{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"RouteNote - Radar","provider_url":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar","author_name":"Radar Team","author_url":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/author\/rn_adm_rad\/","title":"Who Originally Sang \u201cValerie\u201d? It Wasn\u2019t Amy Winehouse - RouteNote - Radar","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"lfTVRPaz5p\"><a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/who-originally-sang-valerie-it-wasnt-amy-winehouse\/\">Who Originally Sang \u201cValerie\u201d? It Wasn\u2019t Amy Winehouse<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/who-originally-sang-valerie-it-wasnt-amy-winehouse\/embed\/#?secret=lfTVRPaz5p\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Who Originally Sang \u201cValerie\u201d? It Wasn\u2019t Amy Winehouse&#8221; &#8212; RouteNote - Radar\" data-secret=\"lfTVRPaz5p\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Valerie.jpg","thumbnail_width":2000,"thumbnail_height":1270,"description":"Amy Winehouse didn&#8217;t originally sing \u201cValerie\u201d. The Zutons did. The Liverpool band released the original version in 2006. Then producer Mark Ronson recorded a radically different version featuring Amy Winehouse for his 2007 album Version. Winehouse&#8217;s recording became so famous that even The Zutons started encountering people who thought they were covering her song. But there is an even better question. Who is Valerie? She is real. Who is the real Valerie? Valerie Star. She is an American make-up artist who dated Zutons frontman Dave McCabe. The pair met after The Zutons played a show in Florida. What followed was..."}