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."
Enamorado
Il Divo Lyrics
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Quien te esperó
Un tiempo entero
Soy un trovador
Que te cantó
Desde la luna
Mi gran amor
Ni te enteraste nunca
Soy quien te buscó
Por cielo y mar
Al fin del mundo
Fui con mi canción
De sol a sol
Trantando el sueño
Tú mi estrella azúl
Te perseguí
Sin conseguirte nunca
Soy enamorado (soy enamorado)
Soy esa canción
Esa razón de estar contigo
Soy quien te llevó
Sin conseguir
Y ser tu amigo
Soy quien mas te amó
Y un tierno amor
Por ti
These lyrics from Il Divo's song Enamorado describe a lover who has been waiting for someone special for a long time. The singer reveals himself to be a troubadour who sings to his love from the moon. He refers to the person as his only love and "mi estrella azúl" or blue star, showing the level of adoration he has towards them. However, his love is unrequited as he has been searching for them "por cielo y mar" or through air and sea, and yet has never been able to find them.
The chorus then repeats the phrase "soy enamorado" which translates to "I am in love." The singer sees himself as the reason for being with this person, as he has searched high and low just to be with them. He expresses his frustration at not being able to achieve more than just being friends with them despite all his efforts. He ends the song by reaffirming that he is the one who loves them the most and that his love for them is tender.
Overall, the song Enamorado is about unrequited love and the singer's relentless pursuit of someone who they love deeply but who may not reciprocate those feelings.
Line by Line Meaning
Soy él que te amó
I am the one who loved you
Quien te esperó
The one who waited for you
Un tiempo entero
For a whole time
Soy un trovador
I am a troubadour
Que te cantó
Who sang to you
Desde la luna
From the moon
Tú mi único amor
You are my only love
Mi gran amor
My great love
Ni te enteraste nunca
You never found out
Soy quien te buscó
I am the one who looked for you
Por cielo y mar
By sky and sea
Al fin del mundo
To the ends of the earth
Fui con mi canción
I went with my song
De sol a sol
From sun to sun
Trantando el sueño
Chasing the dream
Tú mi estrella azúl
You, my blue star
Te perseguí
I pursued you
Sin conseguirte nunca
Without ever getting you
Soy enamorado (soy enamorado)
I am a lover (I am a lover)
Soy esa canción
I am that song
Esa razón de estar contigo
That reason to be with you
Soy quien te llevó
I am the one who took you
Sin conseguir
Without succeeding
Y ser tu amigo
And being your friend
Soy quien mas te amó
I am the one who loved you the most
Y un tierno amor
And a tender love
Por ti
For you
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JOHN REID, ANDREAS ROMDHANE, ARMANDO MANZANERO, JOSEF SVEDLUND
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