{"id":1752676,"date":"2022-11-27T06:30:26","date_gmt":"2022-11-27T11:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1752676"},"modified":"2022-11-27T10:04:01","modified_gmt":"2022-11-27T15:04:01","slug":"irene-cara-grammy-winning-fame-and-flashdance-singer-dead-at-63","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irene-cara-grammy-winning-fame-and-flashdance-singer-dead-at-63\/","title":{"rendered":"Irene Cara, Grammy-Winning \u201cFame\u201d and \u201cFlashdance\u201d Singer, Dead at 63"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Firene-cara-grammy-winning-fame-and-flashdance-singer-dead-at-63%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1752676&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>To quote a legendary lyric from her most famous anthem: \u201cI\u2019m gonna live forever \u2014 baby, remember my name.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Irene Cara, the iconic \u201980s singer and actress best known for massive soundtrack hits to the films \u201cFlashdance\u201d and \u201cFame,\u201d has died. She was 63.<\/p>\n<p>The native New Yorker\u2019s publicist Judith Moose<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Irene_Cara\/status\/1596392865948499968\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> announced Cara\u2019s death Saturday morning, <\/a>saying in a statement she died in her Florida home. The cause of death is unknown and will be released \u201cwhen more information is available,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was a beautifully gifted soul whose legacy will live forever through her music and films,\u201d Moose said. \u201cPlease share your thoughts and memories of Irene \u2026 and know she\u2019ll be smiling from Heaven. She adored her fans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She was born Irene Cara Escalera in the Bronx on March 18, 1959, to a Puerto Rican father and Cuban-American mother.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t mean to sound immodest \u2014 but I\u2019d never had any doubt that I\u2019d be successful, nor any fear of success,\u201d the singer-songwriter-actress told Cosmopolitan magazine in 1985. \u201cI was raised as a little goddess who was told she would be a star.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cara\u2019s top hits were \u201cFame\u201d in 1980 and 1983\u2019s \u201cFlashdance \u2026 What a Feeling,\u201d the latter of which she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aWrNvOadJW8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">won an Academy Award<\/a> for Best Original Song and a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/iren-cara-fame-221126-05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/iren-cara-fame-221126-05.jpg\" alt=\"Cara dancing in 1980&#039;s hit \" Fame \/><\/a><figcaption>Cara dancing in 1980\u2019s hit \u201cFame.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/iren-cara-fame-221126-09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/iren-cara-fame-221126-09.jpg\" alt=\"Irene Cara in \" Fame \/><\/a><figcaption>Cara\u2019s cause of death is currently unknown.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/iren-cara-movie-221126-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/iren-cara-movie-221126-12.jpg\" alt=\"Cara with Kevin Hooks in \" Aaron Loves Angela \/><\/a><figcaption>Cara with Kevin Hooks in \u201cAaron Loves Angela\u201d in 1975.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/irene-cara-221126-17.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/irene-cara-221126-17.jpg\" alt=\"Cara also picked up a Grammy over the course of her career.\" class=\"wp-image-24795887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/irene-cara-221126-17.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1740 1740w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/irene-cara-221126-17.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1305 1305w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/irene-cara-221126-17.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=870 870w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/irene-cara-221126-17.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=435 435w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/irene-cara-221126-17.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Cara also picked up a Grammy over the course of her career.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 1975, Cara made her leading lady film debut in \u201cAaron Loves Angela,\u201d an inner-city redux of \u201cRomeo and Juliet,\u201d followed by a starring role in 1976\u2019s cult classic girl-group drama \u201cSparkle,\u201d featuring a soundtrack of iconic Curtis Mayfield tracks. <\/p>\n<p>She followed her early star-making roles with supporting appearances in acclaimed TV productions such as \u201cRoots: The Next Generations\u201d in 1979 and \u201cGuyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones\u201d in 1980. <\/p>\n<p>Cara\u2019s acting career floundered after 1984\u2019s \u201cCity Heat\u201d with Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds and was marked by subpar roles in by B-movies such as 1985\u2019s \u201cCertain Fury\u201d opposite Oscar winner Tatum O\u2019Neal and the 1989 women-behind-bars exploitation drama \u201cCaged in Paradiso.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In recent years she wowed audiences with a series of nostalgic reality TV singing appearances as she attempted to launch a new musical group named Hot Caramel.<\/p>\n<p>Cara is reportedly survived by multiple family members, who have \u201crequested privacy as they process their grief\u201d at this time, according to her reps.<\/p>\n<p>However, the artist herself was known for cherishing her devoted fanbase over her five-decade-plus career: \u201cIt\u2019s important for me to get back to my fans here and around the world,\u201d she told Star magazine during one stalled comeback attempt in 1993. \u201cI feel very, very blessed that so many people have continued to write me and to pour out their love for me and my work.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To quote a legendary lyric from her most famous anthem: \u201cI\u2019m gonna live forever \u2014 baby, remember my name.\u201d Irene Cara, the iconic \u201980s singer and actress 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