Irene Cara (English Wikipedia)

"British certifications – Irene Cara". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 6, 2022. Type Irene Cara in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

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"NZ Charts > Irene Cara". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved June 23, 2019.

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Catlin, Roger (February 10, 1993). "Original Stars Shine in 'Superstar'". Hartford Courant. Retrieved November 27, 2022.

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Tapp, Tom (February 3, 2023). "Irene Cara's Cause Of Death Revealed By Medical Examiner". Deadline Hollywood.

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"Ésta es Irene", discogs.com. Accessed November 28, 2022.

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"NLD Charts > Irene Cara". MegaCharts. Retrieved June 23, 2019.

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Bierly, Mandi (May 6, 2008). "CMT's 'Gone Country 2': Gone bats--t crazy!". Entertainment Weekly.

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"Irene Cara". Golden Globes. Retrieved November 26, 2022.

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"Dutch certifications – Irene Cara" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved January 6, 2022. Enter Irene Cara in the "Artiest of titel" box.

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"Irene Cara". Grammy Awards. Retrieved November 26, 2022.

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"hitparade.ch > Suche nach: Irene Cara (songs)" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 27, 2022.

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"Irene Cara – Broadway". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
"Irene Cara – Touring". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved November 26, 2022.

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Lotta profile, iobdb.com. Accessed November 28, 2022.

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"Irene Cara Bio" (PDF). p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 31, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2021.

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"IRE Charts Search > Irene Cara". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved June 23, 2019.

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"Canadian certifications – Irene Cara". Music Canada. Retrieved January 6, 2022.

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"Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Irene Cara)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved May 16, 2023.

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"The Sumter Daily Item". Google News Archive Search. January 7, 1982. Retrieved September 14, 2025.

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Kennedy, Dana (December 5, 2022). "the sad final days of 'Fame' star turned recluse, Irene Cara". Retrieved January 25, 2023.^{[permanent dead link]}

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Phillips, McCandlish (August 3, 1970). "Child Actors Are Still Taking Their Cues From Mom". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 28, 2023. Mrs. Louise Escalera of the Bronx was especially helpful in assisting her 11‐year‐old daughter, Irene Cara, recount her professional career, now prompting, now correcting, occasionally chiding her.
Traub, Alex; Holpuch, Amanda (November 26, 2022). "Irene Cara, 'Fame' and 'Flashdance' Singer, Dies at 63". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.

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"UK Charts > Irene Cara". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 23, 2019.

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GFK Entertainment Charts Archived November 27, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved November 28, 2022.

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"THE 53RD ACADEMY AWARDS". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. October 5, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
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"1984 Winners and Nominees". Oscars. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. October 4, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2022.

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Sheff, David (November 10, 1980). "After 16 Years in Showbiz, Irene Cara, 21, Gets Her Diploma in Movies with Fame". People. Archived from the original on December 15, 2009. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
Wulff, Jennifer (July 9, 2001). "Ready for an Encore". People.

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"White House Photo Collection Contact sheets C27875 (02)". Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. March 19, 1985. Archived from the original on May 17, 2025.

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"American certifications – Irene Cara". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 6, 2022.

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"Rock On The Net: 11th American Music Awards (presented in 1984". www.rockonthenet.com.

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Patterson, Raymond (July 17, 2020). "Theater Review: "The Wiz" and "The Lion and the Jewel" 8/1980". Routes Magazine. Retrieved November 26, 2022.

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Gibson, Jano (September 30, 2006). "Last ditch bid for tickets". The Sydney Morning Herald.

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Kawashima, Dale (May 24, 2018). "Special Interview With Pop Legend Irene Cara, Co-Writer & Singer Of The #1 Hit "Flashdance…What a Feeling" And Star Of The Movie, Fame". SongwriterUniverse. Retrieved November 30, 2022.

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"swedishcharts.com - Irene Cara - Why Me?". swedishcharts.com.

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Behrendt, Barbara (November 26, 2022). "Irene Cara, star of 'Flashdance' and 'Fame,' dies at 63; had ties to Tampa Bay". The Tampa Bay Times.

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"Irene Cara, Oscar-winning singer and actress who sang the feel-good theme songs to Fame and Flashdance – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. November 29, 2022. Archived from the original on November 29, 2022.

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"Irene Cara". Twitter. March 18, 2020.

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"Oscar-winning singer-actress Irene Cara married veteran stuntman Conrad Palmisano". United Press International. April 14, 1986.

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Harrington, Richard (January 12, 1984). "What a Feeling! Irene Cara as Her Famous Self". The Washington Post.
Radcliffe, Donnie (March 18, 1985). "For Argentine Leader, a Dinner With Sports Appeal". The Washington Post. For glamor, there will be Gina Lollobrigida and Irene Cara...{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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Sheff, David (November 10, 1980). "After 16 Years in Showbiz, Irene Cara, 21, Gets Her Diploma in Movies with Fame". People. Archived from the original on December 15, 2009. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
Phillips, McCandlish (August 3, 1970). "Child Actors Are Still Taking Their Cues From Mom". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 28, 2023. Mrs. Louise Escalera of the Bronx was especially helpful in assisting her 11‐year‐old daughter, Irene Cara, recount her professional career, now prompting, now correcting, occasionally chiding her.
"Irene Cara Bio" (PDF). p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 31, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
"Irene Cara, Oscar-winning singer and actress who sang the feel-good theme songs to Fame and Flashdance – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. November 29, 2022. Archived from the original on November 29, 2022.
"White House Photo Collection Contact sheets C27875 (02)". Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. March 19, 1985. Archived from the original on May 17, 2025.
GFK Entertainment Charts Archived November 27, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
Staff. "People's Choice Awards". E! Online. Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

wikipedia.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

en.wikipedia.org

Cara's year of birth is disputed. The majority of sources claim 1959,^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8] one claims 1962,^[9] and Cara herself implied she was born in 1961 by claiming she turned 59 years old via a 2020 tweet,^[10] despite stating she was 24 in a 1983 interview with Dick Clark on American Bandstand (which would indicate a birth year of 1959).^[1] As of May 22, 2021^[update], a year after her tweet, her Twitter profile says that she was born a year later in 1962.^[11] Her mother told The New York Times in 1970^[12] that a young Ms. Cara was 11 years old (which would also indicate a birth year of 1959).^[13]

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"Irene Cara:A Show Biz Veteran at Age 22". Ebony. XXXVI (9). Johnson Publishing Company: 88–94. July 1981. ISSN 0012-9011.
Traub, Alex; Holpuch, Amanda (November 26, 2022). "Irene Cara, 'Fame' and 'Flashdance' Singer, Dies at 63". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.

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"Billboard Year End Charts" (PDF). Billboard Awards. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
"Billboard Year End Charts" (PDF). Billboard Awards. Retrieved September 10, 2023.

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@Irene_Cara (March 18, 2020). "Many thanks for the birthday wishes. Despite all the incorrect info on Wikipedia ( there is no T anywhere in my name and I'm 59 today) I wish you all to be safe and healthy. God Bless !" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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Dick Clark Interviews Irene Cara, American Bandstand, 1983. Retrieved March 6, 2020 – via YouTube.
Irene Cara singing "Ola Ola Ola" on Ted Mack's "Amateur Hour" – via YouTube.

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