SéBASTIEN IZAMBARD

'Sébastien Izambard' (born March 7, 1973) is a member of the operatic pop musical quartet ''Il Divo''. Izambard is the only member of the group who is not classically trained so, although he is a tenor in pitch, his voice is classified as ''vox populi''.^[1] Before joining in ''Il Divo'', he had a career as a pop musician in France, releasing a solo album called ''Libre'' ^[2] and his song Si Tu Savais was ranked first in French Hit Charts. Besides a singer, Izambard is also an accomplished music composer and a piano and guitar player.^[3] In Paris he has written music for many French artists. Izambard has said that he has two dreams while being in ''Il Divo'': composing a song for the quartet and singing songs in French. In fact, ''Ancora'', the second album of the band, contains two songs in French: ''Je Crois En Toi'' (a duet with Céline Dion) and ''Pour Que Tu M’aimes Encore'' (both originally by Céline, herself).
In 2001, he performed with Johnny Halliday as a guest in the Olympia Theater, Paris.^[4] His music, greatly influenced by Jeff Buckley, earns him the acknowledgement of French and Canadian audiences.
He recorded two videoclips and collaborated in solidarity projects like the Noël Ensemble, a record in which more than one hundred artists participated in order to raise funds for the fight against AIDS. As a member of ''Il Divo'', he continues working with a charity called Assistance Médicale Toit du Monde (AMTM) that helps poor children, even organizing a fund raising raffle last September for AMTM among his fans to win one of his Armani suits.
Izambard performed in February 2002 in Richard Cocciante’s musical “Le Petit Prince”, where he played the role of the Business Man. Before being a member of ''Il Divo'' he also performed in several theater plays as part of the group “La Troupe”.
He was preparing his second album with Francis Madjouli and Lionel Florence when he got involved with ''Il Divo''.
In December of 2003, he became a member of the international musical quartet Il Divo along with Urs Bühler (Switzerland), David Miller (USA) and Carlos Marín (Spain).
Besides their musical experience and prowess, the members of ''Il Divo'' are also recognized for their impeccable taste in fashion, dressing almost exclusively in Armani suits, along with their handsome looks. As a result of this, their first album, called ''Il Divo'' became a worldwide multiplatinum selling record when released in November 2004, entering ''Billboard'' at number four and selling five million copies worldwide in less than a year and knocking Robbie Williams from the number one spot in the charts. Their second album, ''Ancora'', was released on November 7, 2005 in the United Kingdom. Il Divo's third album, ''Siempre'', was released on November 21, 2006 in the United States and on November 27, 2006 internationally.

Contents

Discography

Performances

See also

References

External links

Discography

Album Cover	Date of release	Title	Album Sales
	2000Atletico Music	''Libre''	N.A.
	2000D.R. Productions	''Libre''(Single)	N.A
	2000Atletico Music,D.R. Productions	''J'ten Veux''(Single)	N.A.

★ Il Divo (as member of Il Divo, 2004)

★ Ancora (as member of Il Divo, 2005)

★ The Christmas Collection (as member of Il Divo, 2005)

★ Voices from the FIFA World Cup (as member of Il Divo, 2006)

★ Siempre (as member of Il Divo, 2006)

Performances

★ Il Divo Live Concert. Recorded at the Teatro Clásico in Mérida, Spain. For the "Encore" DVD, 2005.

★ Il Divo World Tour Concert 2006

★ Il Divo World Tour Concert 2007

See also

★ Libre (Sebastien Izambard)

★ Si Tu Savais (Song popularized by Sébastien Izambard)

★ list of Francophone male singers

References

1. Rossi, Allegra. ''Romancing the World: A Biography of Il Divo'', London: Orion House, 2005. ISBN 0 75287 519 1 p. 45
2. http://www.zennemis.net/01_nouvelles/news_archives.php?id_news=524
3. http://www.mcm.net/musique/ficheartiste/3896/
4. http://sebastienizambard.tripod.com/

External links

★ Official site of Il Divo

★ Sébastien Izambard's- Official Website

★ Spanish Website