Irene Cara, Oscar-winning singer of ‘Fame’ and ‘Flashdance’ title tracks, dies at 63

Irene Cara, the Oscar-winning musician greatest identified for singing the title tracks to the films “Fame” and “Flashdance” has died, her publicist mentioned Saturday.  

She was 63. 

“It’s with profound unhappiness that on behalf of her household I announce the passing of Irene Cara,” her publicist Judith A. Moose mentioned in a press release posted to Cara’s web site and Twitter feed.  

“The Academy Award successful actress, singer, songwriter and producer handed away in her Florida house. Her reason behind dying is at present unknown and might be launched when info is offered,” she mentioned. 

Moose mentioned that releasing the information was “completely the worst a part of being a publicist,” including, “I am unable to consider I’ve needed to write this, not to mention launch the information.” 

“She was a superbly gifted soul whose legacy will stay ceaselessly by means of her music and movies,” Moose mentioned.

Cara obtained a Golden Globe nomination for her efficiency as Coco Hernandez within the 1980 musicial “Fame.”

She later sang and co-wrote “Flashdance… What A Feeling” for the soundtrack of the 1983 blockbuster “Flashdance,” which starred Jennifer Beals as an aspiring dancer.

Cara gained two Grammy awards for the music, Finest Album of Unique Rating Written for a Movement Image or A Tv Particular, which she shared with different writers, and for Finest Feminine Pop Vocal Efficiency. 

She later appeared in movies equivalent to “D.C. Cab” and “Metropolis Warmth” and varied tv exhibits. She additionally carried out in stay theater and musicals.