Biography

She was the first Bulgarian to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1964, although she then represented West Germany.Bulgaria itself first participated only in 2005.

After scoring a number of hits in the West German and Swiss charts, in 1964 she was chosen to represent West Germany at the Copenhagen Eurovision Song Contest finals. Her song, "Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne", reportedly has the longest name in Eurovision Song Contest history. With it she had another record - nul points for West Germany, and hence 13th (last) place.

After she came to West Germany in 1960, she won a singing contest called Die große Chance ("The Great Chance") organized by Electrola, a West German recording company.

In 2001, she became one of the founders of the NDSV political party led by the former Bulgarian Tsar Simeon Sakskoburggotski. She had explained that action with her monarchist convictions (which she states were the reason for her to leave Bulgaria during Communist rule) and with her belief in the personal integrity of Tsar Simeon II, whom she referred to as "the tsar" and described as "pure" and an "icon" with an unique aura.

In 1959, she left Communist Bulgaria by contracting a marriage in name only with a German national.