In 1961 heard her singing during a performance in the Stuttgart Liederhalle and gave her a record contract. She also played in the German television series "Game with Fours". In 1961 several tracks were recorded without success. She collaborated with Paul Kuhn. "Every Day I Love You a little Bit More" was the most successful. She was also successful in her home country, the Netherlands. In 1961 she represented the Netherlands at the EuroVision Song Contest singing "Wat een dag" ("What a Day") and finished in tenth place. In 1963 she sang "Nur bei dir" ("Only with You") at the German Schlager Festival in Baden-Baden but failed to qualify for the final. In 1964 she released "We Can Only Write Letters". The song remained for weeks in the charts.