The idea of forming a band came to Simon Cowell after the performance of the duet of Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman. Group of baritone and 3 tenors in 2004. joined the Il Divo project. Already the first songs they performed were a big success (a cover of Toni Braxton's "Unbreak My Heart (Regresa A Mi)" and Frank Sinatra's "My Way (Mi Manera)"). The group performs songs in Italian, English, Spanish, French and Latin. The first album "Il Divo" took the first places in the ratings of many countries around the world (UK, Argentina, Australia, Sweden, Mexico, Canada, Netherlands). in 2005 the released album "Ancora" also took the highest places in the ratings of European and Latin American countries. Il Divo participated in the 2006 in the music program of the World Cup. Also achieved a Guinness record as the most successful international group.