At the age of twelve she came second on the radio/television show Swallow's Juniors; she also toured with the Mickey Mouse Club when they were in Australia, along with Lucky Starr.

She signed with the EMI record label and became a regular performer on television shows such as Bandstand, Kommotion, and Uptight.

written by P. F. Sloan and Steve Barri, was a cover version of Johnny Rivers's album track from In Action (1964).

[5][8] The success of the single led to her winning the Major Broadcasting Network's 1966 award for Best Female Recording Artist.

[3][9] Shortly after the release of the single, she began performing as a support act for such artists as Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Winifred Atwell, the Rolling Stones, and Roy Orbison, along with appearing in an advertisement for Hills Hoist clothes lines.

[11] She was named three times as the most popular Australian female vocalist in the pop magazine Go-Set, coming 2nd in 1967, 1st in 1968, and 3rd in 1969.