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Lester launched her solo career in 1974.

After her Eurovision appearance, Lester worked in a variety of both musical and dramatic stage roles, including works by Lorca (Blood wedding), Euripides (The Trojan Women) and Joshua Sobol (Ghetto).

Her father ran a restaurant in Amsterdam, where she met singer Ramses Shaffy, with whom she started touring.

Her brother said:" She fought hard against the disease. At first it seemed to be going in the right direction, until a few weeks ago it turned out that the cancer had also affected her liver. Then it suddenly happened very quickly.".

Lester performed extensively in theater throughout her career in partnership with her brother Frank. In 2020 she also played in the film 'Greetings from Gerri', starring Frank Lammers.

Singing was instilled in Lester at an early age: her mother Louise de Montel was a singer and owned a theater restaurant in Amsterdam together with father Coen Affolter.

In 1977, Lester's song "De mallemolen" ("The Merry-Go-Round"), with music written by her brother Frank, was chosen by a celebrity panel as the winner in the Dutch Eurovision selection. Lester went forward to take part in the 22nd Eurovision Song Contest, held in London on 7 May. Although "De mallemolen" had been considered a strong contender prior to the contest, it could only manage a disappointing 12th-place finish of 18 entries.

In 2009, Lester, along with several other former Dutch Eurovision contestants, was a special guest on that year's Eurovision selection television programme.

Her professional career started with Gert Balke as the duo April Shower, who had a minor hit with "Railroad Song" in 1971.

She was a Dutch singer and actress, best known outside the Netherlands for her participation in the 1977 Eurovision Song Contest.