During her career, Cara had three Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including "Breakdance," "Out Here On My Own," "Fame" and "Flashdance ... What A Feeling," which spent six weeks at No. Three years later, she and the songwriting team of "Flashdance" -- music by Giorgio Moroder, lyrics by Keith Forsey and Cara -- was accepting the Oscar for best original song for "Flashdance ... What a Feeling." "There aren't enough words to express my love and my gratitude," Cara told the Oscar crowd in her thanks. She toured in the musical "Jesus Christ Superstar" as Mary Magdalene in the mid-1990s and a tour of the musical "Flashdance" toured 2012-14 with her songs. She also created the all-female band Irene Cara Presents Hot Caramel and put out a double CD with the single "How Can I Make You Luv Me."
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