Valerie Dore - The Best Of (2005)

The Valerie Dore project was started with the voice of Dora Carofiglio, the vocalist of Novecento. She sang "The Night" but the song was promoted by Monica Stucchi and Valerie Dore became the stage name of Monica Stucchi only who sang, with Novecento, the following two hits "Get Closer" and "It's So Easy". Monica Stucchi was discovered at age 20 by the Italo producer Roberto Gasparini, who launched her solo career and give her the stage name Valerie Dore to improve her international appeal. Dore's first single, "The Night" (1984) arranged by Lino Nicolosi, "Get Closer" and "It's So Easy", released in 1984 and 1985, respectively. During this time, the Italian music news publication TV Sorrisi e Canzoni ("Smiles and Songs") gave Valerie Dore the Best New Artist of the Year Award. She also finished second at Festivalbar and performed on the TV show "Azzurro" and on German TV.

In 1986, Dore began working with a new production team at Castello di Carimate on her first album, The Legend. Marco Tansini wrote the music, Simona Zanini wrote the lyrics and Dore recorded the ten songs that would form the album. The Legend album's first single, "Lancelot," was a hit in Italy. The second single, "King Arthur," enjoyed moderate success in Europe, and was performed on the Italian music program Discoring. The songs "The Magic Rain" and "Bow and Arrow" were radio hits as well. In 1986, Dore was voted the 6th best female artist in Italy by readers of TV Sorrisi e Canzoni.

In 1992, the ZYX label released The Best of Valerie Dore with a few bonus tracks, including the extended versions of her dance hits "The Night", "Get Closer" and "It's So Easy," plus two remixes of "The Night" done by DJ Oliver Momm.