IL DIVO

steffyeoh · IL DIVO

I hope Artistes other than Aisan ones are welcomed as well... Anyone here heard of IL DIVO?? I know they are not very big in Malaysia but you people should give them a try... They sing Popera (Pop + Opera) songs in Spanish, Italian, French and English and they are 100% good looking.

Here are their stats:

Carlos Marin, 37
Born: 13th October 1968, Germany (Spanish parents)
Star Sign: Libra
Home: Madrid, Spain
Voice: Baritone
Eyes: Honey brown
Height: c.5'10" (178cm)
Siblings: One sister
Girlfriend ?: Married, to Geraldine Larrosa, June 2006
Background: Carlos has taken masterclasses with Alfredo Kraus, Monserrat Caballe and Jaime Aragall and has won critical acclaim as primo baritono in many operas, including Spanish versions of Les Miserables and Beauty and the Beast and full scale operas such as La Traviata, Figaro, The Barber of Seville, La Boheme and Madame Butterfly. He professes a love for performing.
Music: Tom Jones, Elvis Presley, Queen.
Languages spoken: Spanish (Mother Tongue), English, German, bit of Italian
Instruments played: piano (and guitar?)
Likes: The ladies (!), sport

Urs Buhler, 35
Born: 19th July 1971, Willisau (Luzern)
Star Sign: Cancer
Home: Luzern, Switzerland
Voice: Tenor
Eyes: Hazel/grey
Height: c.5'10" (178cm)
Siblings: One brother & three sisters.
Girlfriend?: Yes
Background: Urs attended the Academy for School and Church Music, sang in a boy’s choir and at 17 joined a hard rock band, ‘Conspiracy’, but decided to study classical music after hearing Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana. He studied in Switzerland, had private tuition with Gosta Winberg and Christian Papis (French tenor) and studied at The Amsterdam Conservatory under Udo Reinemann. He has sung with the Salzburg and Amsterdam Operas and spent the last 7 years before Il Divo making a name for himself as a star of Holland's Oratorio circuit.
Music: Ozzy Osbourne & Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Nightwish, Van Halen, Dokken, 80's and 90's hard rock and heavy metal.
Languages spoken: Swiss-German (MT), German, Dutch, English, French
Instruments played: Piano, guitar, drums, clarinet, violin.
Likes: Motorbikes (riding and restoring them), horseriding

Sebastien Izambard, 33
Born: 7th March 1973
Star Sign: Pisces
Home: Paris, France
Voice: Tenor (not classically trained)
Eyes: Green/grey
Height: c.6' (183cm)
Siblings: Only child
Girlfriend?: Yes
Background: The only self-taught singer in the group, Seb is also a songwriter who plays guitar and piano, has produced for French artistes in Paris and supported Johnny Haliday at his 2001 concert at the Paris Olympia. In 2002 he played Le Businessman in Richard Cocciante’s Le Petit Prince. He released his first solo album, ‘Libre’ in 2001 and was working on his second when he joined Il Divo.
Music: Radiohead, Jeff Buckley, Jacques Brel, Johnny Haliday, Queen, Razorlight, Maroon 5, Keane, Scissor Sisters, Coldplay, James Blunt.
Languages spoken: French (MT), English, bit of Italian, learning Spanish!
Instruments played: Piano, guitar.
Likes: Aviation, tennis, swimming, Hitchcock’s ‘The Birds’, jelly babies & red wine!

David Miller, 33
Born: 14th April 1973, San Diego, California
Star Sign: Aries
Home: Littleton, Colorado / New York
Voice: Tenor
Eyes: Blue/grey
Height: c.6'4" (193cm)
Siblings: Two sisters
Girlfriend?: Yes.
Background: A graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio, David has a BA in Vocal Performance and a Masters Degree in operatic theatre. He was based in New York for 10 years and has sung over 45 operatic and music theatre leading roles in the Americas, Australia and Europe, including including Tony in ‘West Side Story’ at La Scala in Milan, and Rodolfo in Baz Luhrmann's Broadway production of La Boheme.
Music: Techno, drum 'n' bass and happy hardcore!, Eminem, Bijork, The Prodigy.
Languages spoken: English (MT), bit of Japanese (!)
Instruments played: Piano
Likes: Star Wars, Monty Python, playstation games.

*Courtesy from http://www.ildivo.com/board/

Seling

Are they going to perform in Malaysia?

They are good-looking.. especially sebastian..

they have their albums?

fugtub

i doubt this year... but u never know... do you gals know that these guys are chosen by Simon Cowell? i watched the making... they are all from different countries and was called for audition before being shortlist. i like all of them (very greedy huh...

) but Urs looks the best...

steffyeoh

Haha ditto here... Urs is known as the Uber Lord in the IL DIVO forum... You guys should check it out... We have a Malaysian thread over there...

Here's the link http://www.ildivo.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=1747290#1747290

I've watched them in UK... In April this year... They were fantastic and if they come to Malaysia, I would definitely go watch again...

And Seling, they have two albums, IL DIVO and Ancora... Both are fantastic... Hehe... Am I promoting too much... Do tell me if I am...

Stephanie

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steffyeoh

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hera

hehehe...i can't vote bcoz dun have the choice " Yes but not their fans"

saw them few times at commercial breaks but never ever thought of buying their CDs

steffyeoh

Nope not back yet... Hehe... Taking flight tomorrow though... Saturday UK time... Sighs, the sad thing is I don't live anywhere in KL or PJ, I live in Penang... So if you all decide to come to Penang, you can probably contact me then we can meet up...

Stephanie