In 2003, the Austrian Christina Stürmer released her hit "Ich lebe", which stayed at number 1 in the Austrian charts for nine weeks. Her reworked version of the song then also made it to number 4 in the charts in Germany in 2005. Since then, the singer and her band have been an integral part of the German-speaking music scene.
Her success has been confirmed by various gold and platinum awards. A major joint appearance with world star Bon Jovi as part of his "Because we can" tour to "Who says you can't go home" can be seen as another highlight of her career.