Carlos Marín, from Il Divo, in an induced coma in the ICU of an English hospital

He began to feel unwell in recent days and eventually had to be hospitalized at Manchester Royal Medical Center.

Carlos Marín, the Spanish singer who is part of Il Divo, is admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a Manchester hospital (United Kingdom), intubated and in an induced coma.

The information, published by the Spanish newspaper The voice of Galicia After speaking with the promoter of the concert that the famous vocal quartet had planned to celebrate next week in A Coruña (northern Spain), he points out that Marín, 53, began to feel ill in recent days and finally had to be hospitalized in Manchester Royal Medical Center, although it does not indicate the cause.

“Our dear friend and colleague, Carlos, is in the hospital. We hope and pray for a speedy recovery”, confirms the official profile of Il Divo on Twitter.

As a result of this medical setback, Primer Beat Producciones has announced “for reasons beyond the control of the organization and that affect the health of one of the members of Il Divo” the postponement until June 15, 2022 of the concert that was to be held in the Coliseum in A Coruña on December 22.

Il Divo was founded by the famous Simon Cowell, himself from One Direction, after imagining that an all-male lyrical quartet would have possibilities covering mythical songs.

Marín, who had forged a previous career as an actor in musicals such as “Les miserables” or “Beauty and the beast”, joined this project in 2003, for which Urs Bühler, Sébastien Izambard and David Miller.

Together they have published nine studio albums so far, from the homonym “Il Divo” (2004) to the most recent “For Once In My Life: A Celebration of Motown” (2021), with which they have managed to sell about 40 millions of copies worldwide.

On his own, last year he released a solo album entitled “Portrait” in which he dared to cover “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen, among other hits. (I)

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