some decided to go for motherhood or musical and television careers, Petruo planned to take a longer vacation. No Angels announced a reunion on 31 January 2007, however Petruo declined to join the other four due to focusing on her solo career. 2003–2009: Solo career Petruo became the first member of No Angels to launch a career as a solo artist. In April 2004, she released her first single "Drama Queen", co-written along with No Angels collaborators Thorsten Brötzmann and Alexander Geringas, under her nickname Vany. A moderate commercial success, the uptempo song peaked at number eleven on the German Singles Chart. While a video for a second single called "Pop That Melody", produced by Mousse T, was filmed, its release was soon cancelled. Instead, Petruo worked as a simple employee for her record company Cheyenne Records for a couple of months. Following the extension of her recording contract with Polydor and Popstars imprint Cheyenne Records, she signed with Universal Island and her second single "Hot Blooded Woman", followed up by her critically acclaimed but minor successful first solo album Mama Lilla Would in November 2005. Petruo also spent time on dubbing movies (including Lilo & Stitch and Back to Gaya) and acting, most noticeably as a member of the main cast of , a TV action series influenced by Charlie's Angels whose four episodes were broadcast in April 2005. In fall 2006, she starred alongside Til Schweiger and Alexandra Maria Lara in the film Where Is Fred?. Still in 2006, Petruo went also on tour with famous soul singer Solounge. In August 2007, Petruo announced that she had left Universal Island due to varying viewpoints in music and marketing. At the 2009 Echo Awards, Petruo stated that her new album was scheduled for an August 2009 release, but stated in March 2010 that she wanted to wait before releasing an album, avoiding bad media reviews caused by No Angels the previous year (especially Nadja Benaissa's case). She said that she was wishing the girls all the best but that they did not remain friends. On 13 March 2010, Petruo posted a brand new demo from her forthcoming album, Happy, on her Facebook page and YouTube account—a new song aimed "for those who are in love". She thanked her fans for their patience, stating again that the album would be released very soon. Further musical projects failed to materialize, and