In 1974, Martell took part in the Swiss Eurovision selection with the song "
Mein Ruf nach dir" ("My Call to You"), which won the competition and went forward to the
19th Eurovision Song Contest, held in
Brighton, England on 6 April.[1] In what is considered one of the strongest Eurovisions, won by
ABBA and featuring already internationally known performers such as
Olivia Newton-John,
Gigliola Cinquetti and
Mouth & MacNeal, "Mein Ruf nach dir" picked up only three points, finishing in joint last place (with the songs from Germany,
Norway and
Portugal) of the 17 entries.[2]
Martell went on to make three further attempts to perform at Eurovision, without success. In 1976, she entered the German selection ("Ein neuer Tag" – 11th),[3] followed by two more participations in the Swiss selection in 1977 ("Aldo Rinaldo" – 4th)[4] and 1978 ("Hier, Pierre" – 6th).[5] She continued performing and releasing singles periodically until her retirement from the music industry in 1981.