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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"
Music Composition Musical Work Composition Q550510

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
musical work/composition
Award received
Academy Award for Best Original Song[2]
Performer
Irene Cara—Escalera, Carola Häggkvist[5][6]
Genre
disco[4]
Language of work or name
English[9]
Publication date
June 1980[10]
Has use
theme music[8]
Nominated for
Academy Award for Best Original Song[12]
Composer
Michael Gore[3]
Different from
Fame[14]
Form of creative work
song[15]
Lyricist
Dean Pitchford[11]
Record label
RSO Records[7]
Title
Fame[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Fame he Fame (שיר) ja フェーム ja フェイム nl Fame (Irene Cara) zh 我要高飞
🔖 Identifiers · 7
AllMusic composition ID
mc0002564242
BMI work ID
401882
British Phonographic Industry ID
2202-423-1
Freebase ID
/m/02zk14
ISWC
T0702339807, T9003652720
MusicBrainz work ID
c32ce56a-7795-48de-a040-56496a9ad2e3
SecondHandSongs work ID
50660

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Performer 2
Carola Häggkvist, Irene Cara—Escalera
← Mb:composer 2
Michael Gore, Michael Gore
← Mb:lyricist 2
Dean Pitchford, Dean Pitchford
Award received 1
Academy Award for Best Original Song
Composer 1
Michael Gore
Different from 1
Fame
Form of creative work 1
song
Genre 1
disco
Has use 1
theme music
Language of work or name 1
English
Lyricist 1
Dean Pitchford
Nominated for 1
Academy Award for Best Original Song
Record label 1
RSO Records
← Different from 1
Fame
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Summary

Fame is a musical work/composition[1].

FAQs

What awards did Fame receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Original Song[2].

Related Entities

Carola Häggkvist Irene Cara—Escalera

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Irene Cara—Escalera, Carola Häggkvist
    Form of creative work → song
    Has use → theme music
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim: ISWC: T9003652720, см. / see autofix на / on P1827"
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