Ancora - Il Divo

Ancora is the second album from Il Divo, released in 2005. I managed to get the CD free after winning a voucher and it seemed the only half decent album on the market. The men in suits seemed to be a top class version of ‘manufactured’ group G4 from the X Factor however Il Divo themselves are managed by Simon Cowell. The group take popular pop songs and give them a classical operatic twist which seemed to be a popular fad in 2005 with other artists doing similar. From a variety of different countries including France, Spain, Switzerland and America it seemed the group were destined for big things with their vocals complimenting each other fantastically so even though I’m ...  Read the complete review

I love music and play quite a few instruments myself, it's a complete passion of mine. In my eyes words can't justify how tremendous theses guys really sound however I will attempt. Some info on Il Divo Il Divo are modern Opera geniuses, they are four guys from different parts of the world that sound fantastic and a big thanks to Simon Cowell for launching them. The guys are David, Sebastien, Urs and Carlos: David Miller: Born 14/04/1973 in San Diego California, his voice is a tenor and he graduated from Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio where he took a BA in vocal performance and a master's degree in Opera. Sebastien Izambard: ...  Read the complete review

Several opera-types are going down this track of including versions of pop songs (Catherine Jenkins for example) but this is really the only group with the training and blended expertise to pull this off (don't you dare say 'G4' to me) It seems hard to believe that it's around a year since this quartet brought out their self-titled first album and yet I suspect many people might still not have heard of them, so before I launch myself in an ungainly manner into a review of the album, a little history will set the scene. ********The group 'Il Divo' were the brainchild (what a horrible word) of Simon Cowell who searched the globe for suitable ...  Read the complete review