Born in 1963 to a musical family, the singer/songwriter had her first live-performance at the age of 4. 1972 she studied piano-and guitar and had several small gigs with her sister Irene, mostly at private parties.  Doris has also had experience working as a cook, receptionist and in a fitness-center day nursery and has taken vocal lessons at the conservatory Zurich.  1983 she married  her friend,  sound engineer and manager Pius Ackermann and went to an English school in Brighton/England,  where she got deeply involved  with  Folk-Music ( John Denver, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan,  etc.)  1985 she put a band together and made her first breakthrough with second place at the National-Country-Festival at the indoor stadium, Zurich

She founded her own band “The Gamblers”, had several live gigs at international open-airs and festivals in Switzerland, Austria, Netherlands and Germany –Doris Ackermann was also a well known personality on various  Swiss-  TV-Shows. 

First studio album “Just for you” , was produced by Rock’n roll-Star Jim Duncombe (Jimmy and the rackets) , who also played  in her band for several years 

1987 Doris Ackermann and the Gamblers represented Switzerland at the Country-Music-Masters in The Netherlands. 

1988 First record deal  with  Polygram Records  AG Zurich and second album “A fire still burns” was released, produced by Phil Carmen, the soft rocker with the hit single “On my way in L.A.” 

1990 Doris had her first son, Kay-Simon, reduced her live-performances, but started to record her third album “Thinkin’ with my heart”, produced by her longtime keyboarder and music -friend Gino Todesco 

1991 several live-performances at all the important  festivals and open airs at  that time like: Int. Country-Festival Bad Ischl/A, Country-Festival Linz/D, Open –Air St.Gallen, Country-Night  Mollis, (warm up band for Johnny Cash), Seenachtsfest Kreuzlingen, Open-Air Wankdorfstadion Bern( warm up-band for Kris Kristofferson, Kenny Rogers and Lacy J.Dalton), Singer/Songwriter-Festival Frutigen,  St. Jakobshalle Basel, Country-Festival Grindelwald (Duet with Lynn Anderson “Rosegarden”)and many more. 

1992 the second son Tim-Phil was born and Doris concentrated on song writing, also for other musicians like: Daniela Mühleis, Claudia Wäspi, Deliverance, Marco Gottardi, Roger and the wild horses, Nevada Country-band and Rodeo Ranchers. She also wrote the German  translation for the “Swissair”  promotion-song  “Flyin’ away,” which was sung by Sandra Studer in four different languages 

1994 Polygram- Records  AG put out  “The best of Doris Ackermann” and the Singer/Songwriter  is back on tour.  Solo, in a duo, trio or with her complete band with very talented musicians from the scene like Markus Fritzsche, Beat Aschwanden, Uwe Krüger  and Gino Todesco

Between her projects she also toured  with her musician friend  from California, singer/songwriter Tony Lewis and his band “the shooters” 

1996 “THE JDJ’s” was founded after a long time  friendship with Jim Duncombe and Jacky Woodridge and inspires the scene with a three part harmony vocal trio with mostly original songs. 

1998 Doris was nominated  “The best female singer” at the Award-Show Worb/BE together with an American singer Jennifer Weatherly and Britta T. 

Along with the big festivals and open airs Doris likes to play small concert halls in a trio, duo or with the complete band and enjoyes the live gigs more than ever,  together with her new band-members: Michael Dolmetsch, Ralfi Danger, Felix Müller and Tosho Yakkatokuo 

1999 “The Zeus’ daughters” was founded with her good friend Britta T. –touring with the professional band from Nürnberg /Germany,  “The Texas Radio” 

2000 between several concerts, she was a  guest-singer on many different CD-productions, also on  the new  Europe-album of the Singer/Songwriter Hugh Blumenfeld from New York, who she  went on tour  with together with  his percussionist Shane Shanahan 

2002 Christmas-tour as a  “special guest” and background singer with Jeff Turner, Beverly Worboys, Florian Schneider (Phantom of the opera),  Egon Egemann & The new generation 

2003 First Christmas -tour with Sanna, Britta T. and Doris Ackermann called "Harmonie Voices"

2004  Christmas-tour   “Caravan of love”, the second very successful tour of the trio 
Many live-gigs with her band.

2005 The new Solo-CD “When I come back home” was published, was produced by guitar master, producer, Singer/Songwriter  and good friend Brent Moyer. They recorded a mostly unplugged album with original songs“ where I am at this point in my life is reflected in the music and lyrics on my new album.”

..the third tour with the "grand dames" of the Swiss country scene, Britta T., Sanna and Doris Ackermann was again a milestone for them and a musical highlight.

2006 In November, between many live concerts at private and official events with her band, Doris Ackermann went again on tour with the great guitar player, singer/songwriter, friend and producer from Nashville/Tennessee, Brent Moyer.

...In December Doris had the chance to join the big Christmas tour "Schwiizer Wiehnacht", together with Swiss stars like: Carlo Brunner & band, Britta T., Sarah-Jane, Rolf Raggenbass, Andy L., and the lead singer of the well-known Klosertaler Markus Wohlfart.