"Ich lebe" (English: "I Live") is a song by Austrian recording artist
Christina Stürmer. It was written by Alexander Kahr, Eva Kraus, Harald Hanisch, and Leopold Zillinger for her debut studio album Freier Fall (2003), while production was helmed by the former. Recorded after her participation in the
ORF 1 talent show
Starmania, where Stürmer had finished runner-up, it was released by
Polydor Records on 24 March 2003 in Austria, where it debuted at number-one on the
Austrian Singles Chart and remained atop for another seven weeks.
In 2005, a slightly re-written version of "Ich lebe", featuring additional lyrics by Frank Ramond and
Maya Singh as well as new production by
Thorsten Brötzmann, preceded the release of Stürmer's album Schwarz Weiss, her first venture into the German and Swiss music markets. This version peaked at number four on the
German Singles Chart, and reached number 21 in Switzerland. It was eventually certified gold by
Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI).
Music video
In the music video for "Ich lebe", Stürmer and her band are performing in a white room and as she sings about various things, shots of those things are shown...
"Ich lebe" (English: "I Live") is a song by Austrian recording artist
Christina Stürmer. It was written by Alexander Kahr, Eva Kraus, Harald Hanisch, and Leopold Zillinger for her debut studio album Freier Fall (2003), while production was helmed by the former. Recorded after her participation in the
ORF 1 talent show
Starmania, where Stürmer had finished runner-up, it was released by
Polydor Records on 24 March 2003 in Austria, where it debuted at number-one on the
Austrian Singles Chart and remained atop for another seven weeks.
In 2005, a slightly re-written version of "Ich lebe", featuring additional lyrics by Frank Ramond and
Maya Singh as well as new production by
Thorsten Brötzmann, preceded the release of Stürmer's album Schwarz Weiss, her first venture into the German and Swiss music markets. This version peaked at number four on the
German Singles Chart, and reached number 21 in Switzerland. It was eventually certified gold by
Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI).
Music video
In the music video for "Ich lebe", Stürmer and her band are performing in a white room and as she sings about various things, shots of those things are shown...