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."

Tonight
Il Divo Lyrics

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Tonight, tonight
Won't be just any night
Tonight there will be no morning star
Tonight, tonight
I'll see my love tonight
and for us, stars will stop where they are

Today the minutes seem like hours

The hours go so slowly
And still the sky is light

Oh moon, grow bright
And make this endless day, endless night
Tonight

Tonight, tonight
The world is full of light
With suns and moons all over the place
Tonight, tonight
The world is wild and bright
Going mad, shooting stars into space

Today, the world was just an address
A place for me to live in
No better than all right

But here you are
And what was just a world is a star, tonight

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Il Divo's song "Tonight" express the feeling of anticipation and excitement for a special night. The lyrics depict a love story where the singer is longing to see their love tonight, and this night will be unlike any other. There will be no morning star and for them, the stars will stop where they are tonight. The universe seems to be aligned for them to be together.

The song describes the passage of time being slow as the singer eagerly awaits for the night to come. The moon is being called upon to brighten up the night, to make this "endless day, endless night." The world is depicted as being full of light, with suns and moons everywhere. This night is special and magical.

At the beginning of the song, the world is described as just an address, a place to live in, nothing better than all-right. However, meeting their love has changed everything, including their perspective of the world. What was once just a world is now a star, representing the importance of their love.

Overall, the song "Tonight" showcases the excitement and anticipation of a special night with a loved one. The lyrics paint a picture of a magical and momentous night where the stars align for the two protagonists.

Line by Line Meaning

Tonight, tonight
The singer is emphasizing that something special is happening tonight.

Won't be just any night
Tonight is not an ordinary night.

Tonight there will be no morning star
There won't be any celestial object indicating the morning time, even if it's still night.

I'll see my love tonight
The artist is anticipating seeing their significant other tonight.

and for us, stars will stop where they are
The artist feels that their love is so powerful that even the stars would pause to watch them together tonight.

Today the minutes seem like hours
The singer is expressing how time seems to be moving very slowly today.

The hours go so slowly
The singer is emphasizing how time is dragging by.

And still the sky is light
Even though time seems to be moving very slowly, it's not yet dark outside.

Oh moon, grow bright
The artist is addressing the moon, asking it to become brighter.

And make this endless day, endless night
The artist is asking the moon to make this seemingly never-ending day into an equally long night.

The world is full of light
The world seems very bright and lively tonight.

With suns and moons all over the place
The artist is using hyperbole to express how many celestial objects there are visible tonight.

The world is wild and bright
The world seems so electrifying and energized tonight that it's almost chaotic.

Going mad, shooting stars into space
The world seems so lively that it's almost as if it's throwing shooting stars up into space.

Today, the world was just an address
Before tonight, the world was just a place to exist for the singer.

A place for me to live in
The artist is emphasizing that the world only served as a location to live in before tonight.

No better than all right
The world was nothing more than okay or average before tonight.

But here you are
With the significant other present tonight, the world has transformed.

And what was just a world is a star, tonight
The world has shifted from being mundane and insignificant to being as beautiful and special as a star, tonight.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim

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