Carlos Marín

Carlos Marín

Carlos Marín
Background information
Birth name Carlos Marín
Born October 13, 1968
Spain
Genres Opera
Operatic pop
Classical music
Classical crossover
Bolero
Latin
Occupation(s) Singer, actor
Instruments Singing
Years active 2003–present
Labels Sony BMG
Associated acts Il Divo

Carlos Marín (born October 13, 1968) is a Spanish baritone and member of the operatic pop musical quartet Il Divo.

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,[1] 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.[2] 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 Tim Burton’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.[3]

In these last 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.[4] 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 in DVD like La Gran Vía (The Great Way), La Revoltosa (The Rebellious), where he plays Felipe, and La Verbena De La Paloma (The Pigeon’s Festival), where he plays Julián.

Il Divo

Main article: 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 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. 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, soundtrack for the Mexican Televisa Soap Opera called Sortilegio, written by the Brazilian songwriter Desnisse de Kalaffe. In 2011 Il Divo received the Classical Brit Award 2011 to the Artist of the Decade. That same year in June, Il Divo were named Musical Ambassador in Japan and were asked to sing "Time to Say Goodbye" for the Japanese movie "Andalucia" .

Meanwhile, 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 4 concerts at the Compac Gran Via Theater in June 2011.

November 2011 is the release date for Il Divo´s newest album called Wicked Game.

Discography

Soloista

Opera & Musical

As member of Il Divo

Discography

IL DIVO Discography
Year Album
2004 Il Divo
2005 The Christmas Collection
2005 Ancora
2006 Siempre
2008 The Promise
2011 Wicked Game
2013 A Musical Affair

Compilations

IL DIVO Compilations
Year Album
2005 Il Divo Gift Pack[5]
2006 Il Divo Collezione [6]
2012 Greatest Hits [7]

Collaborations other album

Videography

References

  1. ↑ Elle Canada : Il Divo: World idols
  2. ↑ Entre el pop y la ópera, llega a España el cuarteto 'Il divo'
  3. ↑ http://www.chueca.com/fotos/200411/12213634452406.htm
  4. ↑ Il Divo: discos, letras, biografia, fotos y enlaces
  5. ↑ "=IL DIVO GIFT PACK". http://www.ildivo.com/. 2005.
  6. ↑ "IL DIVO COLLEZIONE. Incluirá los CDs: Il divo, Ancora y The Christmas Collection, y el DVD Encore". lahiguera.net. 2006-10-23.
  7. ↑ "The Greatest Hits - Deluxe Limited Edition | The Official Il Divo Site". Ildivo.com. Retrieved 2013-05-19.

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