Carlos Marín, singer of Il Divo, in an induced coma in the ICU of a Manchester hospital

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

The information, published by La Voz de Galicia after speaking with the promoter of the concert that the famous vocal quartet had planned to celebrate next week in A Coruña, indicates that Marín, 53, he began to feel unwell in the last days and finally had to be hospitalized at Manchester Royal Medical Center, although the cause is not indicated.

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

As a result of this medical setback, Primer Beat Producciones has announced “for reasons unrelated to the organization and that affect the health of one of the members of Il Divo” the postponement for the concert that should have been held at the Coliseum in A Coruña on December 22nd.

On his Facebook page, he points out that the new celebration date will be June 15 of next year and that the tickets already purchased will be used for that appointment. It further indicates that A period is opened until January 4 to request a refund of the amount of the tickets through the same channel through which they were purchased.

Il Divo was founded by the famed Simon Cowell, himself from One Direction, after imagining that an entirely 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 were also hired.

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

Alone, last year released a solo album titled “Portrait” in which he dared to cover “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen, among other hits.