Irene Cara

Irene Cara, de son vrai nom Irene T. Escalera, (18 mars 1959) dans le Bronx à New York City. C'est une actrice, chanteuse et danseuse/chorégraphe américaine.

Biographie

Irene Cara a interprété le rôle de Coco Hernandez dans le film d'Alan Parker Fame dont elle a aussi chanté la chanson titre.

Sur la bande originale du film Flashdance, elle a interprété Flashdance (What A Feeling). Cette chanson lui a valu le Grammy de la meilleure chanteuse pop en 1984.


Discographie

Albums

1980 : Fame (Ost) (Polygram)
1982 : Anyone Can See, (Elektra / Unidisc Records )
1983 : What a Feelinn (Geffen)
1983 : Flashdance (Ost) (Casablanca Records)
1984 : D.C. Cab Soundtrack (Geffen Records)
1985 : City Heat Soundtrack (Warner Bros.)
1987 : Carasmatic (Elektra Records)
1989 : All Dogs Go to Heaven Soundtrack -
Irene Cara: Live in Japan 1985 (VHS)

Singles

Années Single Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Dance Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks UK Singles Chart Album
1980 "Fame" 4 1 - 1 Fame Soundtrack
1980 "Out Here on My Own" 19 - 20 58 Fame Soundtrack
1981 "Anyone Can See" 42 - - - Anyone Can See
1983 "Flashdance... What a Feeling" 1 1 4 2 Flashdance Soundtrack / What a Feelin'
1983 "Why Me" 13 7 - 86 What a Feelin'
1983 "The Dream (Hold on to Your Dream)" 37 26 - - DC Cab Soundtrack / What a Feelin'
1984 "Breakdance" 8 13 - 88 What a Feelin'
1984 "You Were Made For Me" 78 - 10 - What a Feelin'
1987 "Girlfriends" - - - - Carasmatic
1988 "I Can Fly" - - - -
1995 "Rhythm of My Life" - - - - Precarious 90's
1996 "You Need Me" - - - - Precarious 90's
1997 "All My Heart" - - - - Precarious 90's
2001 "What a Feeling" (with DJ Bobo) - - - - -
2006 "Forever My Love" - - - - Gay Happening Vol. 12
2007 "Downtown" - - - - Downtown: A Street Tale Soundtrack


Producteurs

Giorgio Moroder, Irene Cara, Michael Gore, Ron Dante, James Newton-Howard


Featuring

John Blaire -" We Belong Together"
Millington -"Ladies on the Stage"
Bill Chinnock -" Badlands"
Busted Up (film de Conrad Palmisano)
Fame (OST) (RSO) Irene Cara -"Fame" - "Out Here on My Own", " Hot Lunch Jam"
Flashdance (OST) (Casablanca) 1983 - Irene Cara - "Flashdance...What a Feeling"
All Dogs Go to Heaven (OST)
George Duke - "Best of George Duke"
Oleta Adams - "Very Best of Oleta Adams"
Holiday Hit Mix '96 (Various Artists)
DJ Bobo -" Celebration"
Divas Of Dance Vol. 1 (Various Artists)
Big Hits 2001 (Various Artists)
Hit -Soundtracks (Various Artists)
80'S Hits Karaoke (Various Artists)
Irene Cara Featuring Caramel
Ultimate Disco (Various Artists)
Casablanca Records Story (Various Artists)
Groove Lickers vs Irene Cara -"Flashdance...What a Feeling"

Filmographie

1971 : The Electric Company .... Iris - Member of the Short Circus
1975 : Apple Pie .... Danseuse
1975 : Aaron Loves Angela de Gordon Parks Jr..... Angela
1976 : Sparkle de Sam O'Steen.... Sparkle
1979 : Roots: The Next Generations.... Bertha Palmer Haley
1980 : Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (tv) de William A. Graham.... Alice Jefferson
1980 : Fame d'Alan Parker ....Coco
1982 : Sister, Sister (tv) de John Berry.... Sissy Lovejoy
1982 : Killing 'em Softly (tv) de Max Fischer .... Jane
1983 : D.C. Cab de Joel Schumacher.... Irene Cara
1983 : For Us, The Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
1984 : City Heat de Richard Benjamin.... Ginny Lee
1986 : Busted Up de Conrad E. Palmisano.... Simone
1988 : Paradiso
1989 : Certain Fury de Stephen Gyllenhaal....Tracy
1990 : Caged in Paradiso de Mike Snyder.... Eva
1990 : Gabriel's Fire de Jack Sholder (serie tv) (1 épisode).... Celine Bird
1993 : Happily Ever After de John Howley (Anime voix....Snow White)