Genre: Operatic Pop

Band Members: David Miller, Sebastien Izambard, Urs Buhler, Carlos Marin

Similar to: Chris Botti, Michael Buble, Mario Frangoulis

Il Divo is the brainchild of Simon Cowell, pop guru and American Idol curmudgeon; he was inspired by a collaboration between Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli's classical crossover "Con te Partiro." The Idol mastermind carried out a worldwide search between 2001 and 2003 for international singers willing to accompany this style- he came up with American tenor David Miller, Spanish Baritone Carlos Marin, Swiss tenor Urs Buhler and French pop artist Sebastien Izambard. Honing in on the fairly new operatic pop subgenre of music, Il Divo has reached sales of 22 million with six albums under their belt! Singing in English, Spanish French, Italian and Latin, Il Divo has received worldwide acclaim for thier highly diverse sound and the sheer popularily of Il Divo tickets and more than enough proof that these talented men are here to stay.

But don't think that Simon did all the work, each member of Il Divo has a well developed past in musical training and performance making Il Divo tickets that more valuable. Urs Buhler began singing in a local choir at the young age of five, he also played the violin, clarinet, piano, drums and guitar. He later studied voice at the Sweelink Conservatorium and continued training under French Tenor Christian Papis and Stockholm's Royal Opera tenor Gosta Winbergh.

Sebastien Izambard, the pop star of the group, had a solo slbum in circulation before Il Divo and he is the only member of Il Divo that is not classically trained in opera or operatic pop. Regardless, this self taught musician is a cultivated composer and highly regarded piano and guitar player, you clearly get your moneys worth of talent when you buy Il Divo tickets!

David Miller, an American Tenor, studied Vocal Performance and Opera Theatre at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Miller can add Il Divo to his already extensive repetoire of music including : Manon, La Traviata and La Boheme.

Carlos Marin, a Spanish baritone, recorded his first album when he was eight years old, his second album was released two years later. Between the ages of 15 and 20 Marin received numoerous awards for his vocal abilities as he dilligently studied piano and solfeo. Having studied under Alfredo Kraus and Jaume Aragall, Marin has seen fame in musicals such as Les Miserables and movies such as The Nightmare Before Christmas.

It is clear that Il Divo is a seasoned group of music masters and they released their sixth studio album, "The Promise," in November 2008. It has been labeled as their "richest and most diverse album to date." Covering songs by by ABBA and Leonard Cohen, The Promise is sure to be a real crowd pleaser and you can see tracks off of this highly sought after album live with Il Divo tickets. So if you'd like to hear these new songs with the crispest, clearest quality, then the only way to hear "The Promise" live with at at an Il Divo concert with Il Divo concert tickets! As a reminder all of our Il Divo tickets are guarenteed and are typically 10 to 20 percent cheaper than the competition.