NEW YORK — Oscar, Golden Globe and two-time Grammy winning singer-actress Irene Cara, who starred and sang the title cut from the 1980 hit movie “Fame” and then belted out
IRENE CARA was a young LATIN singer and actress from The Bronx who gained international fame in 1980 with the role of the budding student talent Coco Hernandez in the musical film FAME. CARA sung the title song "Fame" which became popular on commercial radio and discotheques throughout Europe and the Americas. She recorded some albums in the 1980 s with medium success. In 1983 CARA would co-write and sing the wildly popular song "Flash Dance. What A Feeling" for the movie FLASHDANCE. With the music composed by Giorgio Moroder, it would win a variety of awards. -
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NEW YORK (AP) Oscar, Golden Globe and two-time Grammy winning singer-actress Irene Cara, who starred and sang the title cut from the 1980 hit movie "Fame" and then belted out the era-defining hit "Flashdance . What a Feeling" from 1983's "Flashdance," has died. She was 63. Her publicist, Judith A. Moose, announced the news…