Il Divo, Italian for "divine male performer," is an international operatic … Read Full Bio ↴Il Divo, Italian for "divine male performer," is an international operatic pop vocal group under the Sony BMG music label from United Kingdom. Il Divo is formed by singers David Miller, Sébastien Izambard, Urs Bühler, and Carlos Marín.

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."

Some Enchanted Evening
Il Divo Lyrics

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Some enchanted evening
You may see a stranger, you may see a stranger
Across a crowded room, and somehow you know,
You know even then
That somewhere you'll see her again and again

Some enchanted evening, someone may be laughing
You may hear her laughing

Across a crowded room and night after night, as strange as it seems
The sound of her laughter will sing in your dreams

Who can explain it?
Who can tell you why?
Fools give you reasons, wise men never try

Some enchanted evening
When you find your true love
When you feel her call you
Across a crowded room
Then fly to her side, and make her your own
Or all through your life you may dream all alone

Once you have found her never let her go
Once you have found her never let her go

Overall Meaning

The song "Some Enchanted Evening" by Il Divo is a beautiful ballad that speaks of a moment of serendipity, where two strangers can recognize each other across a crowded room. The lyrics suggest that love can be found in the most unexpected of places and, when you find true love, you should hold on to it tightly. The song captures the magic of meeting someone who you feel instinctively drawn towards, and how that connection can continue to exist in your dreams long after the encounter.

The lyrics also highlight the mystery of falling in love and the fact that it is impossible to explain or rationalize. The words "who can explain it?" suggest that love is an inexplicable force that cannot be fully understood. The line "fools give you reasons, wise men never try" means that trying to explain love is a futile exercise as it simply cannot be explained by words alone.

Overall, "Some Enchanted Evening" is a romantic and emotional song that speaks to the universal experience of falling in love. The lyrics capture the sense of magic and wonder that can exist in the world and remind us that when we find true love, we should cherish it and never let it go.

Line by Line Meaning

Some enchanted evening
On an evening full of magic and wonder

You may see a stranger, you may see a stranger
You may notice someone you've never met before

Across a crowded room, and somehow you know,
Despite the multitude of people there, you feel a certain sensing

You know even then
You realize even early on

That somewhere you'll see her again and again
That you'll eventually cross paths again

Some enchanted evening, someone may be laughing
During a magical evening, someone might be joyous

You may hear her laughing
You might hear her gleeful sound

Across a crowded room and night after night, as strange as it seems
Even with the presence of so many people, it's odd how her laugh echoes in your mind

The sound of her laughter will sing in your dreams
The memory of her laughter will linger in your thoughts

Who can explain it?
Who can make sense of it?

Who can tell you why?
Who can explain the reasons behind it?

Fools give you reasons, wise men never try
Foolish people give explanations, but wise men don't even attempt it

When you find your true love
When you discover your soulmate

When you feel her call you
When you sense her drawing you near

Then fly to her side, and make her your own
Rush to be with her and make her exclusively yours

Or all through your life you may dream all alone
Otherwise, you may spend your life longing for her

Once you have found her never let her go
Once you've located her, never let her slip away

Lyrics © IMAGEM MUSIC INC
Written by: RICHARD RODGERS

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