NEW YORK (CNN)  -- Yet another scale Il Divo has mastered: scaling the heights of success. The quartet was formed in 2004 after a global search. The operatic quartet's new album, "The Promise," debuted atop the UK charts, their third collection to hit the No. 1 spot. The album (which was released in the U.S. last Tuesday) features Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," Frankie Goes to Hollywood's "The Power of Love," and the traditional "Amazing Grace." Il Divo also takes a chance on the ABBA hit "The Winner Takes it All." The group is the brainchild of "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell, who saw a potential market for an international, "popera"-style act after the soaring success of the Andrea Bocelli-Sarah Brightman duet "Time to Say Goodbye (Con te Partiro)." Watch Il Divo in action »
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The group is the brainchild of "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell
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The operatic quartet's new album, "The Promise," debuted atop the UK charts
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Il Divo (Italian for "divine male performer") is made up of singers from four countries
CNN caught up with Il Divo to find out how close they are to Cowell, and which @placeholder pop diva they dream of collaborating with.
I still remember the first time we went to number one (in the @placeholder).