Irene Cara

American singer and actress (1959–2022)

Audience1.2K
Fame68.1
Momentum0.3

Source-basedFalling

1.2K youtube followers

Audience1.2K
Fame68.1
Momentum0.3
Wikipedia54.2K

Lived 1959–2022, aged 63United States

United States MusiciansSinger / Musician

Biggest on YouTube
1.2K
@@irenecara-theoneandonly
Wikipedia
44 languages
Cross-language footprint
Era
1959–2022
Aged 63
Known for
Fame
1980

Summary

Updated 2026-06-19

Irene Cara Escalera was an American singer and actress who rose to prominence for her role as Coco Hernandez in the 1980 musical film Fame, and for recording the film's title song "Fame", which reached No. 1 in several countries. In 1983, Cara co-wrote and sang the song "Flashdance... What a Feeling", for which she shared an Academy Award for Best Original Song and won a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1984.