Irene Cara (born Irene Cara Escalera; March 18, 1959) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She became famous for her role as Coco Hernandez in the 1980 film Fame, earning her a Golden Globe nomination, and her recording of the song "Fame" became an international hit. Cara won an Academy Award in 1984 in the category of Best Original Song for co-writing "Flashdance... What a Feeling", which also became an international hit.
Early life
Cara was born in New York City. Her father, Gaspar Cara, was Afro-Puerto Rican, and her mother, Louise, was an American of Cuban descent. Cara has two sisters and two brothers.
At the age of three, Irene Cara was one of five finalists for the "Little Miss America" pageant. She began to play the piano "by ear," then studied music, acting, and dance seriously. Her performing career started on Spanish-language television, professionally singing and dancing. She made early TV appearances on the Original Amateur Hour (singing in Spanish) and Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show. In 1971–72, she was a regular on PBS's educational program The Electric Company. As a child, Cara recorded a Latin-market Spanish-language record and an English Christmas album. She also appeared in a major concert tribute to Duke Ellington that also featured Stevie Wonder, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Roberta Flack.
Andy Gibb & Irene Cara | SOLID GOLD | “Don’t Go Breakin’ My Heart" (3/6/82)
From our 2nd Season of Paramount's hit 80s TV series, "SOLID GOLD", enjoy our host, ANDY GIBB, and IRENE CARA, singing, "DON’T GO BREAKIN’ MY HEART”, arranged and produced by myself (Solid Gold's musical director and theme composer, Michael Miller - aka "Mickle"). This aired on March 6, 1982.
The members of my SOLID GOLD band are:
Michael Miller - keyboards
Rocky Davis - keyboards
Stewart Levin - keyboards
George Doering - guitar
John Goux - guitar
Jeff Gerson - percussion
Michael Fisher - percussion
David Edelstein - bass
Ron Aston - drums
Background singers:
Jon Joyce
Joe Pizzulo
Kipp Lennon
Deborah Davis
Sunny Wilkinson
Beth Anderson
Gail Lopata
Mitzi McCall
Myrna Matthews
published: 08 Oct 2021
Why Me? / Talk Too Much
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published: 31 Mar 2017
09-talk too much-1983.wmv
09-talk too much-IRENE CARA (label epic )
1983 RENALDR1
published: 05 Sep 2011
IRENE CARA ⚡ WHAT A FEELIN' (1983) LP Expanded Album 12'' Maxi-Mixes electronic Hi-NRG disco '80s
00:00 01. Flashdance... What A Feeling (Radio Edit) (3.56)
03:56 02. Why Me? (12" Mix) (7.03)
10:59 03. Breakdance (Radio Edit) (3.27)
14:26 04. The Dream (Hold On To Your Dream) (4.49)
19:14 05. You Took My Life Away (3.53)
23:07 06. Keep On (3.29)
26:35 07. Romance '83 (3.56)
30:31 08. Cue Me Up (3.24)
33:55 09. Receiving (3.42)
37:37 10. You Were Made For Me (4.21)
41:58 11. Talk Too Much (4.01)
45:58 12. Breakdance (12'' Extended Remix) (5.26)
51:24 13. The Dream (Hold On To Your Dream) (12'' Dance Remix) (6.49)
58:12 14. Flashdance...What A Feeling (12'' Extended Remix) (7.09)
1:05:21 15. Flashdance...What A Feeling (12'' Instrumental) (8.03)
℗ 1983 Network Records
Produced by Giorgio Moroder
ARTIST BIO ⚡
Irene Cara (Irene Cara Escalera)
Oscar, Golden Globe and two-ti...
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From our 2nd Season of Paramount's hit 80s TV series, "SOLID GOLD", enjoy our host, ANDY GIBB, and IRENE CARA, singing, "DON’T GO BREAKIN’ MY HEART”, arranged a...
From our 2nd Season of Paramount's hit 80s TV series, "SOLID GOLD", enjoy our host, ANDY GIBB, and IRENE CARA, singing, "DON’T GO BREAKIN’ MY HEART”, arranged and produced by myself (Solid Gold's musical director and theme composer, Michael Miller - aka "Mickle"). This aired on March 6, 1982.
The members of my SOLID GOLD band are:
Michael Miller - keyboards
Rocky Davis - keyboards
Stewart Levin - keyboards
George Doering - guitar
John Goux - guitar
Jeff Gerson - percussion
Michael Fisher - percussion
David Edelstein - bass
Ron Aston - drums
Background singers:
Jon Joyce
Joe Pizzulo
Kipp Lennon
Deborah Davis
Sunny Wilkinson
Beth Anderson
Gail Lopata
Mitzi McCall
Myrna Matthews
From our 2nd Season of Paramount's hit 80s TV series, "SOLID GOLD", enjoy our host, ANDY GIBB, and IRENE CARA, singing, "DON’T GO BREAKIN’ MY HEART”, arranged and produced by myself (Solid Gold's musical director and theme composer, Michael Miller - aka "Mickle"). This aired on March 6, 1982.
The members of my SOLID GOLD band are:
Michael Miller - keyboards
Rocky Davis - keyboards
Stewart Levin - keyboards
George Doering - guitar
John Goux - guitar
Jeff Gerson - percussion
Michael Fisher - percussion
David Edelstein - bass
Ron Aston - drums
Background singers:
Jon Joyce
Joe Pizzulo
Kipp Lennon
Deborah Davis
Sunny Wilkinson
Beth Anderson
Gail Lopata
Mitzi McCall
Myrna Matthews
00:00 01. Flashdance... What A Feeling (Radio Edit) (3.56)
03:56 02. Why Me? (12" Mix) (7.03)
10:59 03. Breakdance (Radio Edit) (3.27)
14:26 04. The Dream (...
00:00 01. Flashdance... What A Feeling (Radio Edit) (3.56)
03:56 02. Why Me? (12" Mix) (7.03)
10:59 03. Breakdance (Radio Edit) (3.27)
14:26 04. The Dream (Hold On To Your Dream) (4.49)
19:14 05. You Took My Life Away (3.53)
23:07 06. Keep On (3.29)
26:35 07. Romance '83 (3.56)
30:31 08. Cue Me Up (3.24)
33:55 09. Receiving (3.42)
37:37 10. You Were Made For Me (4.21)
41:58 11. Talk Too Much (4.01)
45:58 12. Breakdance (12'' Extended Remix) (5.26)
51:24 13. The Dream (Hold On To Your Dream) (12'' Dance Remix) (6.49)
58:12 14. Flashdance...What A Feeling (12'' Extended Remix) (7.09)
1:05:21 15. Flashdance...What A Feeling (12'' Instrumental) (8.03)
℗ 1983 Network Records
Produced by Giorgio Moroder
ARTIST BIO ⚡
Irene Cara (Irene Cara Escalera)
Oscar, Golden Globe and two-time Grammy winning American singer, songwriter, actress and producer, born in New York City, NY March 18, 1959, died Nov 25, 2022 in Largo, Florida.
Born and raised in the South Bronx of Puerto-Rican and Cuban-American ancestry, she began singing and dancing on local Spanish TV at age 7. Cara was a trained singer, actor and dancer who made many stage and television appearances as a child, including on PBS and on Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show.
She is best known for two movie themes she wrote and performed, "Fame (The Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture)" and the Academy Award-winning "Flashdance ... What A Feeling".
In 1983, Cara co-wrote and sang the song "Flashdance... What a Feeling" (from the film Flashdance), for which she shared an Academy Award for Best Original Song and won a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1984.
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00:00 01. Flashdance... What A Feeling (Radio Edit) (3.56)
03:56 02. Why Me? (12" Mix) (7.03)
10:59 03. Breakdance (Radio Edit) (3.27)
14:26 04. The Dream (Hold On To Your Dream) (4.49)
19:14 05. You Took My Life Away (3.53)
23:07 06. Keep On (3.29)
26:35 07. Romance '83 (3.56)
30:31 08. Cue Me Up (3.24)
33:55 09. Receiving (3.42)
37:37 10. You Were Made For Me (4.21)
41:58 11. Talk Too Much (4.01)
45:58 12. Breakdance (12'' Extended Remix) (5.26)
51:24 13. The Dream (Hold On To Your Dream) (12'' Dance Remix) (6.49)
58:12 14. Flashdance...What A Feeling (12'' Extended Remix) (7.09)
1:05:21 15. Flashdance...What A Feeling (12'' Instrumental) (8.03)
℗ 1983 Network Records
Produced by Giorgio Moroder
ARTIST BIO ⚡
Irene Cara (Irene Cara Escalera)
Oscar, Golden Globe and two-time Grammy winning American singer, songwriter, actress and producer, born in New York City, NY March 18, 1959, died Nov 25, 2022 in Largo, Florida.
Born and raised in the South Bronx of Puerto-Rican and Cuban-American ancestry, she began singing and dancing on local Spanish TV at age 7. Cara was a trained singer, actor and dancer who made many stage and television appearances as a child, including on PBS and on Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show.
She is best known for two movie themes she wrote and performed, "Fame (The Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture)" and the Academy Award-winning "Flashdance ... What A Feeling".
In 1983, Cara co-wrote and sang the song "Flashdance... What a Feeling" (from the film Flashdance), for which she shared an Academy Award for Best Original Song and won a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1984.
RETRO DISCO Hi-NRG 🚀
http://retrodisco-hi-nrg.blogspot.com/
📺 https://www.youtube.com/c/maxmix-retrodisco
✅ Music in this video licenced to YouTube (see below) Ad revenue paid to copyright owners.
From our 2nd Season of Paramount's hit 80s TV series, "SOLID GOLD", enjoy our host, ANDY GIBB, and IRENE CARA, singing, "DON’T GO BREAKIN’ MY HEART”, arranged and produced by myself (Solid Gold's musical director and theme composer, Michael Miller - aka "Mickle"). This aired on March 6, 1982.
The members of my SOLID GOLD band are:
Michael Miller - keyboards
Rocky Davis - keyboards
Stewart Levin - keyboards
George Doering - guitar
John Goux - guitar
Jeff Gerson - percussion
Michael Fisher - percussion
David Edelstein - bass
Ron Aston - drums
Background singers:
Jon Joyce
Joe Pizzulo
Kipp Lennon
Deborah Davis
Sunny Wilkinson
Beth Anderson
Gail Lopata
Mitzi McCall
Myrna Matthews
00:00 01. Flashdance... What A Feeling (Radio Edit) (3.56)
03:56 02. Why Me? (12" Mix) (7.03)
10:59 03. Breakdance (Radio Edit) (3.27)
14:26 04. The Dream (Hold On To Your Dream) (4.49)
19:14 05. You Took My Life Away (3.53)
23:07 06. Keep On (3.29)
26:35 07. Romance '83 (3.56)
30:31 08. Cue Me Up (3.24)
33:55 09. Receiving (3.42)
37:37 10. You Were Made For Me (4.21)
41:58 11. Talk Too Much (4.01)
45:58 12. Breakdance (12'' Extended Remix) (5.26)
51:24 13. The Dream (Hold On To Your Dream) (12'' Dance Remix) (6.49)
58:12 14. Flashdance...What A Feeling (12'' Extended Remix) (7.09)
1:05:21 15. Flashdance...What A Feeling (12'' Instrumental) (8.03)
℗ 1983 Network Records
Produced by Giorgio Moroder
ARTIST BIO ⚡
Irene Cara (Irene Cara Escalera)
Oscar, Golden Globe and two-time Grammy winning American singer, songwriter, actress and producer, born in New York City, NY March 18, 1959, died Nov 25, 2022 in Largo, Florida.
Born and raised in the South Bronx of Puerto-Rican and Cuban-American ancestry, she began singing and dancing on local Spanish TV at age 7. Cara was a trained singer, actor and dancer who made many stage and television appearances as a child, including on PBS and on Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show.
She is best known for two movie themes she wrote and performed, "Fame (The Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture)" and the Academy Award-winning "Flashdance ... What A Feeling".
In 1983, Cara co-wrote and sang the song "Flashdance... What a Feeling" (from the film Flashdance), for which she shared an Academy Award for Best Original Song and won a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1984.
RETRO DISCO Hi-NRG 🚀
http://retrodisco-hi-nrg.blogspot.com/
📺 https://www.youtube.com/c/maxmix-retrodisco
✅ Music in this video licenced to YouTube (see below) Ad revenue paid to copyright owners.
Irene Cara (born Irene Cara Escalera; March 18, 1959) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She became famous for her role as Coco Hernandez in the 1980 film Fame, earning her a Golden Globe nomination, and her recording of the song "Fame" became an international hit. Cara won an Academy Award in 1984 in the category of Best Original Song for co-writing "Flashdance... What a Feeling", which also became an international hit.
Early life
Cara was born in New York City. Her father, Gaspar Cara, was Afro-Puerto Rican, and her mother, Louise, was an American of Cuban descent. Cara has two sisters and two brothers.
At the age of three, Irene Cara was one of five finalists for the "Little Miss America" pageant. She began to play the piano "by ear," then studied music, acting, and dance seriously. Her performing career started on Spanish-language television, professionally singing and dancing. She made early TV appearances on the Original Amateur Hour (singing in Spanish) and Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show. In 1971–72, she was a regular on PBS's educational program The Electric Company. As a child, Cara recorded a Latin-market Spanish-language record and an English Christmas album. She also appeared in a major concert tribute to Duke Ellington that also featured Stevie Wonder, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Roberta Flack.
Shady Sadie, serving lady Don't pay her no mind, no She'll take every dime She's got a one-a-day lunch Good for all the bunch, yeah Hot lunch, yeah Macaroni and baloney Tuna fish, our favorite dish Hot lunch, hey If it's yellow then it's jello If it's blue it could be stew She's got a one-a-day lunch Good for all the bunch Hey, now Hot lunch, hot lunch Yeah C'mon say it now Hot lunch Hot lunch Hot lunch