Oscar, Golden Globe and two-time Grammy winning singer-actress Irene Cara, dies at 63

Irene Cara, the Oscar, Golden Globe, and two-time Grammy award-winning singer-actress who starred in and sang the title cut from the 1980 blockbuster film “Fame” and later blasted out the era-defining single “Flashdance… What a Feeling” from 1983’s “Flashdance,” has died. She was 63 years old.

Judith A. Moose, her publicist, revealed her death on social media, noting that the cause of death was “currently unclear.” On Saturday, Moose confirmed the death to an Associated Press reporter. Cara died at her Florida home. The precise date of her death was not revealed.

In 1983 she co-wrote and sang the title song for the blockbuster movie “Flashdance,” which landed Cara the coveted Academy Award for Best Original Song and became one of the defining songs of the decade.

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