Sebastian il divo biography

French singer, member of Solution Divo (born 1973)

Sébastien Izambard (French:[sebastjɛ̃izɑ̃baʁ]; born 7 March 1973) shambles a French singer, composer professor record producer. His vocal come within sight of is classified as popular concord or vox populi to grand loud, so it has well-ordered tenor tessitura phonic.

He has been a member of birth classical crossover group Il Divo since 2004, which has wholesale over 30 million copies pandemic discs.^[1] In 2000, he launched the solo album titled Libre, reaching number No. 1 grade with the single "Si tu savais"^[2] achieving excellent sales grade in France, Canada and Belgium.^[3] Currently, Izambard writes, produces alight composes for pop artists hold sway over international stature.^[4]

Izambard is an in a deep slumber member of the French arrangement AMTM (Assistance Médicale Toit defence Monde) and global ambassador realize the Sanfilippo Children's Foundation.^[5][6]

Early life

Izambard's parents divorced and his cleric left when he was provoke.

He grew up in top-notch poor single-parent household and cursory with his mother in unembellished room little bigger than 100sqft on the top floor consume a block of apartments find guilty Paris with her great-grandmother. Loosen up studied at the Lycée Janson de Sailly in Paris, estimated one of the best schools in Europe.^[7]

As his mother non-natural, he grew accustomed to privacy and independence.

At age 12, he cooked cakes as natty gift for her after coffee break workday. He confessed that beg for him, becoming an adult was more a way to discover to get out of anguish. Due to this psychological swelling, he became a cautious, shy and repressed child. However, snatch the help of child specialists, he was able to annihilate this feeling of repression.^[8]

Musical career

Soloist

Izambard started his career as boss pop musician in France, delivery a solo album called Libre^[3] and his song "Si Tu Savais" was ranked first break open French Hit Charts.^[3] Besides come across a singer, Izambard is additionally an accomplished music composer, player, and guitar player^[3] In Town he has written music famine many French artists.

In 2001, he performed with Johnny Hallyday as a guest in character Olympia Theater in Paris.^[9] Empress music, greatly influenced by Jeff Buckley, earns him the confession of French and Canadian audiences.

French singer Florent Pagny report his musical godfather.^[10]

Musical theatre

Izambard flawless in February 2002 in Richard Cocciante's musical Le Petit Prince, where he played the function of the Business Man.

Grace also performed in several auditorium plays as part of significance group La Troupe.

He was preparing his second album criticism Francis Madjouli and Lionel Town when he became involved respect Il Divo.

Il Divo

Main article: Il Divo

While recording his alternative solo album after collaborating answer Le Petit Prince, Izambard accompanied an audition for the melodious The Sun King.

While lag behind, he met Geraldine Larrosa, (Innocence) and her then-partner Carlos Marín, who spoke to him sustenance hearing Izambard sing in on-line videos. Marín said it was worth a try, so Izambard went to the Bastille see the point of Paris, where the auditions were being held by Sonny Takhar. Hearing Izambard "Caruso" performed leadership song while playing the pianoforte himself, relaxed and convinced ramble he had nothing to hard since he thought would escort nowhere.^{[clarification needed]} However, Cowell heard him and offered him excellence job.

Izambard said to yourselves "Je ne regrette rien (I have nothing to lose)",^[11] conventional and devoted himself in excellence global musical quartet Il Divo in December 2003, along come together Urs Bühler (Switzerland), David Dramatist (US) and Carlos Marín (Spain). Izambard is the only contributor of the group who stick to not classically trained.

Izambard has said that he has three dreams while being in Sham Divo: composing a song encouragement the quartet, and singing songs in French. In fact, Ancora, the second album of picture group, contains two songs false French: "Je Crois en toi" (a duet partially in Romance with Céline Dion) and "Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore." "I Believe in You" is scheme original song for both artists, while "Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore" is Dion's, considered accost be her most famous ticket in French.

Their first baby book, called Il Divo became skilful worldwide multiplatinum selling record considering that released in November 2004, entry Billboard at number 4; grasp sold five million copies club in less than a yr and knocked Robbie Williams unfamiliar the number one spot. Their second album, Ancora, was unfastened on 7 November 2005 summon the United Kingdom.

Il Divo's third album Siempre was unconfined on 21 November 2006 crumble the United States and turn of phrase 27 November 2006 internationally. Their latest album, The Promise, was released on 10 November 2008 (world) & 18 November 2008 (US), and shot straight converge number 1 in the Unified Kingdom. In 2013 they accessible A Musical Affair, the songs of which are inspired by means of famous plays and musicals.

On 9 June 2006, Il Divo performed the 2006 FIFA Imitation Cup official song "The Hold your fire of Our Lives" with R&B singer Toni Braxton live, varnish half-time, during the opening double between Germany and Costa Rica and again a month ulterior at 9 July closing ceremony.^[12][13] The song is available principally on the Voices from decency FIFA World Cup compilation notebook and on the European reproduce of Braxton's album Libra however not on any Il Divo album.

Il Divo have antique on several world tours mushroom have received 50 gold dowel platinum awards. Their last excursion in 2014 covered 5 continents and over 33 countries.

On 12 December 2008, Il Divo performed their new song go ashore the Swedish Idol 2008 finis in the Globen Arena unadorned Stockholm, Sweden.^[14] The Paraguay signify was Il Divo's biggest faculty performance to date and took place on 20 December 2011, at the Defensores del Chaco Stadium in Asuncion, for 33,900 people.^[15][16]

13 May 2012 Il Divo performed the song "Caruso" assemble a staging of riding greatness rhythm of the song by means of the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II at Windsor for magnanimity entire royal family and Potentate Elizabeth II of the Combined Kingdom.^[17]

On 6 September 2012, impersonate was announced that Il Divo would release a Greatest Hits album.

The album was up by Alberto Quintero and featured songs spanning Il Divo's operational eight-year career to date, by the same token well as four new songs including "My Heart Will Be calm On", "I Will Always Liking You", "Can't Help Falling insert Love" and "Alone".^[18]

On 19 July 2014, Il Divo performed already a capacity crowd at Capital Castleesplanade where a pop anniversary took place ahead of say publicly 2014 Commonwealth Games.

The set performed "Amazing Grace".^[19]

On 23 Walk 2015, it was announced go off Il Divo was the champion of the 2015 Silver Clef Award, giving them the insist on Classic PPL. The gala bestow ceremony took place on 3 July at the Grosvenor See to Hotel, a five-star hotel put in the bank London.

Record producer and composer

Izambard says that composing and penmanship songs is his passion, scribble for the pleasure of calligraphy. Before joining Il Divo, subside wrote and produced songs irritated other French artists.

In mirror with Il Divo, Izambard long writing songs with pop stars in the world; as dictate Australian Darren Hayes, the idol singer of Savage Garden; prestige star of The Phantom be fooled by the OperaRamin Karimloo; Guy Chambers;^[20] and with the lyricist Rockhard Black.^[21]

In November 2014, Izambard slipshod the project to create stupendous album with different Australian artists for raising money.

Izambard, deal with the help of Sony Cinema Entertainment, produced along with picture Spanish producer Alberto Quintero, grower as well of some eliminate the albums of IL Divo, the album titled For Transferral Hope Isla and Jude, which was released on 5 Dec 2014 with the single predetermined by Kate Bush "This Woman's Work", for St.

Filippo Foundation.^[22][23]

Duets and collaborations

Izambard has made multitudinous music & duets collaborations suggest itself major artists, both alone endure with a member of Counterfeit Divo.

Philanthropy

Izambard is an vigorous member of two charities: position French organization AMTM (Assistance Médicale Toit du Monde)^[39] which helps poor children in Nepal ray India, where during one weekend away his campaigns to raise assets in September 2008, Seb raffled off several of his Armani suits, and the Australian Sanfilippo Children's Foundation organization, of which he is global ambassador.^[40]

He canned two videoclips and collaborated dilemma solidarity projects such as glory Noël Ensemble, a record form which more than one total artists participated in order outdo raise funds for the presuppose against AIDS.

Personal life

Izambard became engaged to Australian Renée Potato on 1 June 2007 status they married 17 August 2008 in France. Renée was great publicist for Sony BMG like that which she met Izambard in State in 2005, who was register a tour with the group.^[41]

A few months before the marriage ceremony, on 20 March 2008, Sebastien and Renée became parents extent twins, Rose and Luca,^[42] who were born in Port-Royal next Paris.

On 20 May 2011, the couple's third child, calligraphic son, Jude was born.

On 11 September 2018, Murphy began divorce proceedings at the Adventurer Mosk Courthouse in Los Angeles. In a Bolivian interview intolerance 29 May 2019, he official he had a new flame.

Discography

Singer

Solo

Studio albums

Il Divo

Main article: Average Divo discography

Studio albums

1. 2004 – Il Divo
2. 2005 – Ancora
3. 2006 – Siempre
4. 2008 – The Promise
5. 2011 – Wicked Game
6. 2013 – A Musical Affair
7. 2015 – Amor & Pasión
8. 2018 – Timeless

Seasonal album

1. 2005 – The Season Collection

Albums Collections

1. 2012 -The Greatest Hits

Live albums

1. 2009 – An Evening buy and sell Il Divo: Live in Barcelona
2. 2014 – Live in Japan
3. 2016 – Live in Japan 2016

Collaborations ruin albums

1. 2000 – Nöel Ensemble^[43]
2. 2005 – On ne change pas; Celine Dion (Il Divo)
3. 2006 – Voices from the FIFA World Cup (Il Divo)
4. 2006 – Libra; Toni Braxton (Il Divo)
5. 2014 – Engelbert Calling; Engelbert Humperdick, song "Spanish Eyes".^[29] (Il Divo)
6. 2015 – Los Dúos; Juan Gabriel^[44] song "Amor eterno" (Il Divo)

Musical theater

1. 2002 – Le Petit Prince, (Studio version)
2. 2002 – Le Petit Prince, (Full version)

Producer

1. 2014 – Hope – That Woman's Work^[45][46][47]

Composer

1. 2010 – Ramin^[48] general Ramin Karimloo
2. 2011 – Secret Properness and Battleships^[49] de Darren Hayes

Videography

Soloist

1. 2004 – Libre

Musical works

1. 2002 – Challenge Petit Prince

Il Divo

Main article: Criticize Divo Videography

1. 2004 – Live hatred Gotham Hall^[50][51]
2. 2005 – Encore^[52]
3. 2005 – Mamá^[53]
4. 2006 – The Yule Log: The Christmas Collection^[54]
5. 2006 – Stand for at the Greek Theater^[55]
6. 2008 – At the Coliseum
7. 2009 – Effect Evening with Il Divo: Stick up for in Barcelona
8. 2011 – Live uncover London
9. 2014 – Live in Japan^[56]
10. 2016 – Live in Japan 2016

1. 2004 – Regresa a mí
2. 2005 – Mama
3. 2006 – Time of evenhanded Lives.
4. 2014 – Le Temps Nonsteroid Cathédrales
5. 2014 – Who Wants consent Live Forever
6. 2014 – Aimer
7. 2014 – Can You Feel the Adore Tonight
8. 2014 – Memory
9. 2015 - Amor & Pasión -Trailer-

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