Izdavač: Ostalo
Žanr: Klasična muzika, Pop
Poreklo: Strani izvođač

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Il Divo (Italian pronunciation: [il ˈdiːvo]) is a multi-national classical crossover vocal group. The male quartet originated in the United Kingdom in December 2003,[1] bringing together singers Urs Bühler (Switzerland), Carlos Marín (Spain), David Miller (United States), and Sébastien Izambard (France). The group was created and promoted by music producer Simon Cowell for the label Syco Music (a subsidiary of Sony Music). Although it is unclear how the group`s name came about, `Il Divo` is translated from Italian as `the star`.

As of 2021, the group has released ten studio albums: Il Divo (2004), The Christmas Collection (2005), Ancora (2005), Siempre (2006), The Promise (2008), Wicked Game (2011), A Musical Affair (2013), Amor & Pasión (2015), Timeless (2018) and For Once in My Life: A Celebration of Motown (2021); as well as a compilation album, The Greatest Hits (2012). Two other albums – An Evening with Il Divo: Live in Barcelona (2009) and Live in Japan (2014) – presented recordings of live concerts. Additionally, they have collaborated with other artists.

Since their inception, Il Divo has enjoyed success worldwide, selling well over 30 million copies of their albums worldwide.[2] With 160 certified gold and platinum hits in 35 countries, they pioneered the genre of operatic pop, or `popera`, in classical crossover music.

Il Divo`s live concerts sold over two million concert tickets worldwide just from their first four albums. In their first world tour, concerts in 69 cities in 18 countries were sold out.[3]

Il Divo is the self-titled debut studio album to be released by classical crossover vocal group Il Divo, formed by Simon Cowell in 2004. The album was released on 1 November 2004 in the United Kingdom, via Syco Music, and on 19 April 2005 in the United States, via Columbia Records. The album contains three songs performed in English, six songs performed in Italian, and three songs performed in Spanish, excluding the bonus track. As of December 2013, the album had sold more than 1.5 million copies in the UK.[3] The album has sold more than 5,000,000 worldwide copies to date.[4]

Recording started in the first half of 2004 in Sweden, with producers Quiz & Larossi, Per Magnusson & David Kreuger and in the UK with producer Steve Mac. This self-titled album contained the Spanish Regresa a mí, their second single and first original song Mama; Sinatra`s My Way (A mi manera); Nella Fantasia, and 1994`s San Remo Festival winner Passerà.

The album hit the No. 1 slot on both Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com after a career-defining appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show on 5 April 2005, where they performed Regresa a mí.[5]

In the United Kingdom, the Il Divo album knocked Robbie Williams off the number 1 spot in the UK charts, Williams allegedly said to them at the Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason film premiere, `So you are the four idiots who have forced me off my number one spot!`[6]

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.

Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. `Regresa a mí` Diane Warren Steve Mac 4:42
2. `Mama` Andreas Romdhane, Josef Larossi, Savan Kotecha Steve Mac, Quiz & Larossi 3:19
3. `Nella Fantasia` Ennio Morricone, Chiara Ferraù Per Magnusson, David Kreuger 4:26
4. `Passerà` Aleandro Baldi, Giancarlo Bigazzi, Marco Falagiani Steve Mac 4:40
5. `Everytime I Look at You` Andy Hill, John Reid Per Magnusson, David Kreuger 3:31
6. `Ti amerò` Matteo Saggese, Per Magnusson, David Kreuger, Frank Musker Per Magnusson, David Kreuger 4:01
7. `Dentro un altro si` Andy Hill, Don Black Per Magnusson, David Kreuger 4:34
8. `The Man You Love` Steve Mac, Blair Daly, Troy Verges Steve Mac 3:56
9. `Feelings` Jörgen Elofsson Steve Mac 3:39
10. `Hoy que ya no estás aquí` Jörgen Elofsson, Tony Vincent Steve Mac, Mathias Venge 4:19
11. `Sei parte ormai di me` Andreas Romdhane, Josef Larossi, Brian McFadden, Shane Filan, Matteo Saggese, Mino Vergnaghi Quiz & Larossi 4:28
12. `My Way (A mi manera)` Jacques Revaux, Claude François, Gilles Thibaut, Paul Anka Steve Mac 4:28