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 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, 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 half of 2004 in Sweden.
The group's debut album, the self-named Il Divo, contains renditions of Frank Sinatra's hit "My Way (A Mi Manera)," Toni Braxton's hit "Unbreak My Heart (Regresa a Mi)," an adaptation of Ennio Morricone's soundtrack titled "Gabriel's Oboe" from the movie La Misión titled "Nella Fantasia" and several songs sung in Spanish, English, Italian, and Portuguese ("Volta Pra Mim"), 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 during the Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason 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," a duet with Céline Dion, and Il Divo's cover of Eric Carmen's "All By Myself (Solo Otra Vez)." Two of the tracks on this CD, "O Holy Night" and "Ave Maria," appear on the 2005 US-only release, Christmas Collection.
Il Divo was the perfomer of the 2006 FIFA World Cup official song "A Time of Our Lives."
Don't Cry for Me Argentina
Il Divo Lyrics
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You'll think it strange
When I try to explain how I feel
That I still need your love
After all that I've done
You won't believe me
All you'll see is a girl you once knew
Although she's dressed up to the nines
I had to let it happen
I had to change
Couldn't stay all my life down at heel
Looking out of the window
Staring out of the sun
So I chose freedom
Running around trying everything new
But nothing impressed me at all
I never expected it too
Don't cry for me Argentina
The truth is I never left you
All through my wild days
My mad existence
I kept my promise
Don't keep your distance
And as for fortune and as for fame
I never invited them in
Though it seemed to the world
They were all I desired
They are illusions
They're not the solutions they promise to be
The answer was here all the time
I love you and hope you love me
Don't cry for me Argentina
Don't cry for me Argentina
The truth is I never left you
All through my wild days
My mad existence
I kept my promise
Don't keep your distance
Have I said too much?
There's nothing more I can think of to say to you
But all you have to do
Is look at me to know
That every word is true
Don't cry for me Argentina
The lyrics of Don't Cry for Me Argentina by Il Divo speak about a woman's journey of self-discovery and reinvention. She is trying to explain her feelings to someone who is convinced that she has changed and that she does not need him anymore. The woman admits that it won't be easy to convince him that she needs his love after all that she has done. However, she assures him that she has not left him and that she kept her promise to him. She also acknowledges that she had to change and to let go of her past life, but that did not mean that she stopped loving him.
The woman also shares that she pursued freedom and tried everything new, but nothing impressed her. She never invited fortune or fame into her life, even though it seemed like those were all she desired. She realized that those were illusions and not the solutions they promised to be. The answer was always within her, and it was her love for the one she is speaking to.
The song is about Eva Perón, a controversial figure in Argentine politics, who became the wife of President Juan Perón and one of Argentina's most beloved leaders. The song was originally written for the musical Evita by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, which tells the story of Eva's life. Il Divo's version of the song was released in 2004 and became a commercial success.
Line by Line Meaning
It won't be easy
You will be shocked by what I'm about to tell you.
You'll think it strange
You will find it difficult to believe or understand.
When I try to explain how I feel
When I tell you the reason behind my actions.
That I still need your love
Despite my past actions, I still yearn for your affection.
After all that I've done
Considering all the things I have put you through.
You won't believe me
I know that you will have a hard time believing me.
All you'll see is a girl you once knew
You will only see me as the person you knew before, not who I am now.
Although she's dressed up to the nines
Despite my current appearance or status.
At sixes and sevens with you
I am still uncertain about how to interact with you.
I had to let it happen
I had to allow certain things to unfold.
I had to change
I had to make some drastic alterations to my life.
Couldn't stay all my life down at heel
I couldn't keep living my life in misery and poverty.
Looking out of the window
Wasting away hours staring out the window.
Staring out of the sun
Making the same mistake over and over again.
So I chose freedom
So, in the end, I chose to pursue my own freedom.
Running around trying everything new
I tried everything I could think of to escape my old life.
But nothing impressed me at all
None of it truly satisfied me or impressed me.
I never expected it too
I realistically did not expect it would be any different.
Don't cry for me Argentina
Please don't mourn for me, Argentina.
The truth is I never left you
The truth is that my absence wasn't because of you.
All through my wild days
Despite all the chaos in my life.
My mad existence
Despite my crazy lifestyle at times.
I kept my promise
I never forgot what I promised to do.
Don't keep your distance
Please don't close yourself off from me.
And as for fortune and as for fame
Although I was seeking fortune and fame.
I never invited them in
I never wanted them to control my life or define me.
Though it seemed to the world
Even though it may have appeared to others.
They were all I desired
That those were the things I truly wanted.
They are illusions
But in reality, they are not what they seem.
They're not the solutions they promise to be
They don't actually provide the answers I needed.
The answer was here all the time
The answer to my problems was in front of me.
I love you and hope you love me
That I truly love you and I hope you return that love.
Have I said too much?
I hope I haven't said too much.
There's nothing more I can think of to say to you
I don't have anything else to add to this conversation.
But all you have to do
Just by looking at me.
Is look at me to know
You will understand.
That every word is true
That everything I have said is genuine.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice
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Jerico Espada
It won't be easy
You'll think it strange
When I try to explain how I feel
That I still need your love
After ll that I've done
You won't believe me
All you will see
Is a girl you once knew
Although she's dressd up to the nines
At sixes and sevens with you
I had to let it happen
I had to change
Couldn't stay all my life down at heel
Looking out of the window
Staying out of the sun
So I chose freedom
Running around trying everything new
But nothing impressed me at all
I never expected it too
Don't cry for me Argentina
The truth is I never left you
All through my wild days
My mad existence
I kept my promise
Don't keep your distance
And as for fortune and as for fame
I never invited them in
Though it seemed to the world
They were all I desired
They are illusions
They're not the solutions
They promise to be
The answer was here all the time
I love you and hope you love me
Don't cry for me Argentina
Don't cry for me Argentina
The truth is I never left you
All through my wild days
My mad existence
I kept my promise
Don't keep your distance
Have I said to much?
There's nothing more I can think of to say to you
But all you have to do
Is look at me to know
That every word is true
Don't cry for me Argentina
Carmen Gonzalez
Carlos que Dios te bendiga 🙏 gracias por compartir tu gran talento 😘 esa voz nunca la olvidaremos dejas Miles de sensaciones y emociones en cada una de tus interpretaciones, sin duda alguna eres, son y seran una leyenda más de la buena música.
John Emmanuel
What a wonderful rendition of this timeless classic
RUGAL 86
No tengo palabras, el final de la canción es sencillamente sublime.
Edit Vignati
verdaderamente maravillosos!! todos los temas nos hacen vibrar de emoción
Naty Natalia
Escucharlos hace que cada día ame más el ópera.
Irene
son una maravilla!!!
sus voces te pueden transportar a cualquier situación bonita.Y además son superguapos.
Monge Paulo Roberto Ferreira Feijó
Interpretação maravilhosa!
Luly Benedetto
Piel de gallina, que belleza porfavor ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Lirico & Pop
Es muy bella y emocionante!!
Saludos desde Argentina.
Valentina Roldán
Los amo .. Q canción tan hermosa