Valerie Ritchie Perrine (born September 3, 1943) is an Academy Award-nominated American actress and model.

Valerie Singleton OBE (born 9 April 1937) is an English television and radio presenter, best known as the longest-serving female presenter of the popular children's series, Blue Peter until her record was beaten by Konnie Huq in October 2007. She was educated at the The Arts Educational School, London.

Originally having wanted to be a dancer, she went on for two years at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). She won a scholarship for her first term and began her career as an actress at the New Theatre in Bromley. In 1959, she starred in the sitcom The Adventures of Brigadier Wellington-Bull.

She joined the BBC in 1961 as a continuity announcer and in 1962 joined Blue Peter where she stayed until 1972. She continued until 1975 in a purely part-time role as a 'roving reporter'. Along with John Noakes she continues to be more closely associated with Blue Peter than any other former presenter. (Initially, Singleton was for a long time credited for being the 3rd ever presenter, but the acknowledgment in 1998 of her predecessor Anita West as a former presenter helped her slip down a place to 4th.) During her long stint on Blue Peter, Singleton pulled off the coup of accompanying HRH Princess Anne (now The Princess Royal) on her first solo trip overseas for a Royal Safari to Kenya. The resulting documentary created a spin-off series for Blue Peter entitled Blue Peter Special Assignment. In 1998, the two met again to reminisce about the Royal safari for Blue Peter's fortieth anniversary.

Although she stopped presenting Blue Peter full time in 1972 she in fact continued to make regular appearances and was credited as a presenter through to 1975. During this time, Singleton presented her own chat show and the solo spin-off series, Blue Peter Special Assignment, which was shown at weekends and ran from 1973-76. Each edition focussed initially on European capital cities but later covered Islands and well-known historic figures. She returned for a final series in 1981 reporting on the Yukon and Niagara Rivers. Val Meets The VIPs also ran during the mid 1970's and involved interviews with a single celebrity, with the audience of children invited to put their own questions. One famous guest was then Secretary of State for Education, Margaret Thatcher, who when asked if she would like to be Prime Minister said that she did not have enough experience, nor would there be a woman Prime Minister in her lifetime. In 1974, Singleton joined Nationwide as the show's "Consumer Unit" presenter alongside Richard Stilgoe, but later became one of the main hosts of the show. She left in 1978 to present the BBC's late night news programme Tonight, replacing Sue Lawley. She then went on to host many other programmes, notably Radio 4's PM and BBC Two's The Money Programme. During her long stint on PM she made headlines when she threw a glass of water in the face of her co-presenter while live on air. When she quit Radio 4's PM in 1993, she presented a travel programme for ITV and is now a regular travel writer for several national publications. Singleton was awarded the OBE for her services to children's television, in 1994. She still makes occasional guest appearances on Blue Peter.

In the 1990s she presented the popular quiz on Channel 4 - Backdate. She was an early enthusiast and patron of the painter Jack Vettriano. . In 2006, Valerie Singleton made a series of tongue-in-cheek "makes" in the style of Blue Peter for VintageLadyBird to coincide with the release of the Ladybird Book for Boys And Girls, titled "Things To Make & Do With Valerie Singleton".

Quote from Stephen Fry: I have been pondering this business of fame since I was young enough to know Valerie Singleton from the Queen (for Americans and other non-Britons I should explain: one is a remote, god-like, autocratic woman endowed with powerful charismatic charm and the other is a constitutional monarch recently played on screen by Helen Mirren). (on his blog)

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"Valerie" is a song written by Will Jennings and Steve Winwood for the latter's third solo album Talking Back to the Night, released in 1982. The single reached #70 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. A remix by Tom Lord-Alge was released in 1987 on Winwood's compilation album Chronicles. Upon its reissue, "Valerie" climbed to #9 in the U.S., and also reached #19 in the UK.

Eric Prydz sampled the song in 2004 for a house music track and presented it to Winwood. He was so impressed with what Prydz had done, he re-recorded the vocals to fit the track better. The 2004 remix was released under the title "Call on Me".

The song deals with a man reminiscing about a lost love he hopes to find again someday.

Valerie Bloom MBE (born 1956) is a poet and a novelist.

"Valerie" is an indie rock song written by Dave McCabe and the English band The Zutons for the band's second studio album, Tired of Hanging Around (2006). Released as the album's second single on 19 June 2006 in the United Kingdom, it peaked at number nine on the UK Singles Chart. The music video was directed by Scott Lyon.

In 2007, Mark Ronson and Amy Winehouse recorded a soul/R&B version, which became an international hit.