While some may say the narrative of Flashdance is a bit silly, the power of its soundtrack, which topped the Billboard charts in 1983 and went Platinum six times over, cannot be overstated.

Irene Cara circa 1990s (Photo by Vinnie Zuffante/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Irene Cara, the actress and singer who starred in the 1980 movie “Fame” and then won an Oscar for co-writing the ...

Oscar, Golden Globe and two-time Grammy winning singer-actress Irene Cara, who starred and sang the title cut from the 1980 hit movie “Fame” and then belted out the era-defining hit “Flashdance ...

Irene Cara, center, won the 1984 Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Flashdance...What a Feeling." She is flanked here by actress Jennifer Beals, songwriter Keith Forsey and actor Mathew ...

Irene Cara, best known for her work acting in '80s movie Fame, in which she also performed the theme song, and for taking home the Oscar for the theme song in 1983's Flashdance, died of high ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Oscar, Golden Globe and two-time Grammy winning singer-actress Irene Cara, who starred and sang the title cut from the 1980 hit movie “Fame” and then belted out the era-defining hit ...

Sad notice on a Thanksgiving weekend. Irene Cara has died at age 63, per her publicist. The Oscar-winning singer was best known for the Flashdance theme “What A Feeling” and for starring in Fame and ...