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Original Golden Globe award for Best Original Song for "Flashdance… What a Feeling," composed for the 1983 film Flashdance with music by Giorgio Moroder and lyrics by Keith Forsey and the song's performer, Irene Cara. The award trophy measures 8.5˝ tall, with a 3˝ x 3˝ white marble base, with an engraved plaque on the front: "'Flashdance… What a Feeling,' Best Original Song, Motion Picture, Music: Giorgio Moroder, Lyrics: Keith Forsey and Irene Cara, 1983, Hollywood Foreign Press Association, #8446." The marble base is topped with the classic gilt metal globe wrapped in a film strip, with "HFPA" on the base. In very good condition, with wear to the gilt trophy. Consignor notes that this Golden Globe was awarded to Irene Cara, who co-wrote and performed the song.
"Flashdance… What a Feeling" is the iconic title song from the 1983 film Flashdance, performed by Irene Cara. The upbeat, synth-driven anthem captures the film’s themes of passion, determination, and self-expression, as it follows a young dancer pursuing her dreams. The song topped the Billboard Hot 100, won the Golden Globe and Academy Awards for Best Original Song, and became one of the defining tracks of 1980s pop culture.
