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."
Senza Parole
Il Divo Lyrics
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Dove vai
Qualcosa che no va?
Gia lo so
Non vuoi dirmelo
Ma hai gia deciso che vai via
Senza parole
Senza parole
Senza una lacrima
Addio
Spiegami
Chi c'и vicino a te? (Chi c'и vicino a te)
Tu dirа
Quanto ti amerа (Quanto ti amerа)
Lo sa che un giorno andrai via
Senza parole
Senza guardare mai
Senza parole
Senza una lacrima
Vedrai vedrai (fa male ma vedrai che passerа)
Capirai (un giorno che anche tu t'innamorerai)
Qualcuno ti dirа
Addio
Non voltarti se vai via
Senza parole (Senza parole)
Senza guardare mai (Senza guardare mai)
Senza parole (Senza rimpianti no)
Senza una lacrima
Senza di te
Addio
The song Senza Parole by Il Divo is a heart-wrenching ballad about the end of a relationship. The song opens with a series of questions - "Come stai" (how are you), "Dove vai" (where are you going), and "Qualcosa che no va" (is something wrong). The singer understands that something is going on, although the other person is not willing to talk about it. However, the singer knows that the other person has already made the decision to leave.
The chorus of the song is "Senza parole, senza guardare mai, senza una lacrima, addio" (Without words, without even looking, without a tear, goodbye). It is clear that the end of the relationship is painful and emotional, and the singer is left without any closure or explanation. The singer then implores the other person to explain who is close to them and how much they love them, knowing that one day they too will say goodbye.
The song ends with the repeat of the chorus, with the addition of "senza di te" (without you), emphasizing that the singer is saying goodbye to the other person.
Overall, the song is a moving portrayal of the end of a relationship, with the emotions and pain of the situation palpably clear.
Line by Line Meaning
Come stai
How are you doing?
Dove vai
Where are you going?
Qualcosa che no va?
Is something wrong?
Gia lo so
I already know
Non vuoi dirmelo
You don't want to tell me
Ma hai gia deciso che vai via
But you've already decided to leave
Senza parole
Without words
Senza guardare mai
Without ever looking
Senza una lacrima
Without a tear
Addio
Goodbye
Spiegami
Explain to me
Chi c'и vicino a te? (Chi c'и vicino a te)
Who is close to you? (Who is close to you?)
Tu dirа
You will say
Quanto ti amerа (Quanto ti amerа)
How much they will love you (how much they will love you)
Lo sa che un giorno andrai via
They know that one day you'll leave
Vedrai vedrai (fa male ma vedrai che passerа)
You'll see, you'll see (it hurts but you'll see that it will pass)
Capirai (un giorno che anche tu t'innamorerai)
You'll understand (one day when you will fall in love too)
Qualcuno ti dirа
Someone will say to you
Non voltarti se vai via
Don't turn around if you're leaving
Senza rimpianti no
Without regrets, no
Senza di te
Without you
Addio
Goodbye
Contributed by Lincoln S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Superx- XX
Senza Parole"
Come stai
Dove vai
Qualcosa che no va?
Gia lo so
Non vuoi dirmelo
Ma hai gia deciso che vai via
Senza parole
Senza guardare mai
Senza parole
Senza una lacrima
Addio
Spiegami
Chi c’è vicino a te? (Chi c’è vicino a te)
Tu dirà
Quanto ti amerà (Quanto ti amerà)
Lo sa che un giorno andrai via
Senza parole
Senza guardare mai
Senza parole
Senza una lacrima
Vedrai vedrai (fa male ma vedrai che passerà)
Capirai (un giorno che anche tu t'innamorerai)
Qualcuno ti dirà
Addio
Non voltarti se vai via
Senza parole (Senza parole)
Senza guardare mai (Senza guardare mai)
Senza parole (Senza rimpianti no)
Senza una lacrima
Senza di te
Addio
Superx- XX
Senza Parole"
Come stai
Dove vai
Qualcosa che no va?
Gia lo so
Non vuoi dirmelo
Ma hai gia deciso che vai via
Senza parole
Senza guardare mai
Senza parole
Senza una lacrima
Addio
Spiegami
Chi c’è vicino a te? (Chi c’è vicino a te)
Tu dirà
Quanto ti amerà (Quanto ti amerà)
Lo sa che un giorno andrai via
Senza parole
Senza guardare mai
Senza parole
Senza una lacrima
Vedrai vedrai (fa male ma vedrai che passerà)
Capirai (un giorno che anche tu t'innamorerai)
Qualcuno ti dirà
Addio
Non voltarti se vai via
Senza parole (Senza parole)
Senza guardare mai (Senza guardare mai)
Senza parole (Senza rimpianti no)
Senza una lacrima
Senza di te
Addio
Silvina Fernanda Bustamante
Que placer escucharlo 😍 😍 😍 😍
ロハスニコル
Hermosa canción!!! ese fragmento de claro de luna es solemne
Angela Maria il divo
Amo questa canzone, con splendidi artisti inclusi.
Nadeto Mirkova
BEAUTIFUL VOICES ! IL DIVO'S VOICES ! THANK YOU FOR THE HUGE PLEASURE ! BIG THANKS FOR THE WONDERFUL 53 VIDEOS !
Piedad Toro
Que canción más bonita más cantada por el il divo es un grupo muy bueno 😍😍😍
Angela Maria il divo
Se une IL DIVO, con la orquesta y forman un coro de àngeles.
CiociaDonia
Thank you! Great performance and Song! 💕
Angelita Manzanita
Amo questa canzone.🌷🌸💐🎵🎶🎤🎺🎹🎧🎻
Patrick René MUAMBA
Très très beau votre quarte...je peux avoir la partition svp!