Zone1 RIP: Irene Cara

[debbiedowner]

She look Dominican or something like that.

She was born in U.S. Her dad was Puerto Rican and mother American-Cuban.

 

[AMart]

She was born in U.S. Her dad was Puerto Rican and mother American-Cuban.

Makes sense. And Irene would have been a reasonably common Latin girls name from the 60's.

 

[whitehall]

Haven't heard anything about her in more than a quarter century and now her death is the subject of no less than three posts. Put it in the "nothing better to do " forum.

 

[MarathonMike]

If anyone recalls the movie Flashdance from back in the 80's, she had a hit song on the soundtrack.

Flashdance and Fame singer Irene Cara dies aged 63

The cause of death is currently unknown

www.independent.co.uk

An iconic movie, she definitely made her mark. Sad, that's too young RIP.

 

[katsteve2012]

An iconic movie, she definitely made her mark. Sad, that's too young RIP.

When the movie first came out, I didn't really want to see it, because I'm not a fan of musicals, but my wife forced me to go. I actually ended up liking it, and unbeknownst to her, I secretly went back to the theatre one day, and saw it again by myself.....lol.

 

[katsteve2012]

Ah didn't see yours; started one in General Discussion. Feel free to delete.

She was a great dancer, singer and actress in that movie, and only 63 when she passed. May God rest her soul.

Yes, she was very talented, and so young to pass. No worries about two threads.

if it's OK with you, I'll merge the two.

 

[BackAgain]

I love this song.

Opening chords are classic. And her voice completely made that song.

 

[SweetSue92]

Yes, she was very talented, and so young to pass. No worries about two threads.

if it's OK with you, I'll merge the two.

Yes that's fine....thanks

 

[Auld Phart]

If anyone recalls the movie Flashdance from back in the 80's, she had a hit song on the soundtrack.

Flashdance and Fame singer Irene Cara dies aged 63

The cause of death is currently unknown

www.independent.co.uk

started young

 

[insolent imp]

She was much more talented than Katy Perry or Talor Swift

then why did she have only 1 hit 40 years ago and they have multi platinum selling albums and are household names across the world?

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

then why did she have only 1 hit 40 years ago and they have multi platinum selling albums and are household names across the world?

because a lot of people have bad taste in music

 

[insolent imp]

because a lot of people have bad taste in music

I know
I've seen flash dance

 

[skye]

Sad.

RIP Irene Cara.

 

[DudleySmith]

Perry and Swift are not in my wheelhouse but to claim they aren't extremely talented as a vocalist and songwriter respectively is crazy talk. Swift especially dominated two genres, country and then pop, and at a young age, both genres notorious for dozens of one hit wonders and fickle fans, yet they came out with hit after hit after hit. Swift is by far the more talented of the two.

And who wouldn't be weird if they were superstars before they were out of high school?