.[7] Il Divo recently celebrated their first decade together, and have completed a new album which is set to be released later this year.
Musical career
Genesis
The idea behind the creation of Il Divo's, Simon Cowell embraced him after seeing a performance of the show delayed Three Tenors. Thus in 2001 he decided to form a multinational quartet of young talents combine voice and appearance, and they tried to sound like Luciano Pavarotti, Jose Carreras and Placido Domingo together. To do this, Cowell conducted a worldwide search for men with mighty voices to find the requested "prodigious voices" coveted Cowell. Four men who after overcoming the castig, willing to embark on the Il Divo project.[8] Cowell conducted a worldwide search for young singers who were willing to embark on the project, a search that lasted two years, from 2001 until December 2003, when the fourth member, American tenor David Miller, was signed. The well-established composition of Il Divo consists of renowned Spanish baritone, Carlos Marín; two classically trained tenors, Swiss Urs Bühler and American David Miller; and a French pop singer, Sébastien Izambard.
Prior to joining Il Divo, each Member cultivated his musical career in parallel and unevenly. Carlos acted in operas, musicals and operettas in Madrid; Urs made his living as a freelance singer from Holland, Belgium, Germany and France, causing oratorio and opera performances and the choir of the Opera of Amsterdam; David, with a rising career in the world of opera, was on the verge debut at the Metropolitan Opera House; and Sébastien had to leave the recording of his second solo album that brewing in France, as well as the fame of his first album -and only- as a pop star.[9]
The group's name is Italian for "divine performer." Il Divo chose this name to represent the unity of their voices, becoming one.
Career
Release
The first album "Il Divo", was recorded in early 2004 in Sweden, with the Quiz & Larossi, Per Magnusson and David Kreuger producers, and in Rockstone Studios in the UK with producer Steve Mac, with record Syco Music.[10] The album was released on November 1, 2004 in just three countries; UK, Norway and Ireland. In the first weeks he had already achieved double platinum in Norway and Ireland and the UK reached a historical fact as "Regresa a mí" was the first song sung in Spanish which reached No.1 on the British country. The April 19, 2005 was released in the United States, Spain and elsewhere.[11]
In December 2004, to present to society and promote his first studio material, they offered their first concert at Gotham Hall in New York, representing five songs from the album live. It quoted concert was released as the first DVD of the group, entitled "Live At Gotham Hall".
Il Divo was launched in fall 2004 with the single "Regresa a mí", debuting with the first album and making the theme song emblem of the quartet. They filmed the music video of the song in Slovenia, led by Sharon Maguirem, 28 in which the lives of four singers, who leave their origins to succeed in the music world, drawing a parallel to real life is staged.
Il Divo debuted with "Regresa a mí", which thus became a worldwide success in 2004. Singing primarily in Spanish, English, Italian, and French,[12][13]
The May 23, 2005, he was released from the hand of Sony BMG, the DVD "Mama", which contains the second official video of the song "Mama" recorded in the city of Tropea, Italy, with exclusive footage of the making of video, a live recording of Mama, live in New York, along with a photo gallery.[14]
The January 24, 2006, Sony BMG released the DVD "Encore"; a concert at the Roman Theatre in Mérida, Spain, recorded on October 7, 2005, a documentary containing interviews with the artists and images of casting made to form the group.;[15]
The October 25, 2005 goes on sale in just seven countries, United States, Canada, Austria, Slovenia, the Netherlands, Sweden and Finland, second studio album entitled "The Christmas Collection".[16]
On November 7, 2005 Il Divo launches in Europe its third studio album entitled "Ancora". In the United States and Latin America it was released on January 24, 2006. It debuted at number one on Billboard 200 in its first week of release in the United States.[17]
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.[18][19] 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. Il Divo have been on several world tours and have received 50 gold and platinum awards. Their last tour in 2014 covered five continents and over 33 countries. 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 during 2006, generating $92.5 million in gross sales. They also accompanied her in her Europe concerts.
Consecration
Since it went on sale "Ancora", the group has been almost half of their time at the top of the best sellers within the borders of Europe getting ratify the success already achieved with their first self-titled album. No one can achieve the quartet at No.1 place.[20] Throughout the Christmas period in 2006, Il Divo held the top spot in the list of best-selling albums.[21]
Il Divo was named the Most Multinational UK No.1 Album Group in the 2006 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records.[22]
The November 27, 2006 published his fourth studio album, recorded during the previous world tour, which titled "Siempre" with Steve Mac, Per Magnusson and David Kreuger in production.
The January 16, 2007 Il Divo started the tour to promote his fourth album "Siempre" in Asia, Australia and then passing first by touring Latin America Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Argentina and Venezuela in seven concerts that were a resounding success.[23] On 7 November 2006 the public was first compilation "Il Divo Collezione". A box with three CDs and a DVD that includes three studio albums: "Il Divo", "Ancora" to which is added the song "The Time of Our Lives" and "The Christmas Collection" DVD and "Encore" along with a 20-page booklet with rare photos and a poster of each member of the quartet signed and dedicated to their fanes.[24][25]
The November 21, 2006 "Live At the Greek Theater" DVD containing the live concert held on June 27, 2006 at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, California, as part of his world tour 2006. This recording captures all the songs that have established the group's popularity and an unedited version of the iconic song "Somewhere".[26]
The massive success
Il Divo became the most successful international group in recent years in the history of classical crossover music, selling over 20 million records in just the first five years of the group. Conquering fanes and lists of all countries of the world. The quartet won over 150 gold and platinum discs in 33 countries in their first four albums and achieved 50 positions # 1 on the album charts worldwide, including the #1 US debut of "Ancora", the only classical crossover album has entered history at number #1 on the Billboard 200. In his first album, the debut album by a British group, entered the top lists of the United States and with the album "'The Promise" broke the American record sales in the first week.
Il Divo also began performing on stages around the world with great success; They sold more than two million tickets in the concerts of their first four albums. In his first world tour they sold out, reaching 69 cities in 18 countries and this was followed by a more extensive tour in 2007 in which the group received standing ovations continuously in 30 countries.
On 11 November, 2008, he was released the group's fifth album under the label of "The Promise" produced by Steve Mac. The presentation of the album was held at the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya on 30 October, where Il Divo performed at the end of dinner five songs from the new album accompanied by an orchestra of 50 musicians.[27]
The November 8, 2008 published the DVD "At the Coliseum". Il Divo concert at the Roman Colosseum in Pula, Croatia, which includes a 30-minute interview in depth titled "The Promise, Il Divo in conversation".[28]
The December 12, 2008, Il Divo performed at the final of Idol 2008 in the Stockholm Globe Arena.[29] The January 20, 2009 they performed at Purple Heart Inauguration Ball in Washington DC for President of the United States Barack Obama.[30]
His tour "An Evening with Il Divo" spanned the world's largest tour in 2009, visiting six continents, with more than 130 dates, covering 81 cities and 31 countries. This earned them the Billboard Breakthrough Award for being the highest grossing tour of the year.[31]
The December 1, 2009 the first live album of Il Divo is public, a set of CD + DVD recorded at the Palau Sant Jordi concert "An Evening with Il Divo: Live in Barcelona".[32] The DVD + CD includes two new songs in the repertoire of Il Divo "Bridge Over Trouble Water", the classic Simon & Garfunkel, and "The Impossible Dream" from the Broadway musical Man of La Mancha. The live album is a journey through the songs of their first five studio albums that debuted at No.1 in nine countries, including Spain,[33] and sold over three million copies in just two months, 500,000 of them in UK establishing be a concert tour and reference for the group.
They closed 2009 with his first Christmas special intimate show entitled "Celebrate Christmas with Il Divo", which included a traditional repertoire of favorite songs of the holiday season with an orchestra and special guests in the United Kingdom, USA and Canada.
They started with two concerts at the Hammersmith Apollo in London on 7 and 8 December with guest artists; violinist Vanessa-Mae and Camilla Kerslake, ending in the United States offering six more concerts.[34]
The October 19, 2010, Sony Music released the DVD "The Yule Log: The Christmas Collection" containing a choice of three moving nativity scenes with Il Divo, after "Celebrate Christmas with Il Divo" tour.[35]
On 6 September 2012, it was announced that Il Divo would release a Greatest Hits album. The album was produced by Alberto Quintero and featured songs spanning Il Divo's successful eight-year career to date, as well as four new songs including My Heart Will Go On, I Will Always Love You, Can't Help Falling in Love and Alone.[36]
Artist of the Decade
On March 23, 2015, it was announced that Il Divo was the winner of the 2015 Silver Clef Award, giving them the coveted Classic PPL. The gala award ceremony took place on July 3 at the Grosvenor House Hotel, a five-star hotel in London.
Notable dates
- On 12 December 2008, Il Divo performed their new song at the Swedish Idol 2008 finale in the Globen Arena in Stockholm.[37]
- The January 20, 2009 they performed at The Purple Inauguration Ball in Washington DC for President of the United States Barack Obama.[38]
- The Paraguay show was Il Divo's biggest capacity performance to date and took place on 20 December 2011, at the Defensores del Chaco Stadium in Asuncion, for 33,900 people.[39][40]
- The May 13, 2012 Il Divo performed the song Caruso with a staging of riding the rhythm of the song during the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II at Windsor for the entire royal family and Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.[41]
- The July 27, 2012, Il Divo performed at the official closing ceremony of the route of the Olympic torch in 2012 on his arrival at the Olympic Stadium in London in the 2012 Summer Olympics.[42][43]
- On 19 July 2014, Il Divo performed before a capacity crowd at Edinburgh Castle esplanade where a pop festival took place ahead of the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The group performed Amazing Grace.[44]
- On July 5, 2015, while recording its eighth album Latin boleros, Il Divo sang in the Astana Concert Hall to give a concert in Astana, Kazakhstan, in honor of the 17th anniversary of the Day of Capital.[45] After the concert, they initiated the photographic campaign for his eighth album and recording a new video on the streets of the town of Tepoztlan in Mexico.[46]
Collaborations
- In 2009, they performed the song "Sortilegio de amor" for soundtrack of the telenovela entitled Sortilegio written by Brazilian singer Denisse de Kalafe, theme for which they were nominated and subsequently winners of Mexico TvyNovelas Awards for Best Musical Theme for the song "Sortilegio".[47]
- In 2015 Il Divo recorded a duet with Mexican singer Juan Gabriel entitled «Amor Eterno» (Eternal Love),[48] one of the songs of the singer emblem. The recording material is included on the disk Los Dúos.[49] The disc deluxe edition is accompanied by a DVD with images of Il Divo during recording.[50]
Artistic
Registration Voices
The vocal tone and voice tessitura of each component of Il Divo is different and is subordinated to the independent paths in the world of opera, the classical crossover musical training, the voice formed and physiology of each.
David and Urs are tenors, along with the baritone Carlos, they have long careers in the world of opera and classical music start from early vocal training. In contrast, Sébastien has not had any prior professional musical training (was self-taught), and is a tenor voice which the group classes as vox populi due to his pop tone.
- Urs, Tenor, most likely a Heldentenor. As its name implies, the heldentenor vocal fach features in the German romantic operatic repertoire. The heldentenor is the German equivalent of the tenore drammatico, however with a more baritonal quality. Therefore, the heldentenor voice might or might not have facility up to high B or C. The repertoire, however, rarely calls for such high notes.[51][better source needed] This seems to be evident in Il Divo's repertoire: the extent of his range evident in Il Divo's recordings shows he can sing from G2 up to C5.
- Sébastien, popular melody or voix populi to a loud, so it has a tenor tessitura phonic. The tessitura of this voice type will be typical of a common tenor, albeit with a lighter tone sans operatic training. Sébastien's voice is distinguished by its clear and bright timbre, the pectoral resonance and firmness in voice projection.[52] The extent of his range evident in Il Divo's recordings shows he can sing from G2 up to B4.
- Carlos, Verdi baritone. Incorporating the deep tones that a bass has, while having an upper range approaching that of a tenor, Carlos' voice type is high even for a usual baritone. A Verdi baritone refers to a voice capable of singing consistently and with ease in the highest part of the baritone range, up to A4, sometimes even up to the B4♭.[53][better source needed] The extent of his range evident in Il Divo's recordings shows he can sing from G2♭ up to B4♭. The *unofficial* sheet music for their first album claims he sings down to a D2, however this is atypical of a baritone. Most basses would not even be required to sing such notes.
- David, lyric tenor. The lyric tenor is a warm graceful voice with a bright, full timbre that is strong but not heavy and can be heard over an orchestra. Lyric tenors have a range from approximately the C one octave below middle C (C3) to the D one octave above middle C (D5).[54][better source needed] The extent of his range evident in Il Divo's recordings shows he can sing from C3 up to E5. A very quick, falsettoed F5 can be heard on their first album in Hoy Que Ya No Estas Aqui.
Styling
Besides music, the members of Il Divo are also known for their flawless, refined and elegant appearance, wearing almost exclusively suits by Giorgio Armani;[55]Giorgio Armani, Emporio Armani and Armani Collezioni. .[56]
Il Divo is a powerful and fascinating presence, in these years have been a great inspiration for me. I remember the first time I saw them performing live: I was impressed by their elegance and their fascinating way to communicate emotions through his music orig.[57]
— Giorgio Armani
Il Divo's style is so elegant, it describes our music. It's a dress in the style of the Rat Pack which was composed by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin y Sammy Davis Jr.[58]
— Carlos Marín
Musical Style
Creating Il Divo created a revolution within the pure genre of opera because their musical combination of opera singing and classical music (opera), with themes of different genres, including Latin, folk, ballads, church music, bolero and pop.[59] But his lyrical voices kept playing emblematic songs, it is not synonymous with opera, nor pop.[52] There is talk of an intermediate term, but not of a merger between the two, since such lines that can not be merged, as David describes himself:
Pop is here, the opera is there and we (Il Divo) are in the middle.[60]
— David Miller
We do not intend to opera, but a pop operatic overtones.[61]
— Sébastien Izambard
Ours is romantic music.[61]
— Carlos Marín
So we talk about a new invention of musical style, hand own quartet, called Opera-Pop o Pópera, classified in the genre of contemporary music-
Multilingual
The quartet records their songs in several different languages Spanish ("Regresa A Mi", "Hasta Mi Final", "La Vida Sin Amor"), English ("Mama", "Amazing Grace", "Don't Cry For Me Argentina"), Italian ("Senza Parole", "Passera", "Notte Di Luce"), French ("Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore," "Le Temps des Cathedrale"), one in Latin ("Panis Angelicus") and a few in [Portuguese]("Volta Pra Mi") and Japanese ("Furusato").[62][63] Some songs incorporate more than one language in the same song: "The Man You Love" (Spanish & English), "Ave Maria" (Italian & Latin), "I Believe In You" (English & French) are recorded this way; whereas others are recorded in a single language, but sung live in two languages: "She" (Italian & English) and "Bring Him Home" (English & Spanish).
Most of the songs that they cover are reinterpreted from English and translated into the Spanish language, as they themselves say that "Spanish is the language of Romanticism".[64]
Philanthropy
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.[65]
Il Divo is related indirectly in terms of sponsorship and help with the French NGO SMTA Assistance Médicale Toit du Monde since 2005, of which Sébastien is the international official sponsor, and with Sanfilippo Children's Foundation in which Sébastien's global ambassador.[66][67]
Photo gallery
Discography
- Studio album:
- 2004 - Il Divo
- 2005 - The Christmas Collection
- 2005 - Ancora
- 2006 - Siempre
- 2008 - The Promise
- 2011 - Wicked Game
- 2013 - A Musical Affair
- Compilations:
- Live Album:
- Special Editions:
- 2005 - Il Divo. Gift Edition[69]
- 2006 - Il Divo Collezione[70]
- 2006 - Christmas Collection. The Yule Log[71]
- 2008 - The Promise. Luxury Edition[72]
- 2011 - Wicked Game. Gift Edition[73]
- 2011 - Wicked Game. Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set[74]
- 2012 - The Greatest Hits. Gift Edition[75]
- 2012 - The Greatest Hits. Deluxe Limited Edition[76]
- 2014 - A Musical Affair. Exclusive Gift Edition[77]
- 2014 - A Musical Affair. French Versión[78]
- 2014 - Live in Japan. Japan Versión[79]
Videography
- DvD / Blu-ray
- 2004 - Live At Gotham Hall[80][81]
- 2005 - Encore[82]
- 2005 - Mamá[83]
- 2006 - The Yule Log: The Christmas Collection[71]
- 2006 - Live At the Greek Theater[84]
- 2008 - At the Coliseum
- 2009 - An Evening with Il Divo: Live in Barcelona
- 2011 - Live in London
- 2014 - Live In Japan[85]
- Official video
- 2004 - Regresa A Mí [v. 1]
- 2005 - Mama [v. 2]
- 2006 - The Time of our Lives [v. 3]
External links of video clips:
Tours
- 2004: Il Divo Tour[86]
- 2005: Streisand The Tour[87][88]
- 2005: Il Divo Tour, Ancora [89]
- 2006: Il Divo World Tour[90]
- 2008: Il Divo Global Tour [91]
- 2008: An Evening with Il Divo - World Tour[92]
- 2009: Celebrate Christmas with Il Divo[93]
- 2011: Il Divo Tour, Wicked Game[94]
- 2013: Il Divo & Orchestra in Concert - World Tour[95]
- 2013: A Musical Affair en el Teatro Marquis de Broadway[96]
- 2014: A Musical Affair Tour[97]
- 2014: The Best of Il Divo - World Tour[98]
Bibliography
- Allegra Rossi, Romancing The World, Hardback 128 pages, 10 November 2005, Orion publishers (ISBN 978-0-7528-7519-4)
- Il Divo, Our Music, Our Journey, Our Words, Paperback 192 pages, 6 September 2007, Headline Book Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7553-1657-1)
See also
References
- ^ Caplan, David (23 October 2008). "FIRST LISTEN: Il Divo Sings 'Hallelujah'". People. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ "Il Divo en el Libro Guinness de los récords". 2006.
- ^ "Discos más vendidos de 2006".
- ^ "Il Divo nombrado -Artista de la Década-". classicfm.com. 2011.
- ^ "Il Divo fueron homenajeados en los Classic Brits en el Royal Albert Hall". ildivo.com. 2011.
- ^ "Il Divo crowned Silver Clef winners". 23 March 2015.
- ^ "Il Divo Takes "IL DIVO - A MUSICAL AFFAIR: THE GREATEST SONGS OF BROADWAY LIVE" On The Road". MarketWatch. PR Newswire. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ Mansey, Kate (6 May 2005). "Auditioned for opera-style band Il Divo but didn't make it. But he's happy where he is at the moment". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ música.com, ed. (2015). "Desde Reino Unido llega un nuevo grupo musical. Que mezcla la música lírica con el pop" (in Spanish).
- ^ www.larazon.es (ed.). "Il Divo: Divinos y humanos".
- ^ www.lasnoticiasmexico.com (ed.). "El grupo internacional Il Divo anunció hoy en Ciudad de México su primera gira de conciertos 2006, en la que visitará Estados Unidos, Europa, Latinoamérica y parte de Asia".
- ^ todomusica.org (ed.). "Il Divo también canta en Japonés, se atreve a versionar la famosa canción japonesa "Furusato"".
- ^ todomusica.org (ed.). "Biografía de Il Divo".
- ^ artistdirect.com (ed.). "Videoclip - Mamá".
- ^ www.ildivo.com (ed.). "IL Divo - Encore. Teatro Romano de Mérida in Spain".
- ^ www.ildivo.com (ed.). "The Christmas Collection of Il Divo".
- ^ everythingzoomer.com (ed.). "Top of the Pops: Il Divo".
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- ^ los40.com (ed.). "Il Divo no se inmuta y continúa en el nº1 de superventas".
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- ^ conciertos10.com (ed.). "Precioso repertorio de Canciones interpretadas por Il Divo en Vivo, todo un concierto 5 estrellas".
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: editors list (link) - ^ hola.com (ed.). "Sébastien Izambard, el más atractivo de 'Il Divo' según los internautas de hola.com".
- ^ www.ildivo.com (ed.). "Live at the Greek Theater".
- ^ todomusicales.com, ed. (11 November, 2008). "Il Divo seduce en el estreno mundial de The promise en Barcelona".
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(help) - ^ www.ildivo.com, ed. (8 November 2008). "Il Divo At The Coliseum".
- ^ expressen.se (ed.). "Il Divo gästar idolfinalen".
- ^ www.ildivo.com (ed.). "Il Divo actúa en la 'Purple Inauguration Ball' para el presidente de los Estados Unidos".
- ^ sony.com (ed.). "Il DIvo Announce North American Leg of the Classical Crossover Quartet's 2012 World Tour".
- ^ www.ildivo.com (ed.). "An Evening with Il Divo: Live in Barcelona".
- ^ todomusicales.com (ed.). "Il Divo pública 'Il Divo en Barcelona' nuevo Cd + Dvd grabado en el Palau Sant Jordi".
- ^ todomusicales.com, ed. (2009). "Celebrate Christmas With Il Divo".
- ^ www.ildivo.com, ed. (2006). "Christmas Collection. The Yule Log".
- ^ "The Greatest Hits - Deluxe Limited Edition | The Official Il Divo Site". Ildivo.com. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ^ Parkström, Sara (9 December 2008). "Il Divo gästar idolfinalen". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ www.ildivo.com, ed. (2009). "Il Divo actúa en la 'Purple Inauguration Ball' para el presidente de los Estados Unidos".
- ^ Branco, Marlene Aponte (21 December 2011). "Polca, guarania y ópera en una cálida noche de festejo patrio". Diario ABC Color (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ Coronel, Jorge (21 December 2011). "Il Divo celebró en concierto el Bicentenario del Paraguay". Diario ABC Color (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ hola.com (ed.). "Windsor celebra el Jubileo de Diamante de forma espectacula".
- ^ mirror.co.uk (ed.). "London Olympics 2012: Gordon Brown promises greatest rock concert ever".
- ^ dailymail.co.uk (ed.). "Il Divo: 'We're so big, we tell Simon Cowell what to do'".
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p023b2l2
- ^ "Reseña concierto de IL DIVO en Kazajistan".
- ^ "Il Divo acaba de filmar un videoclip en México, y lo ha hecho de la mejor manera: en un paraje inigualable como la ciudad de Tepoztlan y con equipo de CTT Exp & Rentals".
- ^ vyespectaculos.com, ed. (2011). "Il Divo nominados a los Premios TvYNovelas 2010".
- ^ "Los 18 duetos en la nueva producción de Juan Gabriel. Su material discográfico número 40 es uno de los más ambiciosos de su carrera". 11 January 2015.
- ^ "Los dúo le ha significado muchas felicidades al cantante no sólo por haber vuelto a grabar sus éxitos con nuevos arreglos, sino por haberlos cantado acompañado de grandes figuras de la música contemporánea". 20 July 2015.
- ^ "Il Divo sang in the Astana Concert Hall to give a concert in Astana, Kazakhstan, in honor of the 17th anniversary of the Day of Capital".
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- ^ "Il Divo simplemente no puede ir informal".
- ^ "Il Divo viste de Gucci".
- ^ "Giorgio Armani y Il Divo colaboran para 'The Promise'".
- ^ "Soy un toro español". Costa Rica. 18 September 2012.
- ^ ""Il Divo" no es ópera". Infobae. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ ""Il Divo" no es ópera".
- ^ a b "Il Divo "Cantamos bien y además somos guapos"".
- ^ todomusica.org, ed. (2012). "Il Divo arrived in Japan over the weekend, to embark on their biggest tour of the country to date".
- ^ todomusica.org, ed. (2006). "Biografía de Il Divo" (in Spanish).
- ^ abc.es, ed. (21 October 2008). "El español es el idioma del romanticismo para el cuarteto de ópera pop Il Divo" (in Spanish).
- ^ EBSCO Publishing Service Selection Page
- ^ http://radiotoday.com.au/ (ed.). "Hope for Isla and Jude, initated and produced by Sébastien Izambard from Il Divo, will see the Kate Bush classic This Woman's Work released to radio Tuesday. The track includes vocals from Darren Hayes, Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Pete Murray, Ella Hooper, Diesel, David Campbell, Alex Lloyd, Christine Anu, Luke Steele, Katy Steele, Casey Donovan, Damien Leith, Marlisa, Nathaniel, The Australian Children's Choir & special guest performance from (Red Hot Chili Peppers) Flea (playing Bass)".
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- ^ dailytelegraph.com.au (ed.). "Il Divo singer Sebastian Izambard's fight to save Sanfilippo kids through Hope for Isla and Jude charity song".
- ^ http://www.lastfm.es/ (ed.). "The Greatest Hits (Deluxe)".
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- ^ www.ildivo.com (ed.). "Il Divo pública 'Il Divo. Gift Edition'".
- ^ lahiguera.net (ed.). "Se pública 'Il Divo Collezione'. Incluirá los CDs: Il Divo, Ancora y The Christmas Collection, y el DVD Encore".
- ^ a b www.ildivo.com (ed.). "Il Divo pública 'Christmas Collection. The Yule Log'".
- ^ "Il Divo pública 'The Promise. Luxury Edition'".
- ^ www.ildivo.com (ed.). "Il Divo pública 'Wicked Game. Gift Edition'".
- ^ www.ildivo.com (ed.). "Il Divo pública 'Wicked Game. Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set'".
- ^ www.ildivo.com (ed.). "Il Divo pública 'The Greatest Hits. Gift Edition'".
- ^ www.ildivo.com (ed.). "Il Divo pública 'The Greatest Hits. Deluxe Limited Edition'".
- ^ www.ildivo.com (ed.). "Il Divo pública 'A Musical Affair. Exclusive Gift Edition and Calendar 2014'".
- ^ www.ildivo.com (ed.). "Il Divo pública 'A Musical Affair. French Versión'".
- ^ www.ildivo.com (ed.). "Un año después del lanzamiento de su exito álbum inspirado en musicales clásicos, Il Divo vuelve a la carga con una edición muy especial de 'A Musical Affair".
- ^ dvd-peliculas.com, ed. (December 2004). "Il Divo - Gotham Hall Performance (2005)".
- ^ musicme.com, ed. (December 2004). "Il Divo Live at Gotham Hall 2004".
- ^ www.ildivo.com (ed.). "Encore. Il Divo en el teatro romano de Mérida en España".
- ^ www.ildivo.com (ed.). "Videoclip de Mamá, de Il Divo".
- ^ www.ildivo.com (ed.). "Il Divo Live at the Greek Theater".
- ^ www.ildivo.com (ed.). "Il Divo anuncia el lanzamiento de 'Live In Japan', n CD con Dvd en edición deluxe".
- ^ www.ildivo.com (ed.). "For four young men it has been an incredible journey".
- ^ billboard.com (ed.). "Streisand Taking Il Divo On Fall Tour".
- ^ hola.com (ed.). "Il Divo: 'Ha habido sus más y sus menos, pero ahora somos como hermanos'".
- ^ eventfinda.co.nz (ed.). "Il Divo were initially brought together by pop impresario Simon Cowell in 2004, following an extensive worldwide audition process. The virtuoso blending of operatic technique with romantic and popular song took the world by storm, with sales of over 22 million. Their first three albums, 'Il Divo', 'Ancora' and 'Siempre' scored 36 number 1 chart positions across 26 countries. But success was hard earned".
- ^ metroradioarena.co.uk (ed.). "Fresh from the staggering global success of two number 1 albums and a sell-out world tour, Il Divo today announce that they are coming back to the UK, where it all began for them, for their eagerly anticipated second UK tour as part of their World Tour 2007. The operatic supergroup, whose third album, Siempre, hits the shelves on 27 November, will perform at major UK arenas in May 2007, including the Metro Radio Arena on Saturday 19th May 2007".
- ^ todayszaman.com (ed.). "Il Divo back with 'The Promise'".
- ^ allmusic.com s (ed.). "A live performance available as either a BluRay or a DVD/CD set, Live in Barcelona captures Il Divo's April 3, 2009, performance at Palau Sant Jordi. The video portions contain the complete 24-track performance; the CD is a truncated ten-cut sampler, designed as a bonus rather than the main attraction. That main attraction is the extravaganza captured on video, where the operatic quartet runs through all manners of pop standards -- "Bridge Over Troubled Water," "Unbreak My Heart," "Nights in White Satin," "The Winner Takes It All," "My Way," "The Impossible Dream" -- sometimes translating the lyrics out of English so they feel more like opera. Naturally, this live set won't convince doubters, but those who have loved any of the group's five studio albums will find this a satisfying spectacle".
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- ^ sony.comtitle (ed.). "The world's foremost classical crossover quartet IL DIVO announce the initial United States and Canadian concert dates on the group's massive 2012 world tour, slated to cross six continents in the upcoming year. The IL DIVO 2012 world tour, the group's fourth, follows the release of the quartet's latest album, Wicked Game (on Syco/Columbia Records) and provides a new mark of achievement for the signature vocal blend and unique operatic arrangements which have captivated millions and launched a classical-crossover sensation".
- ^ www.ildivo.comtitle (ed.). "Il Divo & Orchestra in Concert Tour Mundial".
- ^ primacia.orgtitle (ed.). "Il Divo, el grupo de crossover clásico que ha roto records de ventas con más de 26 millones de discos vendidos en todo el mundo, ha lanzado su 6 º álbum de estudio "A Musical Affair" por Syco / Columbia Records en 5 de noviembre. El lanzamiento del álbum han elevado las cortinas en una temporada limitada de espectáculos en Broadway en el teatro Marquis, con Heather Headley como invitada especial".
- ^ www.ildivo.com (ed.). "Il Divo's finale show of the Japan tour at the Budokan tomorrow will be broadcast nationally live at 7pm (Japan Time) on WOWOW TV. March 11th marks the 3rd year since the Great Eastern Earthquake and the ongoing recovery efforts. WOWOW have hence arranged free viewing events at the 4 theatres in the Tohoku/NorthEast area (aired live from Budokan)".
- ^ onmilwaukee.com (ed.). "Ten minutes with Il Divo singer Sebastien Izambard".