[4] In 1967, at her doctor's advice, she retired from show business due to abdominal complaints, but in the early 1970s she decided to revive her career.

in 1971 she received her first gold record for "Waarheen, waarvoor" (Where to, what for), a song with original Dutch lyrics by Charles Hille, written to the melody of "Amazing Grace", which sold over a million copies in the Netherlands.

Telkamp was the first Dutch singer who began to sing in German again after the Second World War, which was appreciated in German-speaking countries.

In August 2008 a DVD was released titled "Alles voor jou" with visual content of 40 songs from the period 1959-1989.

On December 13, 2008 Telkom received a Diamond Award from Omroep MAX for the sale of 1 million copies of "Waarheen, waarvoor".