Irene Cara, the Oscar-winning singer for the title songs ‘Fame’ and ‘Flashdance’, has died at 63 years. He died at his Florida home of an unknown cause.
Cara trained in music, dance and acting as a child and has appeared on stage and television, including appearances in PBS and on Johnny Carson’s “The Tonight Show” at a young age in the 1970s.
But she rose to fame when she was cast in the 1980 musical “Fame”. She initially she was cast as a dancer but later she was written the role of Coco Hernandez and she sang the title track.
He then won a Grammy and an Academy Award in 1984 with the title song for “Flashdance”, the film starring Jennifer Beals as an aspiring dancer.
He continued his dual career in acting and music, appearing in films such as “DC Cab” and “City Heat” and various TV shows. He has also performed in live theater and musicals.
And a family member says:
“Irene’s family has asked for privacy as they process her grief. She was a wonderfully gifted soul whose legacy will live forever through her music and her films.”
As of 2016, Irene has lived in both andn New Port Richey, Florida and Santa Fe, New Mexico . Work with your band Warm caramelwhich he formed in 1999. His album, called Irene Cara presents hot caramel was released on April 4, 2011. Cara appeared in the second season of the CMT reality show Gone Country.
Cara married stuntman and director Conrad Palmisano in Los Angeles, California in April 1986 and they divorced in 1991. He had no children
