After a Covid battle, Carlos Marin, Il Divo’s star, has been admitted to hospital.
The Spanish singer, 53, fell ill with the virus on December 7 and was later placed in a medically induced coma at the Manchester Royal Hospital.
On Sunday night, the group posted on Twitter: “It is with deep hearts that we inform you that Carlos Marin, our friend, and partner, has died.”
“He will be greatly missed by his family, friends, and fans. Carlos is the only voice and spirit that will ever be heard.
After being admitted to the ICU, he was placed intubated and had his oxygen levels ‘compromise’.
Baritone Marin, a Star of Il Divo from its Inception in 2003 to now has sold over 30,000,000 albums all around the globe.
These guys are often referred to as the “pioneers” of operatic pop (or ‘popera”) and they have sold more that two million tickets around the globe.
Carlos Marin, Il Divo’s star in Il Divo, has passed away after the life support system was shut off during a Covid battle.
Il Divo’s concert in Bath on December 6 was the last time Mr Marín (right) was seen on stage
Simon Cowell created Il Divo after creating a quartet of international classical singers inspired and motivated by the opera group The Three Tenors.
Before his death today, Il Divo had said they were ‘hoping and praying’ for Marín after the group were forced to cancel their UK tour.
The agent stated that Geraldine Larrosa was his ex-wife and is currently in the hospital with him. They separated twelve years ago but remain close friends.
They were due to appear together on TVE1 New Year’s Eve.
French-born Geraldine Larrosa (better known as Innocence) had recorded a cover version of Bohemian Rhapsody with Marin for a Spanish TV special.
They also played in Southend, Bournemouth and where they were pictured on December 4, 2005.
Il Divo star Carlos Marín – pictured with his ex wife Geraldine Larrosa (stage name Innocence) had been placed in an induced coma after being admitted to hospital
To promote Il Divo’s final leg, he posted a selfie from Maspalomas (Gran Canaria) earlier this month.
He then performed in Southend, Bournemouth and Brighton – when he posted an aInstagram video which showed him looking healthy while talking enthusiastically about the upcoming performance.
Il Divo’s concert in Bath on December 6 was the last time he was seen on stage and he was admitted to hospital two days later, El Espanol reported.
Hull and Nottingham gigs were cancelled, and Il Divo announced that every subsequent show had been postponed up to 2022.
The 44-year old split with him three years later but they were still close friends. They had even been seen together at this Madrid concert.
Since 2003 Il Divo’s inception, Mr Marin has been the star of Il Divo. He sold more than 30,000,000 copies of his albums around the world.
The singer is pictured second left with L-R David Miller, Urs Buhler and Sebastien Izambard in 2019
The announcement comes only days after Il Divo said they had postponed the remaining UK dates due to illness.
Il Divo posted that they had suspended their tour and said: “Unfortunately, dueto illness, Il Divo has postponed the December 2021 UK tour dates until December 2022.
“Il Divo” is deeply sorry for their fans. However, they look forward to getting back on the road next year.
Il Divo – which means ‘star’ in Italian – had been scheduled to perform two festive European shows, one in Lisbon and another in La Coruña, and the latter show was recently postponed until July 15, 2022.
Last month a 72-year-old woman from Barcelona was convicted of coercion and fined €60 for sending Mr Marín explicit and threatening letters.
The woman – named only as Rosa – was also given a six-month restraining order preventing her from coming within 500metres of Mr Marín.
His lawyer filed an appeal against the lightness of her sentence, noting he’d had to change his ‘work and life habits’, The Olive Press reported.