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American singer and actress Irene Cara has died at her Florida home at the age of 63. Cara scored big hits in the 80s with musical film title songs Fame in Flash Dance. In Fame he also played one of the leading roles.
It was not disclosed what the singer and actress died of. Her agent, who announced her death on behalf of the family, says Cara was still working on “extraordinary projects that would make her and her fans extremely happy.” According to the agent, the artist’s legacy will live on forever through her music and films.
Cara grew up in New York’s Bronx borough, the daughter of a Puerto Rican father and a Cuban-American mother. She performed on television shows at a young age, in which she sang in Spanish, among other things. In the 70s she played roles in various musicals and series.
His big international breakthrough came in 1980 when he took on the role of Coco Hernandez in the popular musical film Fame. The American also provided the soundtrack of the same name, which quickly made it into the top 5 in the United States. Cara won an Oscar with the song, among other things.
The song was later also used as the title song of the TV series Fame, broadcast worldwide in the 1980s. In the Netherlands, the soundtrack was number 1 in early 1983.
The title song of Famesung by Irene Cara:
Already Fame scored Cara with Flashdance… What a feeling a second big hit. The song served as the soundtrack to the film Flash Dance since 1983. He even won an Oscar with this song. In 1984, she also won a Grammy Award and a Golden Globe.
After the successes of Fame in Flash Dance Cara has released several albums with which she has achieved minor successes, but has not come close to her previous successes. You’ve led a relatively secluded life in Florida in recent years.
