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Carlos Marín
Birth nameCarlos Marín Menchero
Born (1968-10-13) October 13, 1968 (age 56)
Mörfelden-Walldorf, Germany
Origin Spain Madrid, Spain
GenresClassical crossover; Opera; romantic
Occupation(s)Singer, actor
InstrumentSinging
Years active2003–present
LabelsSyco Music, Sony BMG, Columbia Records
Carlos signature.

Carlos Marín Menchero (born October 13, 1968) is a Spanish baritone. Member since 2004 of the classical crossover group Il Divo, who has sold over 28 million records worldwide.[1]

Early life

Born in Mörfelden-Walldorf near Rüsselsheim (Hessen, Germany) but raised in Madrid, Spain, Carlos started his career in music early in life, recording his first album when he was eight years old,[2] produced by Father Abraham aka Pierre Kartner. The record, named The Little Caruso, contained songs like "O Sole Mio" and "Granada". He even sang "Granada" in front of an audience of 800 people at that age. At age ten he recorded a second album called Mijn Lieve Mama (My Dear Mother). This musical beginning led him to study piano and solfeggio. He lived in the Netherlands for a short period of time and became known as "Carlos the Little Caruso".

When he was twelve he moved to Spain, where he won several awards in television contests like "Gente Joven" (Young People) and "Nueva Gente" (New People) in TVE (Spanish Television) when he was 15 and in his 20s. During this time he also started to sing in live TV shows accompanied by an orchestra.

He has earned through the years an important reputation as a musical performer, cultivating different musical genres and receiving excellent reviews by the critics. He made a name for himself in the musical industry, participating in several musical contests: the "Jacinto Guerrero", "Francisco Alonso" and "Julián Gayarre" in 1996, where he won second place in male performers, among others.

He has performed in several musicals, starting in 1993 as Marius in Les Misérables, and afterwards The Beauty And The Beast (where he suffered an accident that left him with a broken ankle), Grease (where he played the role of Vince Fontaine), El Diluvio Que Viene (The Coming Flood), and covering for José Sacristán in Man From La Mancha.[3] He has also participated in the production of La Magia De Broadway (Broadway Magic) and Peter Pan (in theater and CD), in this musical he shared also the tasks of musical direction with Alberto Quintero.

He sang in Henry Selick’s animated film, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and he was also the Prince's singing voice in Disney’s Spanish version of Cinderella, produced in the year 2000.

Carlos has taken vocal lessons with Alfredo Kraus, Montserrat Caballé and Jaume Aragall.[4]

In recent years he has won acclaim as primo baritono in several operas, including La Traviata, The Barber of Seville, La Bohème, Lucia Di Lammermoor and Madame Butterfly.[5] Some of his most distinguished opera performances available on record are Mercutio in Campoamor (Oviedo), Don Giglio in La Capricciosa Corretta (highly recommended for opera lovers), or in Damut’s version of Marina.

Marín has also participated in zarzuela (Spanish operetta). He participated in the zarzuelas in the Jardines De Sabatini (Sabatini Gardens in Madrid) point of encounter for the music lovers during the summer season at the Gardens of Madrid’s Royal Palace. Some of his performances in the Spanish operetta can be found on DVD like La Gran Vía (The Great Way), La Revoltosa (The Rebellious), in which he plays Felipe, and La Verbena De La Paloma (The Pigeon’s Festival), in which he plays Julián.

Il Divo

Main article: Il Divo
Il Divo.

In December 2003, he became a member of the international musical quartet Il Divo along with Urs Bühler (Switzerland), Sébastien Izambard (France), and David Miller (USA).

Their debut album, 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. Their album, The Promise, was released on November 10, 2008 (world) & November 18, 2008 (US), and shot straight to number 1 in the UK. On December 1, 2009 Il Divo released their album An Evening with Il Divo (Live in Barcelona) with their single “Unbreak my Heart” turning into another crushing success on the top charts. That same year Il Divo were chosen to sing Sortilegio de Amor, the soundtrack for the Mexican Televisa soap opera, Sortilegio, written by the Brazilian songwriter Denisse de Kalaffe. In 2011 Il Divo received the Classical Brit Award, Artist of the Decade. In June the same year, Il Divo were named Musical Ambassador in Japan and were asked to sing "Time to Say Goodbye" for the Japanese movie Andalucia.

Parallel to his presence in Il Divo, Carlos Marin started his own solo show performing for the first time in Madrid (Spain), where he gave four concerts at the Compac Gran Via Theater in June 2011.

Discography

Soloista

  1. 1976 - Little Caruso
  2. 1978 - Mijn Lieve Mama (My Dear Mother)

Opera & Musical

  • Jekyll & Hyde, The Musical: Promo (2000)

Il Divo

Main article: Il Divo
  • Studio album:
  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
  • Seasonal album
  1. 2005 - The Christmas Collection
  • Compilations:
  1. 2012 - The Greatest Hits
  • Live Album:
  1. 2009 - An Evening with Il Divo: Live in Barcelona
  2. 2014 - Live in Japan
  • Special Editions:
  1. 2005 - Il Divo. Gift Edition [6]
  2. 2006 - Il Divo Collezione [7]
  3. 2006 - Christmas Collection. The Yule Log [8]
  4. 2008 - The Promise. Luxury Edition [9]
  5. 2011 - Wicked Game. Gift Edition [10]
  6. 2011 - Wicked Game. Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set [11]
  7. 2012 - The Greatest Hits. Gift Edition [12]
  8. 2012 - The Greatest Hits. Deluxe Limited Edition [13]
  9. 2014 - A Musical Affair. Exclusive Gift Edition [14]
  10. 2014 - A Musical Affair. French Versión [15]
  11. 2014 - Live in Japan. Japan Versión [16]

Videography

Il Divo

  1. 2004 - Live At Gotham Hall
  2. 2005 - Encore
  3. 2005 - Mamá [17]
  4. 2006 - The Yule Log: The Christmas Collection [8]
  5. 2006 - Live At the Greek Theater
  6. 2008 - At the Coliseum
  7. 2009 - An Evening with Il Divo: Live in Barcelona
  8. 2011 - Live in London
  9. 2014 - Live In Japan

References

  1. ^ "Il Divo crowned Silver Clef winners". 23 March 2015.
  2. ^ Elle Canada : Il Divo: World idols
  3. ^ Entre el pop y la ópera, llega a España el cuarteto 'Il divo'
  4. ^ http://www.chueca.com/fotos/200411/12213634452406.htm
  5. ^ Il Divo: discos, letras, biografia, fotos y enlaces
  6. ^ www.ildivo.com (ed.). "Il Divo pública 'Il Divo. Gift Edition'".
  7. ^ lahiguera.net (ed.). "Se pública 'Il Divo Collezione'. Incluirá los CDs: Il Divo, Ancora y The Christmas Collection, y el DVD Encore".
  8. ^ a b www.ildivo.com (ed.). "Il Divo pública 'Christmas Collection. The Yule Log'".
  9. ^ "Il Divo pública 'The Promise. Luxury Edition'".
  10. ^ www.ildivo.com (ed.). "Il Divo pública 'Wicked Game. Gift Edition'".
  11. ^ www.ildivo.com (ed.). "Il Divo pública 'Wicked Game. Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set'".
  12. ^ www.ildivo.com (ed.). "Il Divo pública 'The Greatest Hits. Gift Edition'".
  13. ^ www.ildivo.com (ed.). "Il Divo pública 'The Greatest Hits. Deluxe Limited Edition'".
  14. ^ www.ildivo.com (ed.). "Il Divo pública 'A Musical Affair. Exclusive Gift Edition and Calendar 2014'".
  15. ^ www.ildivo.com (ed.). "Il Divo pública 'A Musical Affair. French Versión'".
  16. ^ www.ildivo.com (ed.). "Un año después del lanzamiento de su exito álbum inspirado en musicales clásicos, Il Divo vuelve a la carga con una edición muy especial de 'A Musical Affair".
  17. ^ www.ildivo.com (ed.). "Videoclip de Mamá, de Il Divo".
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