When her cancer returned, she refused chemotherapy.
Performed in Las Vegas together with Sammy Davis Jr. (1963).
At age 20, she was diagnosed with stomach cancer, but defeated the
disease.
Once called the "Doris Day of Germany," her recording of "Ring of Gold"
sold a million and a half copies.
Discovered while attending ballet classes by director Harald Braun.
Entertaining since she was 6 years old, the blonde, blue-eyed dazzler
was a top German recording artist touring in the U.S. when asked to
play Princess Jana opposite Guy Williams in MGM's Captain Sindbad (1963).
Formed her own record company in 1982.
Her song "Wir wollen niemals auseinandergehen" (We never want to split
up) was in the German competition for the Eurovision Song Contest in
1960, but was ranked #2 only, although it later became #1 in the German
single charts.