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Published Dec 11 2011 by TV and radio blog | guardian.co.uk

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Peter Kay to perform X Factor warm-up gig

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Entities: Peter Kay, X Factor, Liverpool (United Kingdom), Gary Barlow

First Reported May 11 2012 - Updated May 11 2012 - 1 Documents

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Il Divo lives at hectic pace

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Entities: Urs Bühler, CHRIS Isaak, Simon Cowell, Sébastien Izambard, Diane Warren

First Reported Apr 18 2012 - Updated Apr 18 2012 - 1 Documents

Carlos Marín

Il Divo, Royal Albert Hall, London

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First Reported Apr 17 2012 - Updated Apr 17 2012 - 1 Documents

Simon Cowell

Review: Il Divo at LG Arena, Birmingham

SIMON Cowell’s popera phenomenon took the largely female audience by storm in a stunning show at the LG Arena.Created nine years ago by Cowell this crossover pop/opera group now have a global fan base and have sold some 25 million albums, no small feat ... [ Published Apr 17 2012 by Birmingham Mail ]

Entities: Birmingham, Simon Cowell, Toni Braxton

First Reported Apr 16 2012 - Updated Apr 16 2012 - 2 Documents

Air Canada

Il Divo is Coming to Air Canada Centre

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First Reported Apr 13 2012 - Updated Apr 13 2012 - 1 Documents

Andrea Bocelli

Music: From opera to 'popera' for Il Divo

When American tenor David Miller found himself too young to play the great opera roles, he decided instead to join a boy band.Actually, it was more of a man band, given that all of the quartet were aged 30 or above.And with their smartly tailored, designer ... [ Published Apr 13 2012 by Birmingham Mail ]

Entities: Andrea Bocelli, David Miller, Sopranos

First Reported Apr 02 2012 - Updated Apr 02 2012 - 1 Documents

Brian Burke

LIMITED NUMBER OF EXTRA SEATS RELEASED FOR IL DIVO THIS THURSDAY

They’ve captured the hearts of millions! Now Il Divo are coming to Dublin, for one night only on April 5th at The O2 DublinAs a further mark of success to their voices & unique operaticarrangements spearheading an entire musical genre over the past 7 ... [ Published Apr 02 2012 by MCD.ie ]

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Peter Kay lined up for X Factor [ Published May 23 2012 by ITN Entertainment - YouTube ]

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