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American singer who became the youngest female solo artist to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart with her 1963 hit 'I Will Follow Him'.Born in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, she signed with RCA Records at age 14. Her debut single 'I Will Follow Him' (1963) spent three weeks at No. 1, making her the youngest female artist to achieve this at the time. She maintained a successful career in Germany throughout the 1960s-70s, recording primarily in German. Later worked as a flight attendant before returning to music in the 1980s.

• Married her producer Hugo Peretti at age 16; they divorced in 1972 after having one daughter. The marriage required legal emancipation from her parents.
• Her signature hit 'I Will Follow Him' was an English adaptation of the French song 'Chariot' (composed by Franck Pourcel and Paul Mauriat). The recording was completed in one take.
• Faced significant career challenges in the US after her initial success, partly due to changing musical trends and limited promotion from her label for subsequent releases.
• Achieved extraordinary popularity in Germany, where she recorded over 500 songs in German and hosted multiple TV shows. Received a Bambi Award (German media prize) in 1965.
• After leaving music in the 1970s, she worked as a Pan Am flight attendant for 10 years before returning to performing in 1988, focusing on nostalgia tours and LGBTQ+ venues.