DIVINE MALE PERFORMERS

This is the definition of the Italian word, Il Divo. You may have heard about this quartet consisting of a Spaniard, a Swiss, a Frenchman, and an American. They are the brainchild of Simon Cowell, you know, that infamous judge from American Idol who spews his verbal venom upon the young. Despite the crudeness, Simon knows his stuff although has admitted to having eaten crow a time or two.

Last year I heard Il Divo sing and had forgotten how good they were until catching a performance on Oprah the other day. They sang “O Holy Night.“ WOW! Il Divo produces what I call a “double whammy”--goose bumps up the arms and chills up the spine (and they ain’t half-bad to look at either).

Have a tendency not to promote anything, let alone music, but these guys are great and there’s no doubt they could make any music style work (even country--sorry for those I might have offended). What they could do with gospel/Christian music like, “He is Exalted” and “Shout to the Lord” (guess you figured out two of my favorites). You might want to check them out.