Singer Carlos Marin, a performer in the multi-national quartet Il Divo, died Sunday of COVID complications. He was 53.
The baritone’s bandmates – David Miller, Sébastien Izambard and Urs Bühler – paid tribute to him on Sunday. In a statement on Twitter, they said: “It is with heavy hearts that we are letting you know that our friend and partner, Carlos Marín, has passed away.“
“He will be missed by his friends, family and fans. There will never be another voice or spirit like Carlos.”
“For 17 years the four of us have been on this incredible journey of Il Divo together, and we will miss our dear friend. We hope and pray that his beautiful soul will rest in peace.”
Marin was vaccinated and fell ill from the virus on December 7.
Reports in Spanish media suggested the singer was intubated after being admitted to an intensive care unit in Manchester.
Il Divo had postponed the rest of their December UK tour dates by a year “due to illness”. Marín had been on stage performing earlier this month.The classical crossover group, comprising a global melting pot of singing stars, was formed by Simon Cowell in 2003 under his SyCo record label, though they later parted ways with the music mogul. Marín was a Spaniard born in Germany, Miller is from the US, Izambard from France and Bülher is Swiss.
Our Paul Larson interviewed the members of Il Divo in 2015.
Fan questions for Carlos addressed his beautiful voice and singing with Barbra Streisand.
Photos courtesy of Il Divo