{"id":140041,"date":"2022-11-26T15:49:16","date_gmt":"2022-11-26T15:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/irene-cara-fame-star-and-flashdance-singer-dead-at-63-rolling-stone\/"},"modified":"2022-11-26T15:49:16","modified_gmt":"2022-11-26T15:49:16","slug":"irene-cara-fame-star-and-flashdance-singer-dead-at-63-rolling-stone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/irene-cara-fame-star-and-flashdance-singer-dead-at-63-rolling-stone\/","title":{"rendered":"Irene Cara, &#8216;Fame&#8217; Star and &#8216;Flashdance&#8217; Singer, Dead at 63 \u2013 Rolling Stone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/   lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<span class=\"lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-012\">Irene Cara, the<\/span>  Oscar-winning star of <em>fame<\/em> and the chart-topping singer of \u201cFlashdance\u2026 What a Feeling,\u201d has died at the age of 63.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/   lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n<p>\tCara died Friday at her home in Florida, her publicist Judith A. Moore announced on Twitter.  Her cause of death is \u201ccurrently unknown and will be released when information is available.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/   lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n<p>\t\u201cIt is with profound sadness that on behalf of her family I announce the passing of Irene Cara.  The Academy Award-winning actress, singer, songwriter and producer passed away in her Florida home,\u201d Moore tweeted.  \u201cShe was a beautifully gifted soul whose legacy will live forever through her music and films.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is the absolute worst part of being a publicist.  I can&#8217;t believe I&#8217;ve had to write this, let alone release the news.  Please share your thoughts and memories of Irene.  I&#8217;ll be reading each and every one of them and know she&#8217;ll be smiling from Heaven.  She adored her fans.  \u2013 J.M. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TsC5BwZ3fh\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/TsC5BwZ3fh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Irene Cara (@Irene_Cara) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Irene_Cara\/status\/1596392865948499968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">November 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/   lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n<p>\tThe Bronx-born Cara was a child actor who appeared on shows like <em>The Electric Factory<\/em> before starring in Broadway musicals like <em>Via Galactica<\/em>, <em>The Wiz<\/em> and the Supremes-inspired <em>sparkle<\/em>the latter of which was adapted for the big screen in 1976 with Cara in the lead role.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/   lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n<p>\tCara&#8217;s breakout came with the 1980 hit movie <em>fame<\/em>, which featured the actress playing Coco Hernandez, a part rewritten specifically for her.  In addition to her role in that film \u2014 about talented students at a New York City performing arts high school \u2014 Cara also sang the soundtrack&#8217;s title track \u201cFame\u201d and \u201cOut Here on My Own,\u201d both of which were nominated for Best Original Song at the Academy Awards.  As Fame became the first movie ever to register double nominations in that category, Cara \u2014 per Oscars tradition \u2014 performed both songs at the ceremony.  \u201cFame\u201d ultimately took home the Academy Award.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><div class=\"ast-oembed-container\" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Irene Cara - Fame (Live)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ChhCpSVrjvU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/   lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n<p>\tthe success of <em>fame<\/em> also splintered off into the music industry as Cara \u2014 despite never releasing her own album \u2014 was nominated for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the Grammy Awards.  Cara&#8217;s debut LP, <em>Anyone Can See<\/em>arrived in 1982.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/   lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n<p>\tThe following year, Cara scored her biggest hit with \u201cFlashdance\u2026 What a Feeling,\u201d the theme from the smash 1983 movie <em>flashdance<\/em>.  The track \u2014 co-written by Giorgio Moroder and Keith Forsey \u2014 spent six weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 in 1983, helping the soundtrack also propel to Number One.  The single also earned Cara her second Best Original Song Academy Award win, as well as a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules a-span1 lrv-u-padding-b-1 u-padding-b-175@desktop-xl lrv-u-padding-t-025 u-overflow-hidden u-border-color-brand-primary u-border-tb-5 lrv-u-padding-b-075@mobile-max\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  recirculation-modules-heading lrv-u-flex u-font-family-theme-primary lrv-u-font-size-20 lrv-u-color-brand-primary lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-012 lrv-u-position-relative lrv-u-padding-b-025 lrv-u-padding-b-1@desktop-xl lrv-u-padding-b-075@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\tEditor&#8217;s picks<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><div class=\"ast-oembed-container\" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Irene Cara - &quot;What A Feeling&quot; (1983) - MDA Telethon\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d6Oxwnf1lPE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/   lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n<p>\tCara reunited with Moroder and Forsey for her 1983 LP <em>What a Feelin&#8217;<\/em>which featured her Flashdance hit as well as the singles \u201cBreakdance,\u201d \u201cWhy Me,\u201d and \u201cThe Dream (Hold On Your Dream),\u201d the latter of which was included on the soundtrack for <em>DC Cab<\/em>a movie where Cara appeared as herself in a small role.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/   lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n<p>\tHowever, despite the chart-topping success, Cara&#8217;s music career was stunted due to what turned out to be a decade-long legal battle with her label Network Records, which she sued after claiming they had withheld royalties from her hit singles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/   lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n<p>\t\u201cAfter that album, I sued my label.  First of all, my label had fallen apart by itself\u2026it lost its distribution.  And I was stuck with a label president who continued to [not pay me], and continued to use me for distribution for his little small label,\u201d Cara told Songwriter Universe in 2018. \u201cSo I sued him, and it took eight years and it cost me my future as a recording artist, because no other label would sign me.  RSO was sending out threatening letters to the other labels.  And the one label that did sign me, they said they would stand by me through the argument.  But once I finished my album (1987&#8217;s <em>Carasmatic<\/em>), they shelved it and didn&#8217;t promote it.\u201d  A jury ultimately sided with Cara in 1993, awarding her the royalties from her hits.<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ trending-in-article a-span1 lrv-u-padding-b-1 u-padding-b-175@desktop-xl lrv-u-padding-t-025 u-overflow-hidden u-border-color-brand-primary u-border-tb-5 lrv-u-padding-b-1@mobile-max\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  trending-in-article-heading lrv-u-flex u-font-family-theme-primary lrv-u-font-size-20 lrv-u-color-brand-primary lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-012 lrv-u-position-relative lrv-u-padding-b-1 lrv-u-padding-b-075@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\ttrending<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><div class=\"ast-oembed-container\" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IRENE CARA - OUT HERE ON MY OWN (from FAME)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i4mkRwkQRoQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/   lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n<p>\tHowever, over the next decade, Cara continued to act both on the screen and on stage, appearing in the films <em>CityHeat<\/em> with Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds, <em>Certain Fury<\/em>and <em>Caged in Paradiso<\/em>as well as a 1993 revival of <em>Jesus Christ Superstar<\/em>.  She also served as a backup singer for artists like Lou Reed, Oleta Adams and Evelyn \u201cChampagne\u201d King. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/   lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n<p>\tBy the 2000s, Cara went into \u201csemi-retirement,\u201d making appearances on reality singing competitions and sporadic live appearances.  \u201cI have a beautiful home by the beach and life is good,\u201d she told Songwriter Universe.  \u201c[These days] I live off my royalties and I work when I want to, and I consider myself semi-retired.  I don&#8217;t need to work\u2026 I make more money not working than I do by working.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004\">\n\t! function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n\t\tif (f.fbq) return;\n\t\tn = f.fbq = function() {\n\t\t\tn.callMethod ?\n\t\t\t\tn.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n\t\t};\n\t\tif (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n\t\tn.push = n;\n\t\tn.loaded = !0;\n\t\tn.version = '2.0';\n\t\tn.queue = [];\n\t\tt = b.createElement(e);\n\t\tt.async = !0;\n\t\tt.src = v;\n\t\ts = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n\t\ts.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n\t}(window, document, 'script',\n\t\t'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n\tfbq('init', '204436500352178');\n\tfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Irene Cara, the Oscar-winning star of fame and the chart-topping singer of \u201cFlashdance\u2026 What a Feeling,\u201d has died at the age of 63. Cara died Friday at her home in Florida, her publicist Judith A. Moore announced on Twitter. Her cause of death is \u201ccurrently unknown and will be released when information is available.\u201d \u201cIt &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/irene-cara-fame-star-and-flashdance-singer-dead-at-63-rolling-stone\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Irene Cara, &#8216;Fame&#8217; Star and &#8216;Flashdance&#8217; Singer, Dead at 63 \u2013 Rolling Stone<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.10 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Irene Cara, &#039;Fame&#039; Star and &#039;Flashdance&#039; Singer, Dead at 63 \u2013 Rolling Stone - harchi90<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/__i\/rss\/rd\/articles\/CBMiZWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnJvbGxpbmdzdG9uZS5jb20vbXVzaWMvbXVzaWMtbmV3cy9pcmVuZS1jYXJhLWZhbWUtZmxhc2hkYW5jZS1zaW5nZXItZGVhZC1vYml0LTEyMzQ2MzY5NzQv0gEA?oc=5\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Irene Cara, &#039;Fame&#039; Star and &#039;Flashdance&#039; Singer, Dead at 63 \u2013 Rolling Stone - harchi90\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Irene Cara, the Oscar-winning star of fame and the chart-topping singer of \u201cFlashdance\u2026 What a Feeling,\u201d has died at the age of 63. 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