Il Divo to recreate the quality of Luciano Pavarotti, Jose Carreras and Placido Domingo. Cowell conducted a worldwide search for young singers who were willing to embark on the project, a search that lasted nearly three years, from 21 January 2001, until 16 December 2003, when the fourth member, American tenor David Miller, was signed. Prior to "Il Divo", Miller and his European counterparts Spanish baritone, Carlos Marín, Swiss tenor Urs Bühler and French pop singer, Sébastien Izambard were each enjoying moderate success in their own right. The first album ""Il Divo"", was recorded in February 2004 in Sweden, with the Quiz
Sébastien Izambard India where during one of his campaigns to raise funds in September 2008, Seb raffled several of his Armani suits; and the Australian Sanfilippo Children's Foundation organization of which he is global ambassador. He recorded two videoclips and collaborated in solidarity projects such as the "Noël Ensemble", a record in which more than one hundred artists participated in order to raise funds for the fight against AIDS. Izambard started his career as a pop musician in France, releasing a solo album called "Libre" and his song "Si Tu Savais" was ranked first in "French Hit Charts". Besides being a singer,