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Irene Cara (born Irene Cara on March 18, 1962 in New York City, New York) is an American singer, Academy Award-winning songwriter and actress of African, Cuban and Puerto Rican descent.
Cara won an Academy Award in 1984 in the category of Best Original Song for co-writing Flashdance…What a Feeling. She is best known for her recordings of the songs Fame and Flashdance… What a Feeling. She also starred in the 1980 film version of Fame.
Personal
Her father Gaspar (died in 1994) is an Afro-Puerto Rican. Her mother Louise is of French and Cuban descent. She has 2 sisters and 2 brothers.
Married Hollywood stuntman Conrad Palmisano in 1986. They divorced in 1991.
Her age has always been a confusing mystery by biographers who stated her birth year as either 1959 or 1964 from the day she shot to fame. In July 2004 the Associated Press claimed to have found her voter registration record in Florida, where she lives. However, Ms. Cara has never voted or registered to do so in Florida.
Ms. Cara disputes this and claims that she has never voted. Her correct date of birth is March 18th 1962.
Career
Irene first captivated the audiences of her family sometime after her fifth birthday when she began to play the piano by ear. Irene soon moved into serious studies of music, acting, and dance. Her career started on Spanish-language television as a child, professionally singing and dancing. By age 8, Cara recorded a Latin-market Spanish-language record; an English Christmas album soon followed.
From there, Cara appeared in on- and off-Broadway theatrical shows including the musical The Me Nobody Knows (which won an Obie award) and Maggie Flynn, opposite Shirley Jones and Jack Cassidy.
Cara won an Academy Award in 1984 in the category of Best Original Song for co-writing Flashdance…What a Feeling. She is best known for her recordings of the songs Fame and Flashdance… What a Feeling. She also starred in the 1980 film version of Fame.
Personal
Her father Gaspar (died in 1994) is an Afro-Puerto Rican. Her mother Louise is of French and Cuban descent. She has 2 sisters and 2 brothers.
Married Hollywood stuntman Conrad Palmisano in 1986. They divorced in 1991.
Her age has always been a confusing mystery by biographers who stated her birth year as either 1959 or 1964 from the day she shot to fame. In July 2004 the Associated Press claimed to have found her voter registration record in Florida, where she lives. However, Ms. Cara has never voted or registered to do so in Florida.
Ms. Cara disputes this and claims that she has never voted. Her correct date of birth is March 18th 1962.
Career
Irene first captivated the audiences of her family sometime after her fifth birthday when she began to play the piano by ear. Irene soon moved into serious studies of music, acting, and dance. Her career started on Spanish-language television as a child, professionally singing and dancing. By age 8, Cara recorded a Latin-market Spanish-language record; an English Christmas album soon followed.
From there, Cara appeared in on- and off-Broadway theatrical shows including the musical The Me Nobody Knows (which won an Obie award) and Maggie Flynn, opposite Shirley Jones and Jack Cassidy.
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funkybrodzik wrote:
What a feeling....Great song! [3]
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awdean wrote:
I love Irene Cara! Those songs from Fame and Flashdance are the best!
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mairaucker wrote:
d+
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Gochir wrote:
Latin Power!!
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JahPahZzZ wrote:
What a feeling....Great song! [2]
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attpunx wrote:
my best days...
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MonsterMik wrote:
Legendary!
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lunatic_a wrote:
80s 90s the best!
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Rolayne wrote:
OMG......you found this way before me......way to go! Awesome song, fun movie.....and to think they are re-making the movie.
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sidetoside wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Lz6k5Zg2wA&feature=bz301
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mikkavivian wrote:
Old memories!!!
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natyoliveira wrote:
love love love
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butcheress wrote:
lol those songs are awfully tagged.
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phaull wrote:
ula,ula,ula,.
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charlesyo wrote:
What a feeling....Great song!
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stapf5 wrote:
it´s 08/12/31 new year´s eve, thinking of Lia again .............and again ................. !!
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ladysaw wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flashdance..._What_a_Feeling People really need to get their tags right.
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goodj0b wrote:
I love all their songs here http://mp3bumbule.com/find/?criteria=Irene+Cara
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BonnieKyoto wrote:
She's LEGEND!
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Love Irene? Love divas and think they deserve their fame? Then don't leave me out here on my own - join the new Last.FM group 'Divas' to celebrate the greatest divas on the planet! http://www.last.fm/group/Divas%21
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