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Il Divo - twenty facts you never knew

Y'all might know Il Divo are made up of singers Urs Bühler, Carlos Marin, Sébastien Izambard and David Miller, but how much more do you know nearly the opera group? Detect 20 interesting facts about the chart-topping singers.

1. International Roots

Il Divo are made up of Swiss tenor Urs Bühler, Spanish baritone Carlos Marin, French pop artist Sébastien Izambard and American tenor David Miller.
2. Football World Cup

They recorded the official anthem for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, performing in front of an International audition of 1 billion people at the opening ceremony and World Cup Last.
three. How many record sales?

More than 25 million anthology sales, 150 gold and platinum discs, and the only crossover classical album to achieve the US Billboard No. 1 spot, Il Divo accept fabricated quite a proper name for themselves since they formed in 2004.
4. Il Divo and Celine Dion

I Believe in You is the result of a collaboration betwixt Céline Dion and Il Divo. There are two released versions of the song, 1 released on Céline's album, On ne change pas, and the other on Il Divo's, Ancora.
5. David Miller's opera pedigree

David has a Masters Caste in Opera Theatre and has performed on Broadway in Baz Luhrmann's La Bohème.
6. Opera and heavy metal

At the same time as studying at a music academy, tenor Urs was fronting a heavy metal band.
vii. Urs Bühler - early starter

As a 5-year-one-time in Lucerne, Switzerland, Urs joined the local choir, and took lessons in violin, clarinet, piano, guitar and drums.
8. Il Divo… in the White Firm

Prior to joining the grouping, tenor David Miller performed at the White Firm for President Clinton in 1998.
9. Collaboration with... Eminem?

The opera four-slice have collaborated with Barbara Streisand and Celine Dion, but they've expressed a desire to work with US rap superstar, Eminem. Il Divo member Urs said: "I think working with Eminem would exist something and so unlike from anything we've done so far, merely I can so imagine information technology if I listen to certain Eminem tracks."
x. Carlos Marín - musical man

Baritone Carlos Marín has performed in several musicals, including Les Misérables, The Beauty And The Fauna, Grease, and Peter Pan.
11. Cocky-taught Sébastien Izambard

French vocalist Sébastien is the only cocky-taught musician in the group. He plays guitar and piano afterward learning the instruments by ear, and has produced for many other French artists.
12. Sébastien the pop star?

Prior to Il Divo, Sébastien Izambard released an acclaimed pop anthology, Libre, and his single Si Tu Savais topped the French charts.
13. Simon Cowell and the 10 Factor

In that location aren't many operatic groups who tin can boast of being inspired by the X Factor, but Simon Cowell decided to act on his operatic quartet idea when G4 came second on the reality show in 2004.
14. Il Il Divo's YouTube Success

The group are nearly as popular on the internet as they are in concert halls effectually the world. So far, their videos accept received over 44 million views on YouTube - and counting.
15. Inspired by Andrea Bocelli

The idea behind Il Divo came to Simon Cowell afterward hearing Andrea Bocelli singing Con te partirò while watching The Sopranos.
16. Urs Bühler likes metallic and motorbikes

Perhaps a career equally a rocker would be equally appealing to boy-racer tenor Urs? "I love to play guitar and ride my motorbikes, I'thousand passionate about both," he said.
17. Il Divo and Katherine Jenkins

The Il Divo boys appear they were touring with Katherine Jenkins for the first time in 2013, where they're set to perform all their greatest hits.
18. The secret behind crossover success

David Miller revealed the group'due south success was something of an experiment, every bit the foursome played effectually with unlike styles. He said: "We had no map to follow - information technology was just trying to figure out: how do we apply our voices, and how exercise nosotros take these songs that the record company has given u.s. to interpret, and how practise nosotros turn this into something that straddles two worlds at the same time but and then has its ain unique sound?"
19. Il Divo on American Idol

The boys performed on American Idol as part of a clemency show, raising money for children in the Usa and Africa. For every vote bandage, the show's sponsors donated money to proficient causes around the earth.
twenty. Pop or classical?

The boys take responded to critics by maxim they use classical techniques, and sing in a dramatic style which is verging towards operatic. By blurring the boundaries betwixt genres, Il Divo hope their audiences will focus on the emotional response to the music, rather than trying to fit it into a specific mode.