She auditioned twice for the BBC before making her first broadcast, in 1954. She recorded a number of records, only one of which charted, "Arrivederci Darling" in 1956, which made it to No.
Before becoming a regular on the BBC, she had two attempts at getting noticed, in 1954. She also created several audio recordings, but only one of them became famous, "Arrivederci Darling" in 1956, which topped the music charts.