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.
Bichon est le deuxième album de Julien Doré, paru le 21 mars 2011. L'album comporte 13 titres et de nombreux artistes y ont collaboré : Françoise Hardy, Yvette Horner ou encore Biyouna. Julien Doré s'est entouré de nombreux auteurs pour les textes de l'album: Philippe Katerine, Dominique Ané, Arman Méliès ou encore Natacha Le Jeune.