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Valerie Dore
12+ albums
Italo Disco80ssynthpopitalo-discoDisco
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Monica Stucchi (born 28 May 1962), best known as Valerie Dore, is an entertainer of French and Italian descent, born in Monte Carlo living in Milan, Italy. She rose to fame when Italo disco - New wave dominated the charts (1983 - 1988)with a project of the same name and became an influence for many European disco acts that followed. Italo revival act Sally Shapiro, whose début album Disco Romance saw its release in late 2007, has cited Valerie as a primary influence. Early career: Stucchi was a fashion model when she was discovered at the age of 22 by the famous music family Nicolosi (Lino, Pino and Rossana Nicolosi) and Roberto Gasparini in order to serve as the performer of their project "Valerie Dore", and its first song "The Night". "The Night" was considerably influenced by a new sound of Italo disco that Gazebo and Savage had introduced as "Romantic Dance". The song was actually sung by the iconic Italian singer Dora Carofiglio and Valerie Dore was initially to become of Carofiglio's many pseudonyms. Stucchi lip-synched the song, which became an unexpected hit in the European charts (Germany 5, Switzerland 8, Italy 14, France 23, Austria 29), and sold over 1,500,000 copies. Apart from Carofiglio's excellent vocal skills, the success was also driven by Monica's eccentric stage persona, impressive looks and Kate Bush-like style and image. All that made Stucchi so famous in the point that converted her to a household name, especially in native Italy. In 1984 she won the
top songs
albums
The Best of Valerie Dore
The Night
Get Closer
Back to Mine
Greatest Hits & Remixes
Italo Golden Classics
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The Night (Original Remastered Version 2020)
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Grandmix: The Summer Edition (Mixed by Ben Liebrand) (disc 1)
Get Closer (Tiger & Woods & Gerd Janson Remixes)
80s Hit News
Back To Mine - Röyksopp
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