Irene Cara (18 Mar 1959 - 25 Nov 2022)

Female Person - United States

Releases (19)

Official

Album

  1. Esta es Irene 1968 (as Irene Escalera)
  2. Anyone Can See 08 Jan 1982
  3. What a Feelin’ 21 Nov 1983
  4. Carasmatic 06 Apr 1987
  5. Irene Cara Presents Hot Caramel 04 Apr 2011

Single

  1. Fame Jun 1980
  2. Why Me? 1983
  3. Breakdance 1983
  4. Flashdance… What a Feeling 1983
  5. The Dream 1984
  6. I Can Fly 1988
  7. Rhythm of My Life 1995
  8. What A Feeling 01 Jan 2007

Single - Remix

  1. Rhythm of My Life (remix) 02 Jan 1996
  2. All My Heart: Remix 1996

EP

  1. What a Feeling 01 Jan 1983
  2. Flashdance...What A Feeling 1983
  3. You Need Me (Ti Sento) 1996
  4. Flashdance… What a Feeling 07 Dec 2010

Relationships (1)

Member Of

  1. The Electric Company

Recordings by (139)

  1. Miguel y Isabel ?:?? (1968)
  2. Callate niña ?:?? (1968)
  3. Todo lo que tengo ?:?? (1968)
  4. Super‐pitagorico ?:?? (1968)
  5. Mi corazón canta ?:?? (1968)
  6. La‐la‐la ?:?? (1968)
  7. El ejercito a go‐go ?:?? (1968)
  8. Serafino ?:?? (1968)
  9. Quedense con nosotros ?:?? (1968)
  10. Ola, ola, ola ?:?? (1968)
  11. Amigo Pedro ?:?? (1968)
  12. Fame 5:14 (04 Apr 1980) album version
  13. Hot Lunch Jam 4:11 (04 Apr 1980)
  14. Out Here on My Own 3:13 (04 Apr 1980)
  15. Reach Out I’ll Be There 4:29 (08 Jan 1982)
  16. My Baby (He’s Something Else) 3:34 (08 Jan 1982)
  17. Anyone Can See 3:43 (08 Jan 1982)
  18. Don’t Throw Your Love Away 3:59 (08 Jan 1982)
  19. Slow Down 3:54 (08 Jan 1982)
  20. Whad’ya Want 3:36 (08 Jan 1982)
  21. You Hurt Me Once 3:39 (08 Jan 1982)
  22. Thunder in My Heart 3:40 (08 Jan 1982)
  23. Why 4:51 (08 Jan 1982)
  24. True Love 3:47 (08 Jan 1982)
  25. What a Feeling (Flashdance) [radio edit] 3:59 (01 Jan 1983)
  26. What a Feeling (Flashdance) [extended version] 7:11 (01 Jan 1983)
  27. What a Feeling (Flashdance) [instrumental] 8:03 (01 Jan 1983)
  28. Flashdance… What a Feeling 3:53 (15 Apr 1983)
  29. Why Me? 4:39 (21 Nov 1983)
  30. Breakdance 3:28 (21 Nov 1983)
  31. You Took My Life Away 3:55 (21 Nov 1983)
  32. Receiving 3:43 (21 Nov 1983)
  33. Keep On 3:30 (21 Nov 1983)
  34. The Dream (Hold On To Your Dream) 4:51 (21 Nov 1983)
  35. Romance '83 3:57 (21 Nov 1983)
  36. Cue Me Up 3:26 (21 Nov 1983)
  37. You Were Made for Me 4:23 (21 Nov 1983)
  38. Breakdance (extended remix) 5:25 (1983)
  39. Talk Too Much 3:57 (1983)
  40. Flashdance... What a Feeling (Jellybean remix) 7:16 (1983)
  41. Breakdance (extended Dubb) 4:24 (1983)
  42. Found It 4:30 (1983)
  43. Fame (Special Mix) 7:38 (1983)
  44. Why Me? (instrumental dubb) 4:53 (1983)
  45. The Dream 4:51 (1983)
  46. Flashdance... What A Feeling (Instrumental) 8:07 (1983)
  47. Get Happy ?:?? (1984)
  48. Embraceable You ?:?? (1984)
  49. Get a Grip 4:52 (06 Apr 1987)
  50. Give Me Love 3:58 (06 Apr 1987)
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On Recordings (23)

Performer

  1. What a Feeling 3:36 DJ BoBo with Irene Cara (15 Apr 2002)
  2. What a Feeling (radio edit) 3:20 DJ BoBo feat. Irene Cara (11 Jul 2003)

Instruments

  1. Get a Grip 4:52 Irene Cara (06 Apr 1987) piano

Vocals

  1. Moonlight Serenade 4:29 John Blair (1977) background vocals
  2. Feather Lite & Honey Smooth 4:26 John Blair (1977) background vocals
  3. I'm a Wizard 5:57 John Blair (1977) background vocals
  4. Out Here on My Own 3:13 Irene Cara (04 Apr 1980)
  5. Hot Lunch Jam 4:11 Irene Cara (04 Apr 1980)
  6. Fame 5:14 Irene Cara (04 Apr 1980)
  7. I Sing the Body Electric 5:01 Laura Dean, Irene Cara, Paul McCrane, Traci Parnell & Eric Brockington (04 Apr 1980)
  8. You Ga (Ta Give It) 4:31 The Brecker Brothers (1980) background vocals
  9. Don't Get Funny With My Money 4:32 The Brecker Brothers (1980) background vocals
  10. You Left Something Behind 4:01 The Brecker Brothers (1980) background vocals
  11. Flashdance… What a Feeling 3:53 Irene Cara (15 Apr 1983)
  12. Anyone Can See 3:40 Jimmy Salvemini (1986) choir vocals
  13. Good Friend 4:13 George Duke (1986)
  14. Dangerous 3:40 Jimmy Salvemini (1986) choir vocals
  15. Give Me Love 3:58 Irene Cara (06 Apr 1987) additional, lead vocals, background vocals
  16. Get a Grip 4:52 Irene Cara (06 Apr 1987) lead vocals, background vocals
  17. Love Survives 3:25 Irene Cara and Freddie Jackson (01 Jul 1989)
  18. Keeper of the Flame 4:49 June Pointer (1989) background vocals
  19. What a Feeling 3:46 DJ BoBo & Irene Cara (05 Feb 2001)

Produced

  1. Get a Grip 4:52 Irene Cara (06 Apr 1987) co

Credited as (34)

  1. Irene Cara
  2. DJ BoBo & Irene Cara
  3. Groove Lickers vs. Irene Cara
  4. Irene Cara & Freddie Jackson
  5. Irène Cara
  6. DJ BoBo feat. Irene Cara
  7. Laura Dean, Irene Cara, Paul McCrane, Traci Parnell, Eric Brockington
  8. Giorgio Moroder, Keith Forsey & Irene Cara
  9. DJ BoBo feat. Irène Cara
  10. DJ BoBo with Irene Cara
  11. Groove Lickers Vs. Irene Cara
  12. Irene Cara with Freddie Jackson / Lana Beeson
  13. Irene Cara with Freddie Jackson
  14. Irene Cara and Freddie Jackson
  15. Groove Lickers VS Irene Cara
  16. Irene Escalera
  17. E‐Motion & Irene Cara feat. SPYZR
  18. E‐Motion Featuring Irene Cara
  19. Disco Connection, P. Lion, Valerie Dore, Vanilla, Jam Tronik, Marc Davis, KC and the Sunshine Band, Gloria Gaynor, Double You, CO.RO.feat.Taleesa, Suzann Rye & Irene Cara
  20. DJ Bobo & Irene Cara
  21. Irene Cara feat. Hot Caramel
  22. Irene Cara feat. Hot Caramel & Manny López
  23. Irene Cara feat. Hot Caramel & Brent Carter of Tower of Power
  24. Irene Cara feat. Hot Caramel & Mike Bogle
  25. Irene Cara feat. Hot Caramel, Joseph Williams of Toto, Jason Scheff of Chicago & Joe Pizullo of Sergio Mendes
  26. Irene Cara feat. Hot Caramel & Karolyn Kafer
  27. Irene Cara presents Hot Caramel
  28. Irene Cara, Paul McCrane, Traci Parnell, Eric Brockington & Laura Dean
  29. DJ BoBo Feat. Irene Cara
  30. Irene Cara / Contemporary Gospel Chorus The High School of Music and Art
  31. Irene Cara, Lonette McKee & Dwan Smith
  32. Laura Dean, Irene Cara, Paul McCrane, Traci Parnell & Eric Brockington
  33. E‐Motion Feat. Irene Cara
  34. Linda Clifford / Irene Cara

Works (23)

Wrote

  1. Say Goodnight Irene
  2. Girlfriends
  3. My Baby (He's Something Else)
  4. Anyone Can See
  5. Don't Throw Your Love Away
  6. Found It
  7. Breakdance
  8. You Took My Life Away
  9. Keep On
  10. The Dream (Hold on to Your Dream)
  11. I Can’t Say No

Composed

  1. Slow Down
  2. Get a Grip

Lyrics

  1. ホワット・ア・フィーリング~フラッシュダンス
  2. WHAT A FEELING
  3. Why Me?
  4. Talk Too Much
  5. Get a Grip
  6. Flashdance… What a Feeling
  7. フラッシュダンス
  8. Slow Down
  9. Žízeň lásky
  10. The Dream

Events (1)

Main Performer At

  1. The American Music Awards 1984

Links (31)

Official Homepages

  1. https://irenecara.com/
  2. http://www.irenecara.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://musicmoz.org/Bands_and_Artists/C/Cara,_Irene/
  2. http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=people&first=Irene&last=Cara&middle=
  3. https://ibdb.com/person.php?id=83392
  4. https://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/irene-cara/
  5. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85138280
  6. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n85138280
  7. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb138921446
  8. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6g48djq
  9. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134343301
  10. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/irene-cara

Lyrics Page

  1. http://muzikum.eu/en/122-4136/irene-cara/lyrics.html

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Irene+Cara

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/565263

Setlist.Fm

  1. https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/irene-cara-63d6beeb.html

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/89628

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000086826

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001011/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/34642740

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q234169

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/2520

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/3oZa8Xs6IjlIUGLAhVyK4G
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/3196

Streaming Page

  1. https://tidal.com/artist/31882
  2. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/286677

Biographies

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20080411221657/http://www.discomuseum.com/IreneCara.html

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/26358fa2-80c2-47b0-a08b-33817caca7e8

Social Networking

  1. https://www.instagram.com/theirenecara/
  2. https://twitter.com/irene_cara

Youtube Channels

  1. https://www.youtube.com/@IreneCara-TheOneAndOnly