Oscar winning Flashdance and Fame singer Irene Cara dies aged 63By Rebecca Speare-Cole, PAOscar and Grammy winning musician Irene Cara has died at the age of 63, her publicist has said. Cara was best known for singing and co-writing the track Flashdance… What A Feeling, for which she won an Academy Award as well as two Grammy Awards. “It is with profound sadness that on behalf of her family I announce the passing of Irene Cara,” she wrote. “The Academy Award winning actress, singer, songwriter, and producer passed away in her Florida home. She was then catapulted to international fame for her performance in Fame, for which she garnered a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress.

Source: Irish Independent November 27, 2022 08:55 UTC