Songwriter, Singer and Actress. She rose to prominence in 1980 for her role as Coco Hernandez in the musical film "Fame," and for recording the film's title song "Fame," which reached number 1 in several countries. In 1983, she sang and co-wrote the song "Flashdance... What a Feeling" (from the film "Flashdance"), for which she won an Academy Award for Best Original Song and a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Prior to her success with "Fame," she portrayed the title character Sparkle Williams in the original 1976 musical drama film "Sparkle."
Songwriter, Singer and Actress. She rose to prominence in 1980 for her role as Coco Hernandez in the musical film "Fame," and for recording the film's title song "Fame," which reached number 1 in several countries. In 1983, she sang and co-wrote the song "Flashdance... What a Feeling" (from the film "Flashdance"), for which she won an Academy Award for Best Original Song and a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Prior to her success with "Fame," she portrayed the title character Sparkle Williams in the original 1976 musical drama film "Sparkle."
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