 When they were 18, their parents used a visitor's visa to escape to West Germany, where they performed at the Palladium in Düsseldorf.They performed at The Lido in Paris between 1955 and 1960, and represented West Germany in the 1959 Eurovision Song Contest, finishing in 8th place with "Heute Abend wollen wir tanzen geh'n (Tonight we want to go dancing)".They moved to Italy in 1960 and gradually moved to more serious roles.