IL DIVO & SLC

As a belated birthday present and graduation gift and celebration of Jamie's Parent's 29th wedding anniversary, Jamie, her parents and I attended the Il Divo Concert in Salt Lake City on June 5th. Performing for their first time in SLC, Il Divo stunned the audience with their beautiful voices. I loved it!

Il Divo, (Italian for "star" or "celebrity") is a multinational operatic pop vocal group created by music manager, executive, and reality TV star, Simon Cowell. They are also signed to Cowell's Record label, 'Syco music'[1]. Il Divo is composed of singers Carlos Marín, Urs Bühler, David Miller, and Sébastien Izambard.

The idea behind Il Divo's creation came to Cowell after listening to Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman's rendition of Con te partirò. Aware of this new appreciation for lyrical voices and classical music, he decided to form a multinational quartet (the members hail from Spain, Switzerland, France, and the United States, and the name being in Italian) that tried to recreate the style of The Three Tenors.

Simon Cowell conducted a worldwide search for young singers who were willing to embark on the Il Divo project, which 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 Spanish baritone, Carlos Marín; two classically trained tenors, Swiss Urs Bühler and American David Miller; and a French pop singer, Sébastien Izambard.

Il Divo sings in English, Italian, Spanish, French, and Latin. Il Divo was named the Most Multinational UK No.1 Album Group in the 2006 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records.

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND LISTENING TO THEIR PRODUCTION OF AMAZING GRACE.

HERE IS THE YOUTUBE LINK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMVxzEueJ6A