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Irene Cara
Irene Cara Escalera was an American singer and actress who rose to prominence for her role as Coco Hernandez in the 1980 musical film Fame, and for recording the film's title song "Fame", which reached No. 1 in several countries. In 1983, Cara co-wrote and sang the song "Flashdance... What a Feeling", for which she shared an Academy Award for Best Original Song and won a Grammy Award for Best Fema…
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entertainment · American singer and actress (1959–2022) · singer · pianist · stage actor · television actor · film actor · recording artist · dancer · actor · musician · also Irene Cara, Cara
Born 18 March 1959 · Died 25 November 2022 · Q234169
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2026· 2 entries
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2024· 1 entry
Released ep “Flashdance - EP”.
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2022· 4 entries
Died 2022-11-25.
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At 63 years of age; she also had diabetes
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Published video “IRENE CARA performs "Say Goodnight Irene" in Live concert for TV show in Spain!”.
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Published video “The Irene Cara Music Video Show 2022 "The Back Story" Carasmatic”.
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2021· 1 entry
Published video “Irene Cara wishing you a 2021Valentines Day!”.
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2020· 4 entries
Published video “Irene Cara duet with Mariah Carey 2020 - "Out Here On My Own"”.
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Published video “The Irene Cara Music Video Show 2020: "The Back Story"”.
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Published video “IRENE CARA OUT HERE ON MY OWN from FAME”.
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Published video “"I Sing The Body Electric Fame" from original movie Fame featuring Irene Cara”.
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2019· 3 entries
Published video “Irene Cara singing "What A Feeling" at AFL Opening Ceremonies”.
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Published video “Irene Cara website intro music v2”.
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Published video “The Irene Cara Music Video Show Part 3”.
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2011· 1 entry
Released album “Irene Cara Presents Hot Caramel”.
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2010· 1 entry
Released ep “Flashdance… What a Feeling”.
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2005· 2 entries
Cara won the third round of the NBC television series Hit Me, Baby, One More Time, performing "Flashdance
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Cara contributed a dance single, titled "Forever My Love", to the compilation album titled Gay Happening Vol
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1996· 1 entry
Released ep “You Need Me (Ti Sento)”.
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1987· 1 entry
Released album “Carasmatic”.
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1986· 1 entry
Cara appeared in the film Busted Up
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1985· 3 entries
Collaborated with the Hispanic charity supergroup Hermanos in the song "Cantaré, cantarás", in which she sang a solo segment with the Spanish opera singer Plácido Domingo
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Cara co-starred with Tatum O'Neal in Certain Fury
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Cara told Cosmopolitan "I don't mean to sound immodest, but I'd never had any doubt that I'd be successful, nor any fear of success; I was raised as a little goddess who was told she would be a star
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1984· 4 entries
Awarded Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album for Flashdance – Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture (1984).
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Awarded Academy Award for Best Original Song for Flashdance... What a Feeling (1984).
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Won Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song for Flashdance... What a Feeling (1984).
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Was in the comedic thriller City Heat, co-starring with Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds and singing the standards "Embraceable You" and "Get Happy"
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1983· 6 entries
Released album “What a Feelin’”.
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Released ep “What a Feeling”.
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Cara co-wrote and sang the song "Flashdance
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Cara appeared as herself in the film D
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Cara reached the peak of her music career with the title song for the movie Flashdance: "Flashdance
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Released ep “Flashdance...What A Feeling”.
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1982· 3 entries
Released album “Anyone Can See”.
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Cara earned the Image Award for Best Actress when she co-starred with Diahann Carroll and Rosalind Cash in the NBC Movie of the Week Sister, Sister
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What a Feelin' in 1983, and Carasmatic in 1987, the most successful of these being What a Feelin'
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1980· 2 entries
For Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, as well as a Golden Globe nomination for Best Motion Picture Actress in a Musical
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Briefly played the role of Dorothy in The Wiz on tour, in a role that Stephanie Mills had portrayed in the original Broadway production
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1971· 1 entry
Was a regular on PBS's educational program The Electric Company as a member of the Short Circus, the show's band, appearing as a member during the show’s first season
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1968· 1 entry
Released album “Esta es Irene”.
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1959· 1 entry
Born 1959-03-18.
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