[1] She signed a record contract with Philips in 1970 and released her first single, "Halt das Glück für uns fest", on 13 June 1970.

Under the production of Jack White, she hits in the following years with "So wie ein Regenbogen", "Bonjour mon amour", and "Wer gibt mir den Himmel zurück".

She represented Germany with the song "Johnny Blue", which finished second[1] to the British entry, "Making Your Mind Up" by Bucks Fizz.

Her last Eurovision attempt was in 1992 with "Wir sehen uns wieder", which came third in the German selection show, Ein Lied Für Malmö.

Valaitis recorded another duet with Hinterseer, ""Muss i' denn zum Städtele hinaus"" (the folk song on which Wooden Heart was based), in summer 2006.