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Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi! (French for "The King Is Dead, Long Live The King!") is the third studio album by the German musical project Enigma,
released on 22 November 1996 by Virgin Records.
The album reached to the top spot in Norway and the top five in Austria, Finland, Germany and Switzerland. It spawned two singles,
"Beyond the Invisible" and "T.N.T. for the Brain". A planned third single, "The Roundabout", was scrapped at the last minute for unclear reasons, even
though a remix had already been created by DJ Quicksilver.
The album continued Enigma's trend, giving it a slightly more modern, futuristic sound by combining the elements of Enigma's first album, MCMXC a.D.,
and their second album, The Cross of Changes. Michael Cretu, producer of the project, considered Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi! to be the child of the
previous two albums, with the first being the father and the second being the mother, as indicated by the 19‑second track "Third of Its Kind".
There are two editions of the packaging; one with standard paper artwork, and another with translucent tray and booklet artwork printed on a heavier plastic.
Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi! was nominated for Best New Age Album at the 1998 Grammy Awards, while Johann Zambryski's album art design earned
him a nomination for Best Recording Package.
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