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Fame

original song written and composed by Michael Gore and Dean Pitchford; originally performed by Irene Cara in 1980 for the film "Fame"
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Fame

Summary

Fame is a musical work/composition[1]. Fame ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (582 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fame received the Academy Award for Best Original Song[3].
  • Fame's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[4].
  • Fame's composer is recorded as Michael Gore[5].
  • Fame's genre is disco[6].
  • Among the performers on Fame was Irene Cara—Escalera[7].
  • Fame was performed by Carola Häggkvist[8].
  • Fame's record label is recorded as RSO Records[9].
  • Fame is used for theme music[10].
  • Fame's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Fame was published on June 1980[12].
  • Fame's lyricist is recorded as Dean Pitchford[13].
  • Fame's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Original Song[14].
  • Fame's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Fame'}[15].
  • Fame's different from is recorded as Fame[16].
  • Fame's form of creative work is recorded as song[17].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c32ce56a-7795-48de-a040-56496a9ad2e3[19]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Irene Cara—Escalera[7] and Carola Häggkvist[8].

Publication

Fame was released on June 1980[12]. Fame's language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Fame's genre is disco[6].

Reception

Fame received the Academy Award for Best Original Song[3].

Why It Matters

Fame ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (582 views/month).[2] Fame has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

FAQs

What awards did Fame receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Original Song[3].

Related Entities

Carola Häggkvist Irene Cara—Escalera

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Irene Cara—Escalera, Carola Häggkvist
    Form of creative work → song
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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