Steven LaBrie joins Il Divo

U.S. baritone Steven LaBrie will replace the deceased Spanish singer Carlos Marin in Il Divo’s pending concerts scheduled in the United States.

“Following the tragic passing of Il Divo’s Carlos Marin, the remaining members of the multi-national group — America’s David Miller, France’s Sebastien Izambard and Switzerland’s Urs Buhler — will proceed with their tour in tribute to Marin. The tour will include special guest vocalist, Mexican-American baritone Steven LaBrie. The tour will be filled with Il Divo’s hits from their vast catalog of songs with an incredible stage production,” said Il Divo in a statement.

The U.S. tour will begin Feb. 2 and be refocused as a career retrospective and tribute to Marin in the wake of his death from COVID-19 last month.

LaBrie, 32, has received numerous awards and honors, including a 2016 Top Prize and an Incentive Grant from the George London Music Foundation. This summer he will return to the Central City Opera in Colorado, the United States.

Il Divo was formed in 2003 by Simon Cowell for his Sony Music Synco Label as a quartet delivering covers of songs halfway between opera and pop. (SD-Agencies)