LONDON, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Simon Cowell, infamous for his ruthless criticisms on the "American Idol" TV show, has launched a four-member operatic vocal group.
He says IL Divo, which means divine performer or a male diva, is the act he is "most proud of" and is "intimidated and slightly in awe of their talent," the Daily Mail reported Wednesday.
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The classical music act was to perform operatic arrangements of romantic popular music in London Wednesday night.
IL Divo's members, picked during a global search that lasted two years, are David Miller, a tenor from the United States, Sebastien Izambard, a self-taught singer from France, Urs Buhler, a Swiss tenor, and Carlos Marin, a Spanish baritone.
A debut album is set for a Nov. 1 release.
