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 DDR 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 collector's 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
CD 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. ==Discography==