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Irene Cara - "Why me?" Music video to "Why Me" from Irene's second album "What a Feelin". Irene Cara Escalera (March 18, 1959) is an American singer and actress. Cara won an Academy Award in 1984 in the category of Best Original Song for co-writing "Flashdance... What a Feeling". She is best known for her recordings of the songs "Fame" and "Flashdance... What a Feeling". She also starred in the 1980 film version of Fame. Cara's father, Gaspar Cara (died in 1994), was an Afro-Caribbean Puerto Rican. Her mother, Louise, is an American of French and Cuban descent. She has two sisters and two brothers. She married Hollywood stuntman Conrad Palmisano in 1986. They divorced in 1991. Discography [edit] Albums 1980: Fame Soundtrack - PolyGram 1982: Anyone Can See - Elektra Records 1983: Flashdance Soundtrack - Casablanca Records 1983: What A Feelin' - Network 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 - MGM.