Graamy Award-winning singer Irene Cara has passed away. Irene Cara Escalera (born March 18, 1959 – died November 25, 2022) was an American singer and actress. Cara sang and co-wrote the song "Flashdance… What a Feeling" (from the movie Flashdance), for which she won an Academy Award for Best Original Song and a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Cara is also known for her role as Coco Hernandez in the 1980 film Fame and for recording the film's title song, Fame. Prior to her success in Fame, Cara played the title character named Sparkle Williams in the original 1976 musical drama film Sparkle.
Irene Cara Escalera was born on March 18, 1959 in the USA. At the age of three, Irene Cara was one of the five finalists for the Miss America Child pageant. Irene Cara studied music, acting and dance.
He made his debut in The Original Amateur Hour. The 1980 movie Fame, directed by Alan Parker, brought Irene Cara to fame. He was nominated for a Grammy twice for Fame. In 2, he won both a Grammy and an Oscar for the soundtrack of the movie Flashdance. In 1984, Cara starred as herself in the movie DC Cab, about a group of taxi drivers.
Cara married stuntman and film director Conrad Palmisano in Los Angeles in April 1986. They divorced in 1991.
Irena Cara, the owner of the soundtracks for films such as Fame and Flashdance, which left their mark on the 80s, passed away at the age of 63. Her manager announced that Cara died at her home in Florida.
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