Irene Cara - Flashdance What A Feeling (Official Music Video)

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Jennifer Beals
Irene Cara is best known as a singer of movie themes, though she worked as an actress since childhood. Raised in New York City, she appeared on Broadway in 1967 in the musical Maggie Flynn at age eight and can be heard on the cast album for the show The Me Nobody Knows. From the age of 16, she was turning up on television and in films, including a part in the TV mini-series Roots 2 in 1979. In 1980, she was catapulted into stardom and a singing career by her appearance in the film Fame, for which she sang the title song, an Oscar-winning Top Ten hit. Also from the film was her Top 40 hit "Out Here on My Own." In 1983, she topped the charts with "Flashdance...What a Feelin'" from the movie Flashdance, a song she co-wrote that won another Oscar, and Cara won a couple of Grammys for her contributions to the soundtrack. Her What a Feelin' album included the hits "Why Me?" and "Breakdance," and she also made the Top 40 with a third movie theme, "The Dream (Hold on to Your Dream)," from DC Cab. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
Jennifer Beals stars as Alex Owens, a Pittsburgh steel-mill welder by day, and bar dancer by night. Harboring dreams of a career in ballet, she is given financial support in this endeavor by her boss Nick Hurley (Michael Nouri) and moral support by demanding but big-hearted instructor Hanna Long (Lilia Skala). The film's signature scene is, of course, Alex's water-drenched dance audition, largely performed in long shot by her dance double Marine Jahan. Essentially an old-fashioned backstage yarn, Flashdance was given a contemporary spin by its pulsating, musical score featuring the Oscar-winning Best Song, Flashdance...What a Feeling, (music by Giorgio Moroder, lyrics by Keith Forsey and Irene Cara).

Similar Works
Fame (1980, Alan Parker)
Saturday Night Fever (1977, John Badham)
Footloose (1984, Herbert Ross)
Center Stage (2000, Nicholas Hytner)
Save the Last Dance (2001, Thomas Carter)
Dirty Dancing (1987, Emile Ardolino)
Over the Top (1986, Menahem Golan)
8 Mile (2002, Curtis Hanson)
Honey (2003, Bille Woodruff)
Brave New Girl (2004, Bobby Roth)
Other Related Works
Is featured in: The Full Monty (1997, Peter Cattaneo)
Is related to: Dance with Me (1998, Randa Haines)
Influenced: Sunset Strip (1991, Paul G. Volk)
Make It Happen (2008, Darren Grant)

[IggyAzaleaProMax]

Absolutely the best song of 1983. This classic song is truly timeless 😊.

[sandiewilliams]

No more auditions for you Ms. Cara...you have reached the top. Your music will live in our hearts forever. RIP🙏🏽

[lauralindsey]

Thank you Ms. Irene Cara for the music and artistry…you are part of the fabric of our lives…rest in power Queen🙏🌹❤️

[ramblinnernd]

My God her dancing is absolutely stunning.

[luzmarinamolina]

Que tristeza por la noticia de su muerte, pero seguirá en nuestros recuerdos ❤ que Dios le de mucha fortaleza a la familia,
Gracias por dejarnos estas lindas canciones.

[mallaka]

She was one of the voices of my childhood. What a voice. What a talent. Will be sorely missed in the world. When was the last time you heard a voice this unique and instantly unforgettable in the charts? That's her legacy. RIP. xx

[rafaelbianco]

Irene Cara, grandísima cantante, que marco toda una generación y época; ella sigue con nosotros a través de su bella música, Irene Cara siempre eterna, fuerza desde México.

[dominicgarcia]

RIP Irene Cara...legendary singer of at least 2 immortal songs

[HitsBestSongsPlaylist]

Un día como hoy nos dejó Irene Cara a la edad de 63 años. Gracias por tu música, sin duda la década de los 80 no sería igual sin tus grandes éxitos. Un beso hasta el cielo. Tus canciones me acompañaron en momentos difíciles y por eso te agradezco demasiado...

[michael]

I'm from there. I watched that movie being filmed. I'm an old man now in my mid fifties now. I have pain and ailments. And when i die my heaven is to go back to the 80s. Relive every bit of it

[brian_nirvana]

This content is culturally significant. Posting it on YouTube will ensure that future generations will have access to it and appreciate it. Thank you for sharing it.

[noisy_space]

Academy Awards 1983: Best original song.
Grammy Awards 1984: Best pop vocal performance, female.
Golden Globe Awards 1984: Best original song.
Thank you, Irene.

[DuendeVerdulero]

Bella época, bella música, bella Irene que en paz descanses. Gracias por regalarnos tu hermosa voz

[rebeccanipper]

She will forever be an 80s icon and her beautiful voice will always be her legacy😭❤️

[maxievazquez]

Hasta pronto mi lady, un legado que no morirá.

[bleep]

There are certain 80’s songs that give me an overwhelmingly painful and bittersweet sense of nostalgia. This is definitely one of them.

[dmmtrck]

R.I.P Irene Cara. Great music from an era of Great Music and you added to it. This soundtrack will live on for generations to come and sums up the 80s. What an Amazing Feeling. R.I.P

[veronicacastellanos]

AMO ESTA CANCIÓN🎵 😍 GRACIAS POR CANTARLA👌 LA LLEVO SIEMPRE CONMIGO EN MI ❤️ DESCANSA EN PAZ 🙏✝️

[BaddogSports]

Things were simpler back then.
Long live the 80’s!
GREATEST DECADE EVER!!

[AntoniaSalvatierra]

RIP Irene 😢 🕊🙏🌹otra voz que se va pero quedarás en nuestra memoria y recuerdos por siempre