Sébastien Izambard Regrette Rien" (I have nothing to lose). accepted and devoted worldwide in the stateless musical quartet Il Divo in December 2003, along with Urs Bühler (Switzerland), David Miller (US) and Carlos Marín (Spain). Izambard is the only member of the group who is not classically trained. 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 group, contains two songs in French: "Je Crois en toi" (a duet partially in French with Céline Dion) and "Pour Que Tu
Avant-pop inspiration from free jazz, German academic music, and Anglo-American pop-rock. According to "The Quietus" David McNamee, the 1968 album "An Electric Storm", recorded by the electronic music group White Noise (featuring members from the U.K.’s BBC Radiophonic Workshop), is an "undisputed masterpiece of early avant-pop". In the 1970s, progressive rock and post-punk music would see new avant-pop fusions, including the work of Pink Floyd, Genesis, Henry Cow, This Heat, and the Pop Group. More contemporary avant-pop artists have included David Sylvian, Scott Walker, and Björk, whose vocal experimentation and innovative modes of expression have seen them move beyond norms of