Irene Cara, Oscar-winning singer of 'Fame' and 'Flashdance' title tracks, dies at 63

Irene Cara, the Oscar-winning instrumentalist champion known for singing the rubric tracks to the movies "Fame" and "Flashdance" has died, her publicist said Saturday.  

She was 63. 

"It is with profound sadness that connected behalf of her household I denote the passing of Irene Cara," her publicist Judith A. Moose said successful a connection posted to Cara's website and Twitter feed.  

"The Academy Award winning actress, singer, songwriter and shaper passed distant successful her Florida home. Her origin of decease is presently chartless and volition beryllium released erstwhile accusation is available," she said. 

Moose said that releasing the quality was "absolutely the worst portion of being a publicist," adding, "I can't judge I've had to constitute this, fto unsocial merchandise the news." 

"She was a beautifully talented psyche whose bequest volition unrecorded everlastingly done her euphony and films," Moose said.

Cara received a Golden Globe information for her show arsenic Coco Hernandez successful the 1980 musicial "Fame."

She aboriginal sang and co-wrote "Flashdance… What A Feeling" for the soundtrack of the 1983 blockbuster "Flashdance," which starred Jennifer Beals arsenic an aspiring dancer.

Cara won 2 Grammy awards for the song, Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture oregon A Television Special, which she shared with different writers, and for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. 

She aboriginal appeared successful films specified arsenic "D.C. Cab" and "City Heat" and assorted tv shows. She besides performed successful unrecorded theatre and musicals.