{"id":116139,"date":"2022-11-26T21:49:12","date_gmt":"2022-11-27T02:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=116139"},"modified":"2022-11-26T21:57:06","modified_gmt":"2022-11-27T02:57:06","slug":"fame-and-flashdance-singer-irene-cara-dies-at-63-entertainment-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=116139","title":{"rendered":"\u201cFame\u201d and \u201cFlashdance\u201d Singer Irene Cara Dies at 63- Entertainment News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=116139\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=116139\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-116140 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/irene-cara-jordin-althaus-wireimage-696x442-1-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/irene-cara-jordin-althaus-wireimage-696x442-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/irene-cara-jordin-althaus-wireimage-696x442-1.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Geoffrey Huchel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Academy Award-winning actress, singer, dancer, and songwriter Irene Cara, known for singing the title songs for the classic 1980s films FAME (1980) and FLASHDANCE (1983) passed away November 26, 2022, at her Miami, Florida home. The cause of death was not given. She was 63.<\/p>\n<p>Before Cara rose to superstardom as Coco Hernandez on FAME, she appeared in on-and off-Broadway productions of \u201cAin\u2019t Misbehavin\u201d, \u201cThe Me Nobody Knows\u201d and \u201cMaggie Flynn\u201d. Next came television, and Cara found success in that medium as well. She appeared in the miniseries ROOTS: THE NEXT GENERATIONS (1979) and GUYANA TRAGEDY: THE STORY OF JIM JONES (1980). When FAME was starting production Cara was originally cast as a dancer, but after the producers heard her voice, they re-wrote the role of Coco Hernandez specifically for her to play. Cara was given the opportunity to sing two songs: \u201cFame\u201d and \u201cOut Here On my Own\u201d. Cara was also known for portraying the title character Sparkle Willimas in the 1976 musical drama SPARKLE.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Her additional film and TV credits include \u201cTHE ELECTRIC COMPANY (1971-1977), KOJAK (1973-1978), WHAT\u2019S HAPPENING (1976-1979), CITY HEAT (1984), BUSTIN\u2019 LOOSE (1987-1988), HAPPILY EVER AFTER (1989), GABRIEL\u2019S FIRE (1990-1991), and BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (1992). Cara didn\u2019t appear in the movie FLASHDANCE, but she did write and perform the film\u2019s signature song \u201cFlashdance&#8230;.What A Feeling\u201d. The song earned her an Academy Award for Best Music, Original Song, a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song-Motion Picture and a Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special.<\/p>\n<p>Ringside Report sends our condolences to Irene Cara\u2019s family during their time of grief.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #808000;\"><a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/en\/bookstore\/bookdetails\/232300-BOXING-INTERVIEWS-OF-A-LIFETIME\">Click Here to Order Boxing Interviews Of A Lifetime By &#8220;Bad&#8221; Brad Berkwitt<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Geoffrey Huchel Academy Award-winning actress, singer, dancer, and songwriter Irene Cara, known for singing the title songs for the classic 1980s films FAME (1980) and FLASHDANCE (1983) passed away November 26, 2022, at her Miami, Florida home. The cause of death was not given. She was 63. 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