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Irene Cara
Even though you may cringe upon hearing "Fame" and "What a feeling" these days, we have to give credit
to Irene Cara for pushing out some of the most recognizable songs of the '80s.
She was known mostly as a singer of movie/TV themes, although I am told she worked as an actress in
her younger days.
In 1980, she was catapulted into stardom and a singing career by her appearance in the film Fame,
for which she sang the title song, an Oscar-winning Top Ten hit. Also from the film was her Top 40 hit
"Out Here on My Own."
In 1983, she topped the charts with "Flashdance...What a Feelin'" from the movie Flashdance, a song she
co-wrote that won another Oscar, and Cara won a couple of Grammys for her contributions to the soundtrack.
Her What a Feelin' album included the hits "Why Me?" and "Breakdance," and she also made the Top 40 with
a third movie theme, "The Dream (Hold on to Your Dream)"
Irene Cara song lyrics...
Fame
What A Feeling
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