Career
Ahrens sang in the choir of the Klub der Jungen Talente in Karl-Marx-Stadt between 1961 and 1964. In 1967, she participated in Heinz Quermann"s talent contest Herzklopfen kostenlos. She was successful in a microphone casting for the radio channel Rundfunk der Deutsche Demokratische Republik in East Berlin.
At the Zentralen Studio für Unterhaltungskunst, she learned singing, ballet, acting and elocution.
Ahrens became well known through her appearances in the television channel DFF. She released several records on the Amiga label, and these have become collectors" items in Germany and the Benelux countries. She appeared in concerts in Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and the Benelux countries.
She was musical editor at the regional radio channel Karl-Marx-Stadt and at its successor Sachsen Radio. After a long break, she released the Civil Defense Ich gehe auf die Fünfzig..na und? in 2005.
Ahrens gained third place in the East German Schlager Song Contest in 1971 with Wo ist die liebe Sonne composed by Arndt Bause.
Her biggest success was Da ging für mich die Sonne auf, composed by Ralf Petersen in 1974. 1970 Mal mir einen Regenbogen
1971 Es geht weiter
1974 Schau nur auf die Sonnenuhr.