80s star Cara dies

Oscar, Golden Globe and two-time Grammy winning singer-actor Irene Cara, who starred and sang the title cut from 1980 movie Fame, then belted out the era-defining hit Flashdance . . . What a Feeling from 1983’s Flashdance, has died at 63.

Her publicist, Judith A Moose, said the cause was “currently unknown”. Cara died at her Florida home. The exact day was not disclosed. Her hits included Breakdance, Out Here On My Own, Fame and Flashdance

. . . What A Feeling.