That’s What I Call Music” series… or Spotify). Here are 25 of the albums that defined the decade, from massive hits like the three F’s — “Fame,” “Flashdance” and “Footloose ...

leg warmers and a smash soundtrack, including the Oscar-winning title tune “Flashdance … What a Feeling” performed by the late Irene Cara. “People would come out of that movie and be ...

The cause of death for "Fame" and "Flashdance" singer Irene Cara has been ... gifted soul whose legacy will live forever through her music and films." Cara first broke through in the 1980 musical ...

Two years later, she won an Oscar for best original song for “Flashdance ... What a Feeling” off the soundtrack of the 1983 blockbuster “Flashdance.” She penned the lyrics alongside Keith ...

And it all turned “Flashdance” into a surprise hit. It became 1983’s No. 3 movie at the domestic box office, sold nearly 20 million copies of its Grammy-winning soundtrack album and earned ...

She sued for $10 million, accusing Mr. Coury of exploiting her trust and withholding royalties from the “Flashdance” soundtrack and her first two solo records, “Anyone Can See” (1982 ...

The success of Fame also splintered off into the music industry as Cara — despite ... The following year, Cara scored her biggest hit with “Flashdance… What a Feeling,” the theme from ...

What a Feeling," along with the songwriting team of Flashdance (1983) — music by Giorgio Moroder, lyrics by Keith Forsey and Cara — for which she sang the jubilant title song. She also won two ...