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Updated: 28/11/2022 - 12:38

'Fame' and 'Flashdance' singer-actress Irene Cara dies aged 63

American singer and actress Irene Cara, who became an icon in the 1980s as a singer of pop anthems and as the star of the movie “Fame", has died aged 63.

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