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Irene Escalera (March 18, 1959) better known by her stage name, Irene Cara is a two-time Grammy Awards of 1984|Grammy Award-winning and Academy Awards|Oscar-winning United States|American singer.
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 (Irene Cara song)|Fame" and "Flashdance... What a Feeling". She also starred in the 1980 film version of ''Fame (film)|Fame''.
Personal
Cara's father, Gaspar Cara (died in 1994), was an African-American and Puerto Rican. Her mother, Louise Escalera, is of French and Cuban descent. She has two sisters and two brothers.
She married Hollywood stuntman Conrad Palmisano [http://www.irenecarashrine.com/Irene481.htm] in 1986. They divorced in 1991.
Early life
Cara first captivated the audiences of her family sometime after her fifth birthday when she began to play the piano by ear. Cara soon moved into serious studies of music, acting, and dance. At the age of three, she was one of five finalists for the Little Miss America pageant.
Cara's performing career started on Spanish language|Spanish-language television as a child, professionally singing and dancing. She made early TV appearances on the ''Original Amateur Hour'' (singing in Spanish), ''The Ed Sulli... read all
People Remember My Name
Irene Cara And Her Posse
Irene Cara Is In Tears Because Her Bad Weave Didnt Take
