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."
Without You
Il Divo Lyrics
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Y tus labios sonreian
Mas tus ojos eran trozos del dolor
No quise hablar
Sólo al final te dije adiós
Sólo adiós
O a que cosa lo atribuyo
Te deje partir sintiendo tanto amor
Tal vez hacia falta sólo un "por favor, detente amor"
No se vivir sino es contigo
No se, no tengo valor
No se vivir sino es contigo
No se, no se ni quien soy
Desde el dia que te fuiste
Tengo el alma más que triste
Y mañana sé muy bien va a ser peor
Como olvidar ese mirar desolador, queda amor
No se vivir sino es contigo
No se, no tengo valor
No se vivir sino es contigo
No se, no se ni quien soy
No se, no tengo valor
The lyrics of "Without You" by Il Divo talks about the pain of losing a loved one and the regret of not doing enough to stop them from leaving. The song starts with the singer saying that the person he loved told him they were leaving, but their lips smiled while their eyes reflected the pain they were feeling. The singer didn't want to talk about it and only said goodbye at the end. He didn't know if it was his pride or something else that made him let the person go when he had so much love for them. He thinks perhaps if he had said "please, stop my love," he might have kept them from going.
The chorus of the song repeats the idea that the singer cannot live without their loved one and that they don't even know who they are without them. The singer's soul has been sad since their loved one left, and tomorrow will only be worse. The person's melancholic gaze is also something that the singer cannot forget, and they feel that they have no value or purpose without them. The song speaks to the feelings of helplessness, despair, and sadness that come with losing a loved one and the realization of how much that person meant to you too late.
Line by Line Meaning
Me dijiste que te ibas
You told me that you were leaving
Y tus labios sonreian
And your lips were smiling
Mas tus ojos eran trozos del dolor
But your eyes were pieces of pain
No quise hablar
I didn't want to talk
Sólo al final te dije adiós
Only at the end did I say goodbye
Sólo adiós
Just goodbye
Yo no sé si fue el orgullo
I don't know if it was pride
O a que cosa lo atribuyo
Or what I should attribute it to
Te deje partir sintiendo tanto amor
I let you go feeling so much love
Tal vez hacia falta sólo un "por favor, detente amor"
Maybe all that was needed was a "please, stop love"
No se vivir sino es contigo
I don't know how to live without you
No se, no tengo valor
I don't know, I don't have the courage
No se, no se ni quien soy
I don't know, I don't even know who I am
Desde el dia que te fuiste
Since the day you left
Tengo el alma más que triste
My soul has been more than sad
Y mañana sé muy bien va a ser peor
And I know tomorrow will be worse
Como olvidar ese mirar desolador, queda amor
How can I forget that heartbreaking look, my love
No se, no tengo valor
I don't know, I don't have the courage
No se, no se ni quien soy
I don't know, I don't even know who I am
No se, no tengo valor
I don't know, I don't have the courage
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: TOM EVANS, PETER WILLIAM HAM
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@meryglenni8869
Carlos no solo cantaba, interpretaba y enviaba mensajes con cada canción. Adorable Carlos Marín Menchero. 🕊👏👏👏🏻
@carmenvalentin7060
Carlos marin. Paz descanse
@kaatvandenbossche672
The other 3 did that too
@dianavega3366
Reemplazar un barítono como él y con su personalidad costaría tratar de encontrar y adaptar a un grupo tan extraordinario.
@dalalmassisdiaz5370
Lloro por el,mi hijo productor los trajo a Chile,luego el también partió al infinito joven y maravilloso como Carlos
@olgamartazamorasantana1814
Madre mía la voz de Carlos es impresionante,sin menospreciar a los demás ,lo vamos a echar de menos😔
@felipegomez9946
Buenos buenos
@lourdesazurmendi2369
la voz de Carlos que rompe como un trueno erizando todo tu cuerpo sin restar valor a las otras voces pero es asi. BESOS AL CIELO PARA MI AMADO CARLOS
@patriciasanchez8300
HOLA buenas tardes
@patriciasanchez8300
I feel embarace because you see cryng!!!