- Lester launched her solo career in 1974.
- After her Eurovision appearance, Lester worked in a variety of both musical and dramatic stage roles, including works by Lorca (Blood wedding), Euripides (The Trojan Women) and Joshua Sobol (Ghetto).
- Her father ran a restaurant in Amsterdam, where she met singer Ramses Shaffy, with whom she started touring.
- Her brother said:" She fought hard against the disease. At first it seemed to be going in the right direction, until a few weeks ago it turned out that the cancer had also affected her liver. Then it suddenly happened very quickly.".
- Lester performed extensively in theater throughout her career in partnership with her brother Frank. In 2020 she also played in the film 'Greetings from Gerri', starring Frank Lammers.
- Singing was instilled in Lester at an early age: her mother Louise de Montel was a singer and owned a theater restaurant in Amsterdam together with father Coen Affolter.
- In 1977, Lester's song "De mallemolen" ("The Merry-Go-Round"), with music written by her brother Frank, was chosen by a celebrity panel as the winner in the Dutch Eurovision selection. Lester went forward to take part in the 22nd Eurovision Song Contest, held in London on 7 May. Although "De mallemolen" had been considered a strong contender prior to the contest, it could only manage a disappointing 12th-place finish of 18 entries.
- In 2009, Lester, along with several other former Dutch Eurovision contestants, was a special guest on that year's Eurovision selection television programme.
- Her professional career started with Gert Balke as the duo April Shower, who had a minor hit with "Railroad Song" in 1971.
- She was a Dutch singer and actress, best known outside the Netherlands for her participation in the 1977 Eurovision Song Contest.
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