Irene Cara
Irene Cara (actually Irene T. Escalera, born March 18, 1959 in New York City (1962 according to his own statement ) ) is an American singer and actress.
Life
Irene Cara is the daughter of a Puerto Rican father and a Cuban who came to New York early 1950.
She has appeared as a child in the Spanish- language radio and TV in New York. At eight, she played in the Broadway musical Maggie Flynn, the age of ten she sang together with Roberta Flack and Sammy Davis Jr. in honor of Duke Ellington at Madison Square Garden. From the age of 16 she was increasingly seen in television series.
First attracted attention in 1975 Cara made in the thriller Aaron Loves Angela.
Their worldwide breakthrough role through their involvement in the movie Fame - The path to glory. In it she played the role of Coco Hernandez and sang the title song. The single reached # 1 on the 1982 UK Singles Chart in July.
Similarly successful it was in 1983 with Flashdance ... What a Feeling, the title song for the movie Flashdance. For this she was awarded a 1983 Academy Award for Best Original Song and 1984 female with a Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Performance.
After 1983, there were contractual difficulties with their record, making them again until in 1987 it was to continue her singing career. After a pause, returned Irene Cara in early 2001 as a guest of DJ BoBo with What a Feeling in the charts back.
In mid-2005 she participated with her band Hot Caramel on the third season of the U.S. NBC television series Hit Me Baby One More Time. She stood again before Flashdance ... What a Feeling and won. In 2006 she lived in Florida and worked with her group on a new album.