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"Fame" was used as the soundtrack of an animated music video of the same title, directed by Richard Jefferies and Mark Kirkland while students at California Institute of the Arts. The film, released in 1975, went on to win the Student Academy Award for animation and aired on NBC's The Midnight Special. [35]
Irene Cara Escalera (March 18, 1959 [note 1] – November 25, 2022) was an American singer and actress [13] who rose to prominence for her role as Coco Hernandez in the 1980 musical film Fame, and for recording the film's title song "Fame", which reached No. 1 in several countries. In 1983, Cara co-wrote and sang the song "Flashdance...
"Fame" is a song written by Michael Gore (music) and Dean Pitchford (lyrics) [1] and released in 1980, that achieved chart success as the theme song to the Fame film and TV series. [1] The song was performed by Irene Cara, who played the role of Coco Hernandez in the original film. It was also her debut single as a recording artist.
English singer Limahl sang lead vocal on two US one-hit wonder songs; the first, "Too Shy" in 1983, came during his tenure as the frontman for the English group Kajagoogoo. The next year, he had another hit single as a solo artist with "The NeverEnding Story", the title track to the film The NeverEnding Story. [34]
Lesley Gore (Born Lesley Sue Goldstein, [1] May 2, 1946 – February 16, 2015) was an American singer and songwriter. At the age of 16, she recorded her first hit song "It's My Party", a US number one in 1963.
[1] [3] He had 31 charting U.S. Billboard singles from 1958 to late 1962, including number one hits, "Venus" and "Why" in 1959. Avalon started appearing in films in the 1960s; he is well-known for having appeared in the Beach party films of this decade and for a supporting role in the 1978 musical film Grease , in which he sings the song ...
David Essex – "A Winter's Tale" (Was a hit for Essex in December 1982) Gloria Estefan – "Can't Stay Away from You" Fine Young Cannibals – "She Drives Me Crazy", "I'm Not the Man I Used to Be" Samantha Fox – "I Only Wanna Be With You" Debbie Gibson – "Electric Youth" Lynne Hamilton – "On the Inside" Happy Mondays – "Hallelujah"
This was followed by 1969's For All My Little Friends, a collection of children's songs that received a 1970 Grammy Award nomination. [21] Charting singles from this era included "Bring Back Those Rockabye Baby Days" at No. 95 and "Great Balls of Fire" at No. 85 in 1968 and 1969.