Sébastien Izambard Izambard is also an accomplished music composer, pianist, and guitar player In Paris he has written music for many French artists. In 2001, he performed with Johnny Hallyday as a guest in the Olympia Theater in Paris. His music, greatly influenced by Jeff Buckley, earns him the acknowledgement of French and Canadian audiences. French singer Florent Pagny is his musical godfather. Sébastien says that composing and writing songs is his passion, writing for the pleasure of writing. Before joining Il Divo wrote and produced songs for other French artists. In parallel with Il Divo, Izambard continued writing songs with pop
The Independents (vocal group) The Independents (vocal group) The Independents were an American R&B vocal group active from 1971 to 1975. They scored several hits on the U.S. Pop and R&B charts. Their 1973 song "Leaving Me" reached #21 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, and remained on the chart for 14 weeks. Sales of over a million copies led to a gold record being awarded by the R.I.A.A. on May 23, 1973. After the group broke up and recording the solo albums, "Passionate Breezes" and "Gonna Getcha Love", Chuck Jackson, along with fellow group member Marvin Yancy, achieved success as the producers and writers