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Actress and vocalist Irene Cara, an Oscar and Grammy victor champion known for the taxable songs of “Fame” and “Flashdance” successful the aboriginal ’80s, has died, her publicist said. She was 63.
“Please stock your thoughts and memories of Irene,” Judith Moose said successful a tweet announcing the singer’s death. “I’ll beryllium speechmaking each and each 1 of them and cognize she’ll beryllium smiling from Heaven. She adored her fans.
“She was a beautifully talented psyche whose bequest volition unrecorded everlastingly done her euphony and films.”
Cara died successful her Florida home. The origin of decease is unknown, according to Moose’s statement.
As a youth, Cara appeared connected TV’s “Electric Company” earlier acting arsenic a teen successful the movies “Aaron Loves Angela” and “Sparkle.”
Her breakthrough came arsenic Coco Hernandez successful the 1980 philharmonic “Fame,” astir New York’s High School for the Performing Arts. She had a deed grounds with that movie’s rubric song, and different with the ballad “Out Here connected My Own.” She was nominated for a Golden Globe and 2 Grammys that year.
Three years later, Cara co-wrote the lyrics for “Flashdance… What a Feeling,” different vigor smash for which she received an Oscar for Best Original Song and a Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female.
She had a fewer different hits, including “Why Me” and “Breakdance.” She besides acted successful movies specified arsenic “City Heat” with Burt Reynolds and Clint Eastwood, “D.C. Cab” with Mr. T and “Certain Fury” with Tatum O’Neal.
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