Micha Marah released her first single in 1969, titled "De majoretten". She was barely 16 years old at the time. Two years later, in 1971, Marah became nationally known thanks to her participation in "Canzonissima". During this program, in which the Belgian delegation for that year's Eurovision Song Contest was selected, she presented the songs "Tamboerke", "Ik ben zeventien", "Die ring", and "Balabaloe". Although Nicole & Hugo were chosen to go to the song contest, "Tamboerke" reached the charts and became Marah's first hit.
