Austrian electro-goth outfit L'?me Immortelle formed in 1996. Vocalist Thomas
Rainer met keyboardist Hannes Medwenitsch at a party, and after completing a handful of songs they added singer Sonja Kraushofer to the lineup. A 1997 demo recording titled attracted the attention of Liechtenstein-based indie label MOS Records, and after re-recording the original demo material, L'?me Immortelle issued its debut LP,
Lieder die Wie Wunden Bluten, in mid-1997, scoring an underground hit with "
Life Will Never Be the Same Again". After the 1998 follow-up, In Einer Zukunft Aus Tr?nen und Stahl, entered the German alternative charts, the trio supported U.S. goth pioneers Christian Death on their 1999 European tour, signing to the Trisol label to issue their third LP, Wenn der Letzte Schatten F?llt. A German tour preceded the 2001 release of the fourth L'?me Immortelle release, Dann Habe im
Umsonst Gelebt, which fused the band's signature electronic approach with more organic elements, including a string section. Medwenitsch left the lineup in mid-2002, with guitarist Ashley Dayour joining prior to sessions for L'?me Immortelle's next release,
Als die Liebe Starb, which yielded the club smash "
Tiefster Winter". The group signed to major label BMG's Super Sonic subsidiary to launch their sixth LP, 2004's
Gezeiten, which entered the German Top 20.
Auf Deinen Schwingen followed in mid-2006.
L'Ame Immortelle biography by allmusic.com