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."
Si tú me amas
Il Divo Lyrics
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Historia que presentí
Mucho antes de vivir en mí
Porque solo en ti
Encuentro lo que ayer perdí
Tú eres en mi existir
mi gran felicidad
Que jamás se querra morir
En este amor sin fin
Tú sers siempre mi alma
Despertar paraísos de pasión y paz
Sé que solo los podré encontrar
En mis días junto a ti
Si tú me amas yo seré esa esparanza
Que jamás se querra morir
En este amor sin fin
Tú serás siempre mi alma
Si tú me amas yo seré una esperanza
Que jamás se querra morir
En este amor sin fin
Tú seras siempre mi alma
Jamás querra morir
Abrázame hasta el fin
Volaré si me amas
Haces realidad la magia de soñar
Volaré si tú me amas
The lyrics to Il Divo's song Si Tu Me Amas are a testament to unending love and devotion. The song speaks of a love that will last forever, where the person singing will always find happiness in the one they love. The opening lines "Solo en ti por siempre seré feliz" (Only in you will I always be happy) paint a picture of a love that is all-encompassing and never faltering. The song offers hope and reassurance that true love can withstand anything and everything.
The lyrics go on to say that if the one they love loves them back, they will be a never-ending source of hope and joy, a light that will never go out even in the darkest times. "Si tú me amas yo seré esa esperanza / Que jamás se querra morir" (If you love me, I will be that hope / that will never die) is a heartfelt plea to the person the singer loves, to never let that love fade away, to always hold on to it and keep it alive. The song reaches its height when the lyrics say "Jamás querra morir / Abrázame hasta el fin / Volaré si me amas" (It will never die / Embrace me till the end / I will fly if you love me), emphasizing that love can give one wings to fly and overcome even the greatest challenges.
Overall, the lyrics of Si Tu Me Amas speak of a love that is unending, unconditional, and life-changing. It is a song that celebrates the power of love and the joy that it can bring.
Line by Line Meaning
Solo en ti por siempre seré feliz
I'll only be happy forever in you.
Historia que presentí
A story that I sensed.
Mucho antes de vivir en mí
Long before it came to life in me.
Porque solo en ti encuentro lo que ayer perdí
Because only in you do I find what I lost yesterday.
Tú eres en mi existir mi gran felicidad
You are in my existence my great happiness.
Si tú me amas yo seré esa esperanza
If you love me, I'll be that hope.
Que jamás se querra morir
That will never die.
En este amor sin fin
In this endless love.
Tú sers siempre mi alma
You'll always be my soul.
Despertar paraísos de pasión y paz
Awaken paradises of passion and peace.
Sé que solo los podré encontrar
I know that I can only find them.
En mis días junto a ti
In my days with you.
Jamás querra morir
It will never die.
Abrázame hasta el fin
Hold me until the end.
Volaré si me amas
I'll fly if you love me.
Haces realidad la magia de soñar
You make the magic of dreaming come true.
Volaré si tú me amas
I'll fly if you love me.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JOHN REID, JOSEF LAROSSI, ANDREAS ROMDHANE, FELIX PIZARRO, PITITI
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