 She almost joined The Marvelettes, but returned to Asheville for a time before going back to Detroit and settling into married life.She had two children, and sang jazz in nightclubs, before entering a talent contest on WCHB, the soul radio station in Detroit, sponsored by Motown.She became the first live performance winner in Motown Records's history, emerging the winner out of 5,000 contestants in June 1965.