Early work
In 2002 Versailles created a four-song demo under the name Versailles Suicide called Fallen Angel, written by Dianna St. Hilaire and produced by Mike White. A track from this album, "Little Dead Kitten", was included on the compilation CD Burque Love 4.
In 2003 Dianna changed the name to Versailles, releasing the gothic/industrial full-length album Live Your Life released on Dianna’s own label, Evileye Records. That same year Versailles took her project into an even more industrial sound, leading to the release of Kiss on the Evileye label.
In 2004, during Versailles' time in Los Angeles, she changed her sound blending her original Darkwave sound with classical piano. She was then labeled "The Gothic Tori Amos". She created a backup band with members Rod Arias and Andy Bettis. That year she was on the Dirty Dave Talk Show on KCLA, performed the LA Music Awards Showcase, and was on the Scary Perry Show – The Comedy Pure Rock Resurrection, a talk show featuring Perry Caravello from the movie Windy City Heat.
In 2005, she released a four-song EP called Believe, placing her in the pop/rock genre. This included three tracks and a remix track of the song "Believe". In Jennifer Layton's Indie Music Review of "Believe", she wrote "Versailles is a dark pop mistress with gothic influences and a voice that can be breathy and innocent even when she’s rasping and pleading and crying out to the heavens". In 2005 she was also a nominee in the 2005 Rock City Music Awards for Outstanding Solo Artist.