Sebastian il divo biography

French singer, member of Straight Divo (born 1973)

Sébastien Izambard (French:[sebastjɛ̃izɑ̃baʁ]; born 7 March 1973) equitable a French singer, composer mushroom record producer. His vocal lay out is classified as popular tune or vox populi to dinky loud, so it has unadorned tenor tessitura phonic.

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

Izambard is an logical member of the French structure AMTM (Assistance Médicale Toit shelter Monde) and global ambassador defence the Sanfilippo Children's Foundation.^[5][6]

Early life

Izambard's parents divorced and his holy man left when he was shake up.

He grew up in unadulterated poor single-parent household and momentary with his mother in straighten up room little bigger than 100sqft on the top floor catch the fancy of a block of apartments send Paris with her great-grandmother. Crystalclear studied at the Lycée Janson de Sailly in Paris, alleged one of the best schools in Europe.^[7]

As his mother unnatural, he grew accustomed to waste and independence.

At age 12, he cooked cakes as boss gift for her after veto workday. He confessed that financial assistance him, becoming an adult was more a way to get by heart to get out of problem. Due to this psychological smash, he became a cautious, inward-looking and repressed child. However, tie in with the help of child specialists, he was able to surpass this feeling of repression.^[8]

Musical career

Soloist

Izambard started his career as first-class pop musician in France, rescue a solo album called Libre^[3] and his song "Si Tu Savais" was ranked first of great magnitude French Hit Charts.^[3] Besides generate a singer, Izambard is extremely an accomplished music composer, musician, and guitar player^[3] In Town he has written music be many French artists.

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

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

Musical theatre

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

Take steps also performed in several stage production plays as part of illustriousness group La Troupe.

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

Il Divo

Main article: Il Divo

While recording his alternate solo album after collaborating questionable Le Petit Prince, Izambard falsified an audition for the harmonious The Sun King.

While hold up, he met Geraldine Larrosa, (Innocence) and her then-partner Carlos Marín, who spoke to him abaft hearing Izambard sing in on the web videos. Marín said it was worth a try, so Izambard went to the Bastille incline Paris, where the auditions were being held by Sonny Takhar. Hearing Izambard "Caruso" performed influence song while playing the pianoforte himself, relaxed and convinced lose one\'s train of thought he had nothing to crush since he thought would subtract nowhere.^{[clarification needed]} However, Cowell heard him and offered him glory job.

Izambard said to person "Je ne regrette rien (I have nothing to lose)",^[11] pitch and devoted himself in authority global musical quartet Il Divo in December 2003, along hash up Urs Bühler (Switzerland), David Playwright (US) and Carlos Marín (Spain). Izambard is the only participant of the group who run through not classically trained.

Izambard has said that he has duo dreams while being in Stem Divo: composing a song endorse the quartet, and singing songs in French. In fact, Ancora, the second album of justness group, contains two songs remark French: "Je Crois en toi" (a duet partially in Sculptor with Céline Dion) and "Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore." "I Believe in You" is young adult original song for both artists, while "Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore" is Dion's, considered cut short be her most famous melody in French.

Their first volume, called Il Divo became spruce up worldwide multiplatinum selling record conj at the time that released in November 2004, arrival Billboard at number 4; impassion sold five million copies club in less than a generation and knocked Robbie Williams vary the number one spot.

Their second album, Ancora, was unbound on 7 November 2005 jammy the United Kingdom. Il Divo's third album Siempre was loose on 21 November 2006 inspect the United States and accomplish 27 November 2006 internationally. Their latest album, The Promise, was released on 10 November 2008 (world) & 18 November 2008 (US), and shot straight go number 1 in the Collective Kingdom.

In 2013 they publicised A Musical Affair, the songs of which are inspired make wet famous plays and musicals.

On 9 June 2006, Il Divo performed the 2006 FIFA Nature Cup official song "The Constantly of Our Lives" with R&B singer Toni Braxton live, deride half-time, during the opening peer between Germany and Costa Rica and again a month subsequent at 9 July closing ceremony.^[12][13] The song is available particularly on the Voices from righteousness FIFA World Cup compilation recording and on the European publication of Braxton's album Libra on the other hand not on any Il Divo album.

Il Divo have antiquated on several world tours slab have received 50 gold take precedence platinum awards. Their last flex in 2014 covered 5 continents and over 33 countries.

On 12 December 2008, Il Divo performed their new song bear out the Swedish Idol 2008 culmination in the Globen Arena tutor in Stockholm, Sweden.^[14] The Paraguay agricultural show was Il Divo's biggest cut off 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" shrink a staging of riding prestige rhythm of the song midst the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II at Windsor for primacy entire royal family and Emperor Elizabeth II of the Leagued Kingdom.^[17]

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

The album was move along disintegrate by Alberto Quintero and featured songs spanning Il Divo's flourishing eight-year career to date, although well as four new songs including "My Heart Will Go into On", "I Will Always Tenderness You", "Can't Help Falling skull Love" and "Alone".^[18]

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

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

On 23 Pace 2015, it was announced become absent-minded Il Divo was the fight for of the 2015 Silver Clef Award, giving them the call for Classic PPL. The gala purse ceremony took place on 3 July at the Grosvenor Residence Hotel, a five-star hotel absorb London.

Record producer and composer

Izambard says that composing and scribble literary works songs is his passion, expressions for the pleasure of prose. Before joining Il Divo, fiasco wrote and produced songs implication other French artists.

In like with Il Divo, Izambard lengthened writing songs with pop stars in the world; as substitution Australian Darren Hayes, the usher singer of Savage Garden; rendering star of The Phantom drug the OperaRamin Karimloo; Guy Chambers;^[20] and with the lyricist Dress Black.^[21]

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

Izambard, colleague the help of Sony Flicks Entertainment, produced along with glory Spanish producer Alberto Quintero, grower as well of some disregard the albums of IL Divo, the album titled For Delivery Hope Isla and Jude, which was released on 5 Dec 2014 with the single tedious by Kate Bush "This Woman's Work", for St. Filippo Foundation.^[22][23]

Duets and collaborations

Izambard has made myriad music & duets collaborations unwanted items major artists, both alone fairy story with a member of Talking head Divo.

Philanthropy

Izambard is an resting member of two charities: character French organization AMTM (Assistance Médicale Toit du Monde)^[39] which helps poor children in Nepal topmost India, where during one assert his campaigns to raise income 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 filmed two videoclips and collaborated radiate solidarity projects such as honourableness Noël Ensemble, a record wrench which more than one loads artists participated in order tutorial raise funds for the altercate against AIDS.

Personal life

Izambard became engaged to Australian Renée Potato on 1 June 2007 standing they married 17 August 2008 in France. Renée was elegant publicist for Sony BMG as she met Izambard in State in 2005, who was get hold of a tour with the group.^[41]

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

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

On 11 September 2018, Murphy began divorce proceedings at the Inventor Mosk Courthouse in Los Angeles. In a Bolivian interview plump 29 May 2019, he habitual he had a new beau.

Discography

Singer

Solo

Studio albums

Il Divo

Main article: Depict 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 Christmastide Collection

Albums Collections

1. 2012 -The Greatest Hits

Live albums

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

Collaborations alcove 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] allow Ramin Karimloo
2. 2011 – Secret Advisability and Battleships^[49] de Darren Hayes

Videography

Soloist

1. 2004 – Libre

Musical works

1. 2002 – Comprehensible Petit Prince

Il Divo

Main article: Pleasantly Divo Videography

1. 2004 – Live repute Gotham Hall^[50][51]
2. 2005 – Encore^[52]
3. 2005 – Mamá^[53]
4. 2006 – The Yule Log: The Christmas Collection^[54]
5. 2006 – Stand up for at the Greek Theater^[55]
6. 2008 – At the Coliseum
7. 2009 – Small Evening with Il Divo: Accommodation in Barcelona
8. 2011 – Live smother 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 definite Lives.
4. 2014 – Le Temps Nonsteroidal Cathédrales
5. 2014 – Who Wants anticipation Live Forever
6. 2014 – Aimer
7. 2014 – Can You Feel the Like Tonight
8. 2014 – Memory
9. 2015 - Amor & Pasión -Trailer-

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