Valerie Dore
When Valerie Dore singer Monica Stucchi ( born May 28, 1963 in Milan, Italy) was known, but not even sang the well-known hits from the 1980s, but these mimed by playback just before the camera and in public. Were sung the songs of the only studio album "The Legend" by the singer Dora Carofiglio, then the singer of the group Novecento and later by Simona Zanini. Only later sang Stucchi (previously inter alia as a background singer ) is also even unsuccessfully songs a.
Life
With 15 years of Dora Carofiglio sang with friends American folk songs in Milan bars. In 1984 they made the breakthrough - but only as a voice for the thespian Monica Stucci that occurred as " Valerie Dore ". The first single The Night was a success throughout southern Europe and also in Germany and Switzerland in the top 10 with their second single, Get Closer they could build on the success and had created their own style of music that has been called Romantic Dance. With their third single It's so Easy, which appeared in late 1985, they had already reached the peak of their success. 1986 she released her first album, The Legend that was inspired by the legend of King Arthur. The fourth single Lancelot manages even in the Swiss Top 10 and was their last chart hit in Germany.
In 1987, Monica Stucchi, which continued to perform as the face of Valerie Dore, significant differences with her producer Roberto Gasparini, who wanted to push in the direction of pop and house the artist more. However, the singer did not agree and wanted to record in London with producer Ralph Ruppert a new album. Contracted but it was still bound to Gasparini, who then broke up contracts with radio and television.
1988 married Stucchi their new producer and manager Mauro Zavagli and produced a new single: Wrong Direction, which, however, did not make outside Italy in the charts. In 1991 she moved for a time to Madagascar to record there with a national group an album. This plan was never implemented. Then Stucchi ended her musical career as Valerie Dore.
2003 was covered The Night of the German band Scooter.
Stucchi appeared again in 2007 as Valerie Dore with " their " hits on Italian television on.
Discography
Singles
Albums