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bubbasteamboat t1_ixvpp9i wrote

Reply to comment by GotMoFans in 'Fame’ and ‘Flashdance’ singer Irene Cara has died aged 63. by Private_Zannon

I'm not sure how much of a bigger star she could have been. Back in the '80s she was huge for a few years.

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GotMoFans t1_ixvvyar wrote

Irene Cara’s final top 10 pop hit was in 1984, when she was 25. She came out after disco so she didn’t have that genre stigma.

Conceivably, she should have been on a Patti LaBelle in the 80s level of success and maybe even up there with Whitney Houston, who was slightly younger.

She needed better management.

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NoodlesrTuff1256 t1_ixwf2qw wrote

Speaking of Whitney Houston, Irene starred in the original 'Sparkle' movie made in 1976. In 2012, 'Sparkle' was remade with Jordin Sparks in Irene's role with Whitney playing the part of the mother. It was one of the last major projects that she did before her death in March 2012.

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