Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While some may say the narrative of Flashdance is a bit silly, the power of its soundtrack, which topped the Billboard charts in ...

She introduced two of the most popular and iconic movie theme songs of the 1980s. By The Associated Press Oscar, Golden Globe and two-time Grammy winning singer-actress Irene Cara, who starred in and ...

In March 1983, Casablanca Records released the first single from the soundtrack of the upcoming movie Flashdance to help promote the film. The song, "Flashdance... What a Feeling" by Irene Cara, wound ...

This iconic movie track has had us dancing for our lives for over 40 years. Released on April 2, 1983, "Flashdance…What a Feeling," by the late Irene Cara, peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard chart on ...

The song was just right for both the movie and the moment. By Paul Grein Forever No. 1 is a Billboard series that pays special tribute to the recently deceased artists who achieved the highest honor ...

Lost actor Jorge Garcia revealed why he chose Flashdance‘s “What a Feeling” for his performance on The Masked Singer, inside a giant cyclops costume. He opened up about not only the song but why ...

Irene Cara, the singer-actress best known for starring in and belting the title tracks from the 1980s movies Fame and Flashdance, has died. She was 63. Cara died at her home in Florida, said her ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cara first came to prominence playing Coco Hernandez, a student at the High School of Performing Arts, which is now known as Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School, with ambitions of becoming a star. Not ...

Irene Cara, the singer behind huge '80s hits from "Flashdance" and "Fame" has died. Cara passed away in her Florida home Friday, according to her rep. Details surrounding her death were not disclosed.