After making a splash in Wild for Kicks (1960), she signed with Barclay Records in Paris and became one of the female artists in France who started singing American-influenced pop songs rather than the traditional chanson style.
Daughter of Polish actress Dunia Lesman (Wanda Irena Zofia Lesmianowa), and granddaughter of poet Boleslaw Lesmian and sculptress Zofia Chylinska.