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{{Infobox album

| name = Ancora

| type = studio

| artist = Il Divo

| cover = ildivoancoraalbum.jpg

| alt =

| released = 7 November 2005

| recorded = February 2004 – August 2005

| studio = Metropolis Studios, London

| genre = Classical crossover

| length = 44:49

| label = Syco, Columbia

| producer = Steve Mac

| prev_title = The Christmas Collection

| prev_year = 2005

| next_title = Siempre

| next_year = 2006

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Ancora

| type = Studio

| single1 = Unchained Melody (Senza catene)

| single1date = 8 July 2005

| single2 = O Holy Night

| single2date = 18 September 2005

| single3 = I Believe in You (Je Crois en Toi)

| single3date = 14 November 2005

| single4 = All By Myself (Solo Otra Vez)

| single4date = 22 January 2006

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r812390|first=James Christoph|last=Monger}}

}}

Ancora is the third studio album released by classical crossover vocal group Il Divo. The album was released in the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe on 7 November 2005, excluding the United States and Latin America. The album was later released in the United States and Latin America on 24 January 2006. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 on the week of releases. The album contains one song partially in Latin, one song performed in Italian, two songs performed in French, two songs performed in English, and six songs performed in Spanish, excluding the bonus track. The album features the single "I Believe in You", performed with Celine Dion, that is also featured on her international album, On Ne Change Pas.

This was recorded in both Sweden and London with producers Per Magnusson, David Kreuger and Steve Mac, who were also the producers of their first album. Released on 7 November 2005 in the UK, it hit number one both in the UK and Australia within one week. Ancora was released in the US on 24 January 2006. It entered the Billboard albums chart at number 1, selling more than 150,000 copies during its first week of sales.

Highlights include "Isabel", "I Believe in You (Je crois en toi)", a duet with Celine Dion, a Spanish version of Secret Garden's "You Raise Me Up" (Por ti seré), and a Spanish cover of Eric Carmen's "All by Myself". Two of the tracks on the non-American release of this CD, "O Holy Night" and a version of Schubert's "Ave Maria", also appear on 2005's The Christmas Collection.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Heroe

| length1 = 4:17

| writer1 = {{hlist|Mariah Carey|Walter Afanasieff}}

| title2 = Isabel

| length2 = 4:16

| writer2 = Andreas Romdhane

| title3 = I Believe in You (Je crois en toi)

| note3 = featuring Celine Dion

| length3 = 4:01

| writer3 = {{hlist|Jörgen Elofsson|Per Magnusson|David Kreuger|Matteo Saggese|Luc Plamondon}}

| title4 = Unchained Melody (Senza Catene)

| length4 = 3:50

| writer4 = Alex North

| title5 = Si Tú Me Amas

| length5 = 4:09

| writer5 = {{hlist|Andreas Romdhane|John Reid|Josef Larossi}}

| title6 = Ave Maria

| writer6 = Franz Schubert

| length6 = 4:52

| title7 = Hasta Mi Final

| length7 = 3:36

| writer7 = {{hlist|Wayne Hector|Steve Mac}}

| title8 = All by Myself (Solo Otra Vez)

| length8 = 3:54

| writer8 = {{hlist|Eric Carmen|Sergei Rachmaninoff}}

| title9 = En Aranjuez con tu Amor

| length9 = 3:51

| writer9 = {{hlist|Alfredo Garcia Segura|Joaquín Rodrigo}}

| title10 = Pour que tu m'aimes encore

| length10 = 3:56

| writer10 = {{hlist|Jean-Jacques Goldman}}

| title11 = O Holy Night

| length11 = 4:03

| writer11 = {{hlist|Adolphe Adam|John Sullivan Dwight}}

| total_length=

}}

{{Track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| headline = American Edition

| title1 = All by Myself (Solo Otra Vez)

| writer1 = Eric Carmen, Sergei Rachmaninoff

| length1 = 3:54

| title2 = Isabel

| writer2 = Romdhane

| length2 = 4:16

| title3 = I Believe in You (Je crois en toi)

| note3 = featuring Celine Dion

| writer3 = Elofsson, Kreuger, Magnusson

| length3 = 4:01

| title4 = You Raise Me Up (Por Ti Seré)

| writer4 = Brendan Graham, Rolf Løvland, Lo Ta-yu

| length4 = 4:01

| title5 = Si Tú Me Amas

| writer5 = Larossi, Reid, Romdhane

| length5 = 4:09

| title6 = Hasta Mi Final

| writer6 = Hector, Mac

| length6 = 3:36

| title7 = Heroe

| writer7 = Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieff

| length7 = 4:17

| title8 = En Aranjuez con tu Amor

| writer8 = Garcia, Rodrigo

| length8 = 3:51

| title9 = Esisti Dentro Me

| writer9 = Romdhane

| length9 = 3:49

| title10 = Pour que tu m'aimes encore

| writer10 = Goldman

| length10 = 3:56

}}

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (2005–2006)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|Australia|1|artist=Il Divo|album=Ancora|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 July 2021}}
{{album chart|Austria|6|artist=Il Divo|album=Ancora|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 July 2021}}
{{album chart|Flanders|2|artist=Il Divo|album=Ancora|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 July 2021}}
{{album chart|Wallonia|3|artist=Il Divo|album=Ancora|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 July 2021}}
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|1|artist=Il Divo|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 July 2021}}
{{album chart|Denmark|11|artist=Il Divo|album=Ancora|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 July 2021}}
{{album chart|Netherlands|2|artist=Il Divo|album=Ancora|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 July 2021}}
{{album chart|Finland|1|artist=Il Divo|album=Ancora|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 July 2021}}
{{album chart|France|9|artist=Il Divo|album=Ancora|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 July 2021}}
{{album chart|Germany4|18|id=24613|artist=Il Divo|album=Ancora|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 July 2021}}
{{album chart|Hungary|7|year=2006|week=20|rowheader=true|accessdate=1 September 2021}}
{{album chart|Ireland2|3|artist=Il Divo|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 July 2021}}
{{album chart|Italy|15|artist=Il Divo|album=Ancora|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 July 2021}}
{{album chart|New Zealand|1|artist=Il Divo|album=Ancora|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 July 2021}}
{{album chart|Norway|2|artist=Il Divo|album=Ancora|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 July 2021}}
{{album chart|Portugal|1|artist=Il Divo|album=Ancora|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 July 2021}}
{{album chart|Scotland|2|date=20051113|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 July 2021}}
scope="row"|South African Albums (RISA){{cite web|url-status=dead|url=http://www.rsgmusiek.co.za/top20.asp|title=

Suid-Afrika se enigste amptelike Top 20 is eksklusief aan RSG|publisher=Recording Industry of South Africa|access-date=15 April 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061229093508/http://www.rsgmusiek.co.za:80/top20.asp|archive-date=29 December 2006}}

| 3

{{album chart|Spain|1|artist=Il Divo|album=Ancora|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 July 2021}}
{{album chart|Sweden|3|artist=Il Divo|album=Ancora|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 July 2021}}
{{album chart|Switzerland|4|artist=Il Divo|album=Ancora|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 July 2021}}
{{album chart|UK2|1|date=20051113|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 July 2021}}
{{album chart|Billboard200|1|artist=Il Divo|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 July 2021}}
{{album chart|BillboardClassical|1|artist=Il Divo|rowheader=true|accessdate=17 July 2021}}

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=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (2005)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2005/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2005|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|accessdate=17 July 2021}}

| 20

scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2005&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten 2005|publisher=Ultratop|accessdate=17 July 2021}}

| 42

scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2005&cat=a|title=Rapports Annuels 2005|publisher=Ultratop|accessdate=17 July 2021}}

| 43

scope="row"| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2005&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 2005|website=dutchcharts.nl|accessdate=17 July 2021}}

| 14

scope="row" |European Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bb/biz/images/pdf/YearEndEuropeanAlbums.pdf|title=Year End European Top 100 Albums Chart 2005 01 – 2005 52|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060415014752/http://www.billboard.biz/bb/biz/images/pdf/YearEndEuropeanAlbums.pdf|archive-date=15 April 2006|access-date=14 November 2021}}

| 90

scope="row"| French Albums (SNEP){{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=2005|title=Top de l'année Top Albums 2005|publisher=SNEP|language=fr|accessdate=17 July 2021}}

| 98

scope="row"| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ){{cite web|url=https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/album_db/2005|title=Összesített album- és válogatáslemez-lista – eladási darabszám alapján – 2005|publisher=Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége|language=hu|access-date=1 September 2021}}

| 52

scope="row"| Irish Albums (IRMA){{cite web|url=http://www.irma.ie/best-of-20051|title=Best of 2005 – Albums|publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association|accessdate=31 August 2021}}

| 11

scope="row"| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/2005-12-31|title=Top Selling Albums of 2005|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=17 July 2021}}

| 19

scope="row"| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2005&dspp=1|title=Årslista Album – År 2005|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv|accessdate=17 July 2021}}

| 19

scope="row"| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2005/alben|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2005|website=hitparade.ch|accessdate=17 July 2021}}

| 88

scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC){{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20050109/37502/|title=End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2005|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=17 July 2021}}

| 14

scope="row"|Worldwide Albums (IFPI){{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/top50-2005.pdf|title=Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2005|publisher=IFPI|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081117003309/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/top50-2005.pdf|archive-date=17 November 2008|access-date=2 February 2023}}

|21

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (2006)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/ARIACHarts-EndofYearCharts-Top100Albums2006.htm|title=ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Albums 2006|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140127032212/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/ARIACHarts-EndofYearCharts-Top100Albums2006.htm|accessdate=17 July 2021|archivedate=27 January 2014}}

| 21

scope="row"| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria){{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=a&id=2006|title=Jahreshitparade Alben 2006|website=austriancharts.at|accessdate=17 July 2021}}

| 32

scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2006&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten 2006|publisher=Ultratop|accessdate=17 July 2021}}

| 31

scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2006&cat=a|title=Rapports Annuels 2006|publisher=Ultratop|accessdate=17 July 2021}}

| 23

scope="row"| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2006&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 2006|website=dutchcharts.nl|accessdate=17 July 2021}}

| 14

scope="row"|European Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://login.vnuemedia.com/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2006/european_top_100_albums.jsp|title=2006 Year-End European Albums|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629080425/http://login.vnuemedia.com/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2006/european_top_100_albums.jsp|archive-date=29 June 2012|access-date=14 November 2021}}

| 10

scope="row"| French Albums (SNEP){{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=2006|title=Top de l'année Top Albums 2006|publisher=SNEP|language=fr|accessdate=17 July 2021}}

| 90

scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2006|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|language=de|publisher=GfK Entertainment|accessdate=17 July 2021}}

| 89

scope="row"| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ){{cite web|url=https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/album_db/2006|title=Összesített album- és válogatáslemez-lista – eladási darabszám alapján – 2006|publisher=Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége|language=hu|access-date=1 September 2021}}

| 64

scope="row"|South African Albums (RISA)

| 14

scope="row"| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2006/alben|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2006|website=hitparade.ch|accessdate=17 July 2021}}

| 12

scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC){{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2006.pdf|title=2006 UK Albums Chart|publisher=ChartsPlus|accessdate=17 July 2021}}

| 123

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2006/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=17 July 2021}}

| 82

=Decade-end chart=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col"|Chart (2000–09)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2009/end-of-decade-albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums of the 00's|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|accessdate=16 January 2020}}

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Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Argentina|artist=Il Divo|title=Ancora|award=Platinum|number=2|type=album|relyear=2005|certref={{cite web|url=http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=&album=&LanDesde_MM=0&LanDesde_AA=0&LanHasta_MM=0&LanHasta_AA=0&Galardon=P&Tipo=0&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP|title=Discos de Oro y Platino|language=es|publisher=Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531185849/http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=&album=&LanDesde_MM=0&LanDesde_AA=0&LanHasta_MM=0&LanHasta_AA=0&Galardon=P&Tipo=0&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP|archive-date=31 May 2011}}|access-date=1 September 2022}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Australia|artist=Il Divo|title=Ancora|award=Platinum|certyear=2006|number=4|relyear=2005|accessdate=24 May 2019}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Austria|artist=Il Divo|title=Ancora|award=Platinum|certyear=2007|relyear=2005|accessdate=24 May 2019}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Belgium|artist=Il Divo|title=Ancora|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=2007|certmonth=10|relyear=2005|accessdate=24 May 2019}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Canada|artist=Il Divo|title=Ancora|award=Platinum|certyear=2006|number=3|relyear=2005|accessdate=24 May 2019}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Denmark|artist=Il Divo|title=Ancora|award=Gold|relyear=2005|certyear=2005|id=51|source=chart|accessdate=24 May 2019}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Finland|artist=Il Divo|title=Ancora|award=Platinum|certyear=2007|salesamount=62,647|number=2|relyear=2005|accessdate=24 May 2019}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=France|artist=Il Divo|title=Ancora|award=Platinum|source=infodisc|certyear=2007|relyear=2005|access-date=1 September 2022}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Germany|artist=Il Divo|title=Ancora|award=Gold|certyear=2007|relyear=2005|accessdate=24 May 2019}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Hungary|artist=Il Divo|title=Ancora|award=Platinum|certyear=2006|relyear=2005|relmonth=11|accessdate=10 October 2019}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Ireland|artist=Il Divo|title=Ancora|award=Platinum|certyear=2005|number=5|relyear=2005|accessdate=7 January 2020}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Japan|artist=Il Divo|title=Ancora|award=Gold|certyear=2006|certmonth=7|relyear=2005|accessdate=24 May 2019}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Mexico|artist=Il Divo|title=Ancora|award=Platinum|certyear=2006|relyear=2005|accessdate=24 May 2019}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=New Zealand|artist=Il Divo|title=Ancora|award=Platinum|number=2|id=2005-12-23|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|relyear=2005}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|title=Ancora|artist=Il Divo|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2005|relmonth=10|number=2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917235749/http://artistas-espectaculos.com/topafp/pt/20064.htm |accessdate=27 July 2011 |id=20064 |archivedate=17 September 2010}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Russia|artist=Il Divo|title=Ancora|award=Platinum|certyear=2005|relyear=2005|accessdate=24 May 2019}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|artist=Il Divo|title=Ancora|type=album|award=Platinum|number=4|certyear=2008|relyear=2006|certmonth=48|accessdate=10 October 2019}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Sweden|artist=Il Divo|title=Ancora|award=Platinum|certyear=2006|relyear=2005|accessdate=24 May 2019}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Switzerland|artist=Il Divo|title=Ancora|award=Platinum|certyear=2005|relyear=2005|accessdate=24 May 2019}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United Kingdom|artist=Il Divo|title=Ancora|award=Platinum|certyear=2006|number=3|relyear=2005|accessdate=24 May 2019|id=497-1215-2}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United States|artist=Il Divo|title=Ancora|award=Gold|certyear=2006|relyear=2005|salesamount=1,100,000|salesref={{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/5740721/justin-timberlakes-the-2020-experience-12-more-two-albumone-year|title=Justin Timberlake's 'The 20/20 Experience' & 12 More Two-Album/One-Year Releases|magazine=Billboard|first=Brad|last=Wete|date=1 October 2013|accessdate=4 June 2020}}}}

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Europe|title=Ancora|artist=Il Divo|type=album|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=2005|accessdate=4 July 2019}}

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References

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