Valerie won a nationwide singing contest at the age of 15, and as a result took a job as vocalist with the Ken Moule Seven. She also appeared in cabaret and worked for a short while with Basil Kirchen.

 

Apart from Oh Boy!, other TV appearances include Cool for Cats, Focus on Youth and Top Numbers. She made three records for Phillips between 1958 and 1959: When The Boys Talk About The Girls / Careful, Careful (Handle Me With Care); Meet Me Tonight In Dreamland / One Billion Seven Million Thirty-Three; Make Love To Me / Baisez Moi (Kiss Me).