Moroder has won three Academy Awards: Best Original Score for Midnight Express ( 1978 ); Best Song for " Flashdance ... What a Feeling ", from the film Flashdance ( 1983 ); and Best Song for " Take My Breath Away ", from Top Gun ( 1986 ).

At first, he is rejected then copies a dance sequence in the movie Flashdance to the song Flashdance ... What a Feeling and is accepted.

Cara won an Academy Award in 1984 in the category of Best Original Song for co-writing " Flashdance ... What a Feeling, which also became an international hit.

In 1983, Cara reached the peak of her music career with the title song for the movie Flashdance: " Flashdance ... What A Feeling ", which she co-wrote with Giorgio Moroder and Keith Forsey.

* Flashdance ( 1983 )-Jennifer Beals ' character doing a breakdance routine during a prestigious dance school audition to the Academy Award-winning song " Flashdance ... What a Feeling ".

The first single " What a Feeling " featuring Irene Cara from this album, which was the cover version of her original hit Flashdance ... What a Feeling, peaked at number 2 in Switzerland, number 11 in Austria and in Germany it peaked at number 3.

1983: " Flashdance ... What a Feeling " Lyrics by Irene Cara, Keith Forsey, Music by Giorgio Moroder, performed by Irene Cara – Flashdance +

In the finals, she sang " Flashdance ... What a Feeling " and " Where Did Our Love Go ", before being voted off on March 26, 2003 after a rendition of Faith Hill's " Breathe ".

In addition to topping the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Cara's only No. 1 hit and earning a platinum record in 1983, " Flashdance ... What a Feeling " won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1984.

Giorgio Moroder originally recorded " Flashdance ... What a Feeling " with Joe Esposito ; Paramount Pictures asked Moroder to rework the song with a female artist to parallel the gender of the dancer who was the film's protagonist.

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In June 2005, Cara won the third round of the NBC television series Hit Me, Baby, One More Time, performing " Flashdance ( What a Feeling )" and covered Anastacia's song " I'm Outta Love " with her current all-female band, Hot Caramel.

At the 2006 AFL Grand Final in Melbourne, Cara performed " Flashdance ( What a Feeling )" as an opener to the pre-match entertainment.

Although disco music had been declared " dead " in the US in a backlash in 1979, several songs which continued and advanced the exuberant surge of uptempo dance music managed to scale the US pop charts in the intervening years, notably Blondie's " Call Me " in 1980, Laura Branigan's " Gloria " in 1982, and Irene Cara's " Flashdance ( What A Feeling )" in 1983.

He also directed and starred in the sequel What a Feeling by Hughes Corporation in 2006, which is loosely based on dance sequences from Flashdance and Dirty Dancing.

The song appears on the original soundtrack album of Flashdance, and Irene Cara's second solo album, What a Feelin '.

Flashdance is a 1983 American romantic drama film that was the first collaboration of producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer.

* In Flashdance ( 1983 ), directed by Adrian Lyne, there is a scene wherein Jennifer Beals ' character performs a footjob on Michael Nouri's character, under the table at a restaurant.

Bruno is appearing in the stage show Flashdance The Musical.

In the United States, she is most widely known for having doubled for Jennifer Beals in the 1983 movie Flashdance.

Cynthia Rhodes ( born November 21, 1956 ) is an American actress, singer and dancer most noted for her roles in Dirty Dancing, Flashdance and Staying Alive.

She is known for providing vocal talent and appearing in the videos for Deep Dish's " Flashdance " and " Say Hello ," the latter of which was nominated for a Grammy in 2006 in the Best Dance Recording category.

Nolan is currently starring in Flashdance The Musical opening in Plymouth's Theatre Royal this July, as Hannah Owens alongside Victoria Hamilton-Barritt, Noel Sullivan and Bruno Langley.

The show is presented as an original musical which features parodies of the early 1980s breakdancing craze, MTV, the movies Saturday Night Fever and Flashdance, and a number of popular top 40 hit songs of the early 1980s.

* Captain Gordon " Flashdance " Taylor ( James Fleet ) – Gordon is captain of The Really Invincible III and has a tendency to throw cheese and wine parties at a moments notice.

Despite the title, the word " Flashdance " is never used in the lyrics ; however, the line " In a flash, take a hold of my heart " refers to the movie's title.

The choreography by Jeffrey Hornaday was adapted from his work for the 1983 film Flashdance starring Jennifer Beals, whose character, Alexandra Owens, is also a construction worker by day and an exotic dancer at night.

Boddicker had just won a Grammy for his song, " Imagination ", on the Flashdance soundtrack.

*" Maniac " ( song ), by Michael Sembello from the 1983 film Flashdance

In 1983, Kim's song, " I'll Be Here Where the Heart Is ", was included on the Flashdance soundtrack which received a Grammy for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture.

* " Manhunt ", a song by Karen Kamon from the soundtrack of the 1983 film Flashdance

*" Gloria " ( Umberto Tozzi song ), a 1979 Umberto Tozzi track later covered by Laura Branigan, featured on the soundtrack of the film Flashdance

He directed the music video for " Maniac ", the theme song from Flashdance written by Michael Sembello.

The 1983 film Flashdance contained two Laura Branigan songs, " Gloria " and a new song, " Imagination ".

The latter song was included on the Grammy Award winning Flashdance soundtrack, which reached # 1 and sold more than six million copies in the U. S. alone.

He released his first solo album, Bossa Nova Hotel in 1983, and the song " Maniac " was selected for inclusion in the blockbuster film Flashdance.

The song's use in Flashdance earned it an Academy Award nomination, but it was disqualified when it emerged that the song had not been written specifically for the film.

Moroder also won two of his three Grammy Awards for " Flashdance ": Best Album Of Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or A Television Special and Best Instrumental Composition, for the track " Love Theme from Flashdance ".

( 1981 ), the soundtrack to the film Flashdance ( 1983 ), and the final three Kiss LP's on Casablanca: Unmasked, Music from " The Elder " and Creatures of the Night.

series, this film did not focus specifically on MGM films and included more recent performances by the likes of John Travolta ( from Saturday Night Fever ) and Michael Jackson and from the then-popular films Fame ( 1980 ) and Flashdance ( 1983 ), as well as classic films from other studios, including Carousel, released by 20th Century Fox, and Oklahoma !, released by Magna Corporation ( roadshow ) and 20th Century Fox ( general release ).

Webb won the 2009 series Let's Dance for the charity Comic Relief, parodying the audition sequence from the film Flashdance.

* Jennifer Beals, actress from Flashdance and The L Word

He attended John F. Kennedy High School with b-boy superstars, Crazy Legs and Mr. Freeze of the Rock Steady Crew ( both, fresh off the movie Flashdance ), Fastbreak ( from Magnificent Force ), DJ Kid Capri, and Glidemaster & Chino ( New York City Breakers ).

The recreation of scenes from Flashdance led Maureen Marder — whose life was the inspiration for the storyline of the film — to sue Lopez, Sony Corporation, and Paramount Pictures for copyright infringement in November 2003, claiming the video was an unauthorized depiction of her life story.