Cyndi Lauper
Lauper at the Gay Games VII in 2006
Background information
Birth name	Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper
Born	June 22, 1953 (1953-06-22) (age 54)
Origin	Queens, New York, United States
Genre(s)	Pop Dance-pop New Wave
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, producer, actress (film & stage)
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Appalachian dulcimer, guitar, recorder, omnichord, trombone, percussion, electric bass
Years active	1977—present
Label(s)	Portrait / Epic (1982–1986) Epic (1987–1998) Edel (1999–2002) Daylight / Epic (2003–present)
Associated acts	Blue Angel
Website	www.cyndilauper.com
Notable instrument(s)
Appalachian dulcimer

Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper (born June 22, 1953) is an American Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and MTV VMA-winning video and Emmy Award-winning film, television and Theater actress. Gay Games VII, colloquially called the Chicago Gaymes, is part of a family of international Sports and cultural festivals called Gay Games, sanctioned by Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Dance-pop is a style of Electronic dance music and a subgenre of Pop music that evolved from Disco, circa 1981 that combines dance beats with a pop New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The Appalachian dulcimer is a Fretted String instrument of the Zither family typically with three or four strings The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The recorder is a woodwind Musical instrument of the family known as Fipple Flutes ' or internal duct flutes &mdash whistle-like QChord After many years and several revisions the Omnichord has been replaced by the "QChord" an instrument based on the omnichord but with expanded and advanced features The trombone is a Musical instrument in the brass family Like all brass instruments it is a lip-reed Aerophone: sound is produced when the player’s The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Portrait Records is a sister label of Epic Records. Cyndi Lauper signed to Portrait but was released via Epic Epic Records is an American Record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. Epic Records is an American Record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. Edel Music was founded in 1986 by Michael Haentjes in Germany as a mail order Record company selling mostly soundtracks Daylight Records is an American Record label, and Subsidiary of Sony BMG. Epic Records is an American Record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. Blue Angel was the band that featured Cyndi Lauper before her rise to fame as a solo singer The Appalachian dulcimer is a Fretted String instrument of the Zither family typically with three or four strings Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The MTV Video Music Awards were established in the end of the summer of 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top Music videos of the year Video is the technology of electronically capturing, Recording, processing storing transmitting and reconstructing a sequence of Still images Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works She became a household name in the mid-eighties with the release of the album, She's So Unusual and became the first artist in history to have four top-five singles released from one album. She's So Unusual is the solo debut Album by American 1980s iconic pop singer Cyndi Lauper. Lauper has released 11 albums, over 40 singles, and has sold more than 25 million albums worldwide. She continues to tour the world in support of human rights.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life and pre-fame 1.2 Blue Angel 1.3 She's So Unusual 1.4 The WWF 1.5 The Goonies 1.6 True Colors 1.7 Late 1980's 1.8 A Night to Remember 1.9 Love and marriage 1.10 Tycoon and a Duet with Sinatra 1.11 Hat Full of Stars 1.12 12 Deadly Cyns 1.13 Sisters of Avalon 1.14 Merry Christmas 1.15 Shine 1.16 At Last 1.17 2005–2007: The Body Acoustic and other projects 1.18 2008: Bring Ya to the Brink 2 Discography 2.1 Studio Albums 2.2 Compilations 3 Tours 4 Filmography 4.1 Movies and Television 4.2 Music Videos 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

Biography

Early life and pre-fame

Lauper was born to Fred and Catrine Lauper in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in a rough area of Queens. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. ^[1] Her mother uses the stagename, "Catrine Dominique" for the music videos she has starred in. ^[2] Her father was of German and Swiss descent and her mother was Italian American (from Campania, precisely). An Italian American is an American of Italian descent and/or dual citizenship Campania is a region of Southern Italy in Europe. The region has a population of around 5 ^[3] She has a sister named Ellen and a brother named Fred (nicknamed Butch).

At the age of five, Lauper's parents divorced and her mother moved with the three children to Ozone Park which was at that time a poor neighborhood in Queens, New York. Ozone Park is a New York City neighborhood located in the southwestern section of the borough of Queens bordering Woodhaven, Richmond

Lauper's mother remarried and divorced again, and went to work as a waitress trying to support three children. It was during this time that Lauper began listening to artists like Judy Garland, Billie Holliday, Ella Fitzgerald, and the Beatles. Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10 1922 – June 22 1969 was an American actress and singer Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7 1915 – July 17 1959 was an American Jazz singer and songwriter Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25 1917 &ndash June 15 1996 also known as " Lady Ella " and the "First Lady of Song" is considered one of the most influential The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Her mother encouraged her independence and creativity.

At the age of twelve, Lauper learned how to play a guitar that she had inherited from her sister. Lauper started to write her own lyrics during this time. She had a great love of art and music and tried to find ways to express herself. Even at the early age of twelve, Lauper started dyeing her hair different colors and wearing clothes that most people would find unusual.

Lauper was accepted in a special public high school for students with talent in the visual arts, but she was held back and eventually dropped out and earned her GED sometime later. General Educational Development (or GED) tests are a group of five tests which (when passed certifies that the taker has American or Canadian High At the age of seventeen she left home planning to study art. Her journey would take her to Canada, where she spent two weeks in the woods with her dog, Sparkle, trying to find herself. She eventually wound up in Vermont where she ended up taking art classes at Johnson State College. Vermont ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Johnson State College is a small public Liberal arts college, founded in 1828 by John Chesamore at Johnson in the U She supported herself by working various odd jobs. Feeling homesick, she eventually returned to Ozone Park.

In the mid-seventies Lauper performed as a vocalist with various cover bands (such as Doc West and Flyer who still perform under the names Gap Wilson Band and Red, White and Blues Band) in the New York metropolitan area, singing hits by bands such as Jefferson Airplane, Led Zeppelin, and Bad Company. A cover band (or covers band) is a band that plays mostly or exclusively cover songs. Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band from San Francisco, a pioneer of the Psychedelic rock movement Led Zeppelin were Bad Company are an English Blues rock supergroup founded in 1973 consisting of band members from Free ( Paul Rodgers, Simon Even though Lauper was now performing onstage, she wasn't happy singing cover songs.

In 1977, Lauper damaged her vocal cords, and took a year off. The vocal folds, also known commonly as vocal cords, are composed of twin infoldings of Mucous membrane stretched horizontally across the Larynx. She was told by three doctors that she would never sing again. Her friends told her to see a vocal coach, which led her to Katie Agresta, who helped Lauper regain her voice by teaching her proper vocal exercises. Katie Agresta is an American singing coach vocal trainer and author of materials on the subject of voice training

Blue Angel

In 1978, after Lauper regained her voice, she met saxophone player John Turi through her manager Ted Rosenblatt. John Turi is a US song writer and musician Turi played in the Blue Angel with Cyndi Lauper in the 1980s and has written several notable songs Turi and Lauper became writing partners and formed a band called Blue Angel. They decided to put everything they had into making an album of original material.

A few demos were recorded and the tape found its way over to Steve Massarsky, who was managing The Allman Brothers Band. The Allman Brothers Band is a Southern rock band based in Macon, Georgia. Massarsky said the tape was horrible, but he was attracted to Lauper's voice. He saw them play live and eventually started managing the band after buying their contract out for $5,000. Many people wanted to sign Lauper only if she would sign on as a solo artist. Lauper held out, wanting the band to be included in any deal she made. Polydor Records eventually signed them as a band. Polydor Records is a Record label currently headquartered in the UK, and is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group.

In 1980, they released a self-titled album on Polydor Records. Polydor Records is a Record label currently headquartered in the UK, and is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. The album charted #37 in Austria with the single "I'm Gonna Be Strong". " I'm Gonna Be Strong " is a song written by the famed songwriting duo Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine included it as one of the 100 best new wave album covers. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Lauper hated the cover, often saying they made her look like Big Bird. Big Bird is a full-body Muppet, featured on the children's television show Sesame

Despite critical acclaim, the album sold poorly (or "went lead", as Lauper says) and the band broke up. Polydor Records had a regime change, and the label wouldn't let the band back into the studio unless they had a hit. The members of Blue Angel had a falling out with Massarsky and fired him as their manager. He later filed an $80,000 suit against them. This forced Lauper into bankruptcy.

Lauper started working in retail stores such as the New York high-end thrift store Screaming Mimi's to make ends meet, and she still sang in local clubs. A charity shop, second-hand shop ( UK) thrift shop, thrift store, hospice shop ( U Her most frequent gigs were at El Sombrero. Music critics that saw Lauper perform with Blue Angel thought that she had star potential since she had a wide singing range (4 octaves)^[4], perfect pitch, and a vocal style all her own. She was in her late twenties and had yet to achieve stardom. When asked about her age, Lauper would usually get defensive, saying, "What am I, a car?"

Then in 1981, while singing in a local New York bar, Lauper met David Wolff, who gave her a ride home that night. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The two fell in love and eventually moved in together. They painted their living room pink and purchased a chihuahua. The (Chihuahueño is the smallest breed of Dog in the world and is named after the state of Chihuahua in Mexico.

Wolff took over as her manager and got her signed with Portrait Records, a subsidiary of Columbia Records. Portrait Records is a sister label of Epic Records. Cyndi Lauper signed to Portrait but was released via Epic Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Wolff had been working with a band called Arc Angel. He introduced Lauper to CBS executive Lennie-Petze, who in turn introduced them to producer Rick Chertoff. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network.

In 1985, the Blue Angel album was re-issued and it brought moderate success, particularly in South East Asia where it produced several hits like "Fade", "I'm Gonna Be Strong", and "Late".

She's So Unusual

On October 14, 1983, She's So Unusual was released, and became a worldwide hit. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) She's So Unusual is the solo debut Album by American 1980s iconic pop singer Cyndi Lauper. With help from Rick Chertoff, Eric Bazilian and Rob Hyman (of The Hooters) as her primary studio musicians, She's So Unusual's popularity spread like wildfire. At the time, Lauper became popular with teenagers and critics, in part due to her hybrid punk image.

Lauper knew she could write songs, but the record company had a lot of material they wanted her to record. She altered a lot of the songs that were thrown her way, often changing the lyrics to suit her. (This would end up helping her in the long run financially as she could claim credit as a co-writer and collect royalties. Royalties (sometimes running royalties) are usage-based payments made by one party (the "licensee" to another (the "licensor" for ongoing use of an )

An example is "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", Lauper says the original lyrics of the song dealt more with a girl pleasing a man, therefore she changed the lyrics, wanting the song to be more of an anthem as she felt the original song seemed misogynistic. Misogyny (mɪˈsɒdʒɪni is hatred (or contemptof women Misogyny is parallel to Misandry — the hatred of men

The album's second single was the ballad "Time After Time". " Time after Time " was a single by singer Cyndi Lauper, the second from her She's So Unusual album and it reached #1 on the U Lauper co-wrote "Time After Time" when her producer, Rick Chertoff, suggested to the band that the album could use one more song. The record label didn't have much faith in Lauper as a songwriter, but they gave her the chance to prove herself. Notably, "Time After Time" was one of the biggest hits of 1984. It has been covered by more than 100 artists and is considered an American pop standard.

Lauper came up with the title for "Time After Time" while reading TV Guide. TV Guide is the name of a North American weekly magazine about television programming "Time After Time" was the name of a 1979 science fiction movie starring Malcolm McDowell as a man who invents a time machine. She has also stated that the apartment that she shared with David in New York had a very loud alarm clock, and that's where the lyrics "the clock ticks and I think of you" originated.

The third single, "She Bop", was a paean to masturbation. " She Bop " was the third commercially released solo single by American singer Cyndi Lauper. Paean (pronounced as the last two syllables of "European" ˈpiːən is a term used to describe a type of triumphal or grateful song usually choral though sometimes individual Lauper claimed in a 1993 interview with Howard Stern that she recorded the vocals for the song naked.

"All Through the Night" was written by Jules Shear, who also wrote The Bangles hit "If She Knew What She Wants" and the Alison Moyet hit "Whispering Your Name". " All Through the Night " was the fourth commercially released solo single by singer Cyndi Lauper and reached #5 on the U Jules Shear is an American Singer and Songwriter born in Pittsburgh in 1952. The Bangles are an American all-female band that originated in the early 1980s, scoring several hit singles through much of the decade Alison Moyet (born Genevieve Alison Jane Moyet on 18 June 1961 is an English pop Singer-songwriter noted for her Bluesy voice. It was later re-recorded in Swedish and released as the B-side to the lead single from the debut album of Roxette's female lead vocalist, Marie Fredriksson, in 1984. Roxette is a Swedish pop duo consisting of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle. In 2005, a cover by Tori Amos appeared on her set of live albums, The Original Bootlegs. Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos on August 22, 1963) is a Pianist and Singer-songwriter of dual British and American The Original Bootlegs is a series of six Tori Amos Live albums recorded during the Original Sinsuality and Summer of Sin tours Shear and Lauper had also collaborated on his hit single "Steady" which became a Billboard Top 40 hit that year.

The album also includes a cover of The Brains' New Wave track "Money Changes Everything" (another Top 40 hit for her), and "When You Were Mine", a cover of Prince's song that was later released as a promotional single in 1985. The Brains were an Atlanta-based New Wave band who released two albums in the early eighties " Money Changes Everything " was the fifth commercially released solo single by singer Cyndi Lauper. " When You Were Mine " is a song written and released by Prince on his 1980 album Dirty Mind.

Lauper spent 1984 touring and promoting She's So Unusual. By the end of the year, she was the first female to have four consecutive Billboard Hot 100 Top 5 hits from one album. The LP itself stayed in the Top 40 charts for more than 65 weeks and sold 16 million copies worldwide. The original title of She's So Unusual was "She's So Wonderful". She's So Unusual is the solo debut Album by American 1980s iconic pop singer Cyndi Lauper.

The video for "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" made Lauper an MTV staple. The video ran constantly on MTV, and featured wrestler Captain Lou Albano as Lauper's father. Louis Vincent Albano (born July 29 1933 in Mount Vernon New York) better known by his Ring name Captain Lou Albano, is an Italian-American It won the first ever award for Best Female Video at the 1984 Video Music Awards. The video featured many of Lauper's family members and her dog, Sparkle. Lauper appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine in May of 1984. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published The photo on the cover had been reversed to make room for the title. She also appeared on the cover of Time Magazine and Newsweek with the headline, "Women In Rock". Lauper was voted by Ms. Magazine as one of its women of the year. Ms is an American feminist magazine co-founded by American feminist and activist Gloria Steinem and founding

The video for "Money Changes Everything" was shot during a concert at the Summit in Houston, Texas. The concert was broadcast over the radio and fans were told to show up wearing white t-shirts. The video featured pop singer Martika (of "Toy Soldiers") hugging Lauper onstage. " Toy Soldiers " is a song by Martika appearing on her her eponymous debut album in 1989 as a ballad

She started 1985 by participating on USA for Africa's famine-relief fund-raising single "We Are the World", singing the climactic soprano part of the bridge. USA for Africa (United Support of Artists for Africa was the name under which forty-five predominantly U " We Are the World " is a 1985 song written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, produced and conducted by Quincy Jones and recorded

The WWF

Lauper always claims that David Wolff was a major fan of wrestling and it was his idea to get her involved with the WWF (World Wrestling Federation). The WWF television show had a massive audience, and Wolff thought that he could sell more albums if she appeared on the show. The idea worked, but Lauper's image as a songwriter and artist would be tarnished. Wolff set up a cross-promotion deal with the WWF. The wrestlers would be promoted through her videos and special appearances, and Lauper would be featured on the WWF program.

In 1985, Lauper won a Grammy Award in the Best New Artist category. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences At the event, she appeared with WWF Superstar Hulk Hogan, who played her "bodyguard". Terrance "Terry" Gene Bollea (born August 11 1953 better known by his Ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Actor, and retired professional In return, she made many appearances as herself in a number of WWF's "Rock and Wrestling" events, where she was the manager of Wendi Richter. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, Wendi Richter (born on September 6, 1961 in Dallas Texas) is a former professional wrestler best known for her stint in the World Their entrance music was "Girls Just Want to Have Fun".

Lauper and Wolff had a long drawn out storyline involving WWF wrestler "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. Roderick George Toombs (born April 17, 1954) Career After being expelled from junior high and having a falling out with his father Piper hit the Lauper appeared on "Piper's Pit" which was Roddy Piper's segment on the WWF show. The story involved Captain Lou Albano, who came out during Lauper's segment claiming that he had given Lauper her start, and that he was the one that discovered her. Louis Vincent Albano (born July 29 1933 in Mount Vernon New York) better known by his Ring name Captain Lou Albano, is an Italian-American Lauper became outraged, flipping over a table, and hitting the Captain over the head with her purse.

On December 28, 1984 at Madison Square Garden, an award was being presented to Captain Lou Albano by Cyndi Lauper and David Wolff. Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper turned on Lauper and started attacking her music. Roddy climbed into the ring, slammed the award over Captain Lou's head, and during the confusion, Roddy kicked Lauper, knocking her back about two feet. Roddy then picked up David Wolff slamming him down in the ring. Hulk Hogan came to Lauper's rescue but Piper ran away.

The event made for good television, and Roddy's story is conflicting as to whether or not the kick was intentional or staged. On his most recent DVD "Born To Controversy", Piper claims he was asked to kick her. In 2007, during an interview at a GI-Joe convention in Atlanta, Piper claims it wasn't intentional (You Tube).

A small riot ensued, and Piper became the sworn enemy of Hulk Hogan. He and Hogan wound up in a match that took place a few weeks later called "The War to Settle the Score. " Celebrities like Dee Snider and Little Richard filmed segments for the WWF talking about Lauper and Roddy Piper.

In February of 1985 "The War to Settle the Score" was aired live on MTV. The event would feature Hulk Hogan against Rowdy Piper. Paul Orndorff jumped into the ring to help Piper attack Hogan. Paul Orndorff (born October 29, 1949) is a retired professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation Lauper was standing near the ring screaming at them, when they decided to come after her. Mr. T, who was sitting in the front row, came to her rescue. Mr T (born Laurence Tureaud; May 21 1952) is an American Actor known for his roles as Sgt Paul Orndorff and Piper ganged up on Mr. T while Hogan was down, but when Hogan came to, Piper and Orndoff ran out of the ring. This was the event that started "WrestleMania". This article is about the WrestleMania PPV series in general for the first WrestleMania itself see WrestleMania (1985.

The WWF wrestlers recorded an album in 1985 with David Wolff. Lauper contributed to "The Wrestling Album", under the pseudonym "Mona Flambé" as guest backing vocals. The Wrestling Album is an album released by the World Wrestling Federation in 1985. She later described the period as fun, but it became an increasing distraction to her musical ambitions. Also by the end of 1985 she started to feel that the WWF involvement was starting to turn her into a joke within the music industry. The album also led to a collaboration with Rick Derringer. Rick Derringer (born Richard Zehringer, 5 August, 1947, in Fort Recovery Ohio) is an American Guitarist vocalist Derringer wrote Real American, which featured Lauper on backing vocals. Derringer and Lauper would write "Calm Inside The Storm" for her True Colors album.

During David Wolff's early career, he produced a band called Captain Chameleon. They had a song called "Grab Them Cakes". That song would turn up again on the WWF wrestling album being sung by the wrestler Junkyard Dog. Lauper and Wolff became the associate producers for the animated series "Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling".

The Goonies

Steven Spielberg had asked Cyndi to be the musical director of his latest film The Goonies, an adventurous family film about lost treasure. Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. "Goonies" redirects here For other uses see Goonies (disambiguation. Cyndi had the power to choose whom she wanted on the soundtrack, so she tried to make the album very diverse. The Bangles were just one of the bands that contributed to the soundtrack. The Bangles are an American all-female band that originated in the early 1980s, scoring several hit singles through much of the decade Cyndi thought the band was very raw and fresh.

Cyndi worked so hard on the soundtrack that she wound up in the hospital. Cyndi states in a 1986 interview that she had been working 12 hour days and had gynecological problems. Cyndi had a minor operation and spent some time in the hospital. Her doctors told her that she needed some rest. This was the reason she wasn't able to participate in the Live Aid concert. Live Aid was a multi-venue rock music concert held on. The event was organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia

Cyndi scored another hit with the single "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough", which earned her a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, for the film The Goonies. "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" was a single released by singer Cyndi Lauper for The Goonies, a 1985 film which was released at the same time The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The video featured many guests including WWF Wrestlers such as the Iron Sheik, Captain Lou Albano, Roddy Piper, André the Giant, "Classy" Freddie Blassie, The Fabulous Moolah & Nikolai Volkoff, the Goonies cast as well as the Bangles. Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri (born March 15, 1943) Khosrow also was the assistant coach of two US Olympic squads in the 1970s Roderick George Toombs (born April 17, 1954) Career After being expelled from junior high and having a falling out with his father Piper hit the André René Roussimoff (May 19 1946 &ndash January 27 1993 best known as André the Giant, was a French professional wrestler and Actor Frederick Blassie ( February 8, 1918 &ndash June 2, 2003) better known as "Classy" Freddie Blassie, was an American Mary Lillian Ellison ( July 22 1923 &ndash November 2 2007) better known by her Ring name The Fabulous Moolah, was Josip Nikolai Peruzović (born October 14 1947) better known by his Ring name of Nikolai Volkoff, is a professional wrestler who is The Bangles are an American all-female band that originated in the early 1980s, scoring several hit singles through much of the decade The video was split up into two acts, making Cyndi the very first artist to have a two-part video. Spielberg even allowed her access to the set pieces from the film. The soundtrack album reached #73 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard

Cyndi stopped performing "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough", in concert around 1987. During the Australian leg of her 2004 "At Last" tour, at the request of the crowd, she performed an a cappella version of the first verse and chorus at several shows. A cappella (Italian or Latin "From the chapel/choir" Music is Vocal music or Singing without instrumental Accompaniment It was at a show in Baltimore on Cyndi's 2006 tour that she finally played it in full again. The crowd was chanting "Goonies" and she sang the song a cappella to an ecstatic crowd. She finally agreed to play the song again on her "True Colors" tour in 2007 and it was featured in her 2008 tour of Australia as the second number performed at each show.

During the video commentary for "The Goonies" actor Sean Astin can be heard thanking Cyndi for the song. Sean Astin (born February 25, 1971) is an American Film Actor, director, and Oscar -nominated producer best He says that they all appeared tired on the set of the video, due to the rigorous shooting schedule, but they really did love the song. Sean apologizes to Cyndi again in footage that can be seen in the upcoming "Goonies Documentary".

In 1985, The Women in Crystal Film Awards awarded her with the New Directions Award, given to those who are known for their creativity and originality.

True Colors

Lauper released her second album True Colors on September 15, 1986. True Colors is the second Album by 1980s icon and singer Cyndi Lauper, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music) Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) It reached number four on the Billboard 200. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard For this album, she increased her involvement both in production and songwriting. Guests on the album included Angela Clemons-Patrick, Nile Rodgers, Aimee Mann, Billy Joel, Adrian Belew, The Bangles, Ellie Greenwich, and Rick Derringer. Nile Gregory Rodgers (born September 19 1952, in New York City) is an American musician Composer, Arranger, and Guitarist Aimee Mann (born September 8, 1960) is an American, rock Guitarist, bassist, Singer, and noted Songwriter William Martin Joel (born May 9 1949 is an American Pianist and Singer-songwriter. Adrian Belew (born Robert Steven Belew, December 23, 1949, in Covington, Kentucky) is an American Guitarist The Bangles are an American all-female band that originated in the early 1980s, scoring several hit singles through much of the decade Rick Derringer (born Richard Zehringer, 5 August, 1947, in Fort Recovery Ohio) is an American Guitarist vocalist Cyndi co-wrote most of the album with Essra Mohawk, John Turi, Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly. Essra Mohawk (born Sandra Elayne Hurvitz on 23 April, 1948) is an American Singer-songwriter who has recorded a dozen albums John Turi is a US song writer and musician Turi played in the Blue Angel with Cyndi Lauper in the 1980s and has written several notable songs Billy (William Steinberg is an American Songwriter. He has achieved most of his success as part of a song writing team most notably with Tom Kelly People named Tom Kelly include Tom Kelly (baseball (born 1950 former manager of the American baseball team the Minnesota Twins

Although the album was not as commercially successful as its predecessor, it contained three high-charting singles, including the title track (which become her second platinum number-one hit), "Change of Heart" (#3) and a cover of Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" (#12). Marvin Pentz Gay Jr, known as Marvin Gaye ( April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American Singer-songwriter What's Going On is a Studio album by soul musician Marvin Gaye, released May 21, 1971 on the Motown-subsidiary label The album also featured an older song called "Maybe He'll Know" which was on Cyndi's Blue Angel album.

The album covers for both She's So Unusual and True Colors were composed by photographer Annie Leibovitz. Anna-Lou "Annie" Leibovitz (ˈliːbəvɪts (born October 2, 1949) is an American Portrait photographer whose style is marked "True Colors" was licensed to Kodak for use in its commercials. Cyndi had no control over the song which was written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly.

The 4th single from the album, "Boy Blue", became Cyndi's first non top 40 song. " Boy Blue " is a pop song written by Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Broughton Lunt and Jeff Bova for Lauper's second album True Colors The proceeds of the song were donated to AIDS research.

In 1986, Cyndi appeared on the Billy Joel album The Bridge on a song called "Code of Silence". William Martin Joel (born May 9 1949 is an American Pianist and Singer-songwriter. The Bridge is Billy Joel 's 10th studio album released by Columbia Records in 1986 (see 1986 in music) and it was produced by Phil Cyndi also sang the theme song for the series "Pee-wee's Playhouse" the same year, though she was credited as "Ellen Shaw". The phrase theme music usually refers to that of a radio program, Television program, or Movie. Pee-wee's Playhouse is a Children's television program starring Paul Reubens as the child-like Pee-wee Herman. The theme song is speeded up making Cyndi's voice sound a bit distorted. On adult swim broadcasts, Lauper's portion of the opening was cut out. Adult Swim, (usually stylized swim with its signature square Brackets, is an adult-oriented Television network sharing channel space with Cartoon Playhouse star Paul Reubens appeared on the True Colors album track "911" as an emergency operator. The album sold nearly 12 million copies.

Late 1980's

In 1987 David Wolff produced a concert film for Cyndi called Cyndi: Live in Paris. The concert was broadcast on HBO that same year.

Cyndi made her film debut in August of 1988 in the quirky comedy Vibes, alongside Jeff Goldblum, Julian Sands, Rosie Pena and Peter Falk. Vibes is a Comedy film released in 1988 starring pop icon and Singer Cyndi Lauper, Actor Jeff Goldblum, Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum (born October 22, 1952) is an Academy Award -nominated American actor Julian R Sands (born January 4, 1958) is a British Actor, most well known for his roles in the Cult film Warlock Peter Michael Falk (born September 16 1927 is a two-time Academy Award -nominated five-time Emmy Award -winning and one-time Golden Globe award -winning Cyndi played a psychic in search of a city of gold in South America. The film was produced by Ron Howard and David Wolff acted as the film's associate producer. Ronald William Howard (born March 1 1954 is a director and producer as well as an Actor.

To prepare for the role, Lauper took a few classes in finger waving and hair setting at the Robert Fiance School of Beauty in New York and studied with a few Manhattan psychics. The film was poorly received by critics and commercially flopped, though it reached the Top 30 in America"s Most Rented Movies. Cyndi contributed a track called "Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)" but the song was not included on the soundtrack. " Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China " was the song recorded by pop singer Cyndi Lauper for her 1988 film Vibes. A video was released, which was meant to be a high energy, hysterically funny action/adventure romp through a Chinese laundry. The song hit #54 on the US charts, but fared better in Australia, peaking at #8 and becoming her fifth and final Top 10 single in Australia. It was performed as the opening track on her 2008 Australian tour.

Cyndi was often compared to Madonna during this period. Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American Many of their marketing ploys were similar, which eventually pushed them to be as different as possible by 1986.

At the beginning of 1988, Lauper traveled to the former Soviet Union as part of a project to collaborate with Russian songwriters. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Her trip resulted in the song "Cold Sky", a duet with Russian superstar Igor Nikolaev, which appeared on the album Music Speaks Louder Than Words. Cyndi says she was unhappy about the way the album was mixed.

Lauper received an honorary diploma from Richmond High School, Queens, in 1988.

A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember, Lauper's third album, was released on May 23, 1989. A Night to Remember is popular 1980s icon and singer Cyndi Lauper 's third Album (as well as a song on the album Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Though critically well-received, it was not as big a commercial success as her previous albums. The album spawned only one big hit, "I Drove All Night", originally penned for Roy Orbison, although his version was not released until 1992, three years after Lauper's version and four years after his death. " I Drove All Night " is a song written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly for Roy Orbison. Roy Kelton Orbison ( April 23 1936 &ndash December 6 1988) nicknamed "The Big O" was an influential Grammy Award -winning She also wrote and produced most of the album. Contributing writers were Desmond Child, Christina Amphlett of Divinyls, Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, Diane Warren, and Frank Previte. Desmond Child (born October 28, 1953 in Miami Florida) is an American musician Songwriter, and producer Christina Joy Amphlett (born October 25 1959 in Geelong, Victoria Australia) is the lead singer for Australian rock band Divinyls Divinyls are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1980 and featuring vocalist Christina Amphlett and Guitarist Diane Eve Warren (born September 7, 1956 in Van Nuys California) is an American Songwriter. Guest musicians include Bootsy Collins, Larry Blackmon, Batkini Khumalo, Eric Clapton, and Nile Rodgers. William "Bootsy" Collins (born October 26, 1951 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a Funk Bassist, Singer Larry Blackmon (born Larry Ernest Blackmon, 24 May 1956, New York) is the lead Singer and Frontman for the Funk Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer Nile Gregory Rodgers (born September 19 1952, in New York City) is an American musician Composer, Arranger, and Guitarist The video for "My First Night Without You", released in 1989, was one of the first to be closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

On July 21st, 1990, Lauper joined many other guests for Roger Waters' massive performance of The Wall in Berlin, performing "Another Brick in the Wall, Part II". George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943 in Great Bookham, Surrey) is an English rock musician The Wall is a Rock opera presented as a Double album by the English Progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released in late Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Cyndi wore a school girl outfit performing to over 300,000 people. The concert was watched live by over five million people worldwide.

Cyndi had become close friends with Yoko Ono. born in Tokyo on February 18 1933 is a Japanese Artist and Musician. In 1990 she took part in a John Lennon tribute concert in Liverpool, performing the Beatles song "Hey Bulldog" and the John Lennon song "Working Class Hero". John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born The concert was aired on the Disney Channel. For the Disney Channel in other countries see Disney Channel around the world. She also took part in a project Yoko and Sean developed called "The Peace Choir". They performed a new version of John Lennon's "Give Peace a Chance". John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born " Give Peace a Chance " is a song written by John Lennon and originally credited to Lennon/McCartney (John Lennon and Paul McCartney) The reworked "Give Peace a Chance" was written by Sean Lennon. Sean Taro Ono Lennon (aka Sean Ono Lennon, born 9 October 1975 is an American singer songwriter musician and actor

In 1990, Cyndi co-wrote the song "Paper Heart" (a song about drug addiction) with Go-Go's alumna Jane Weidlin. Jane Wiedlin (born May 20, 1958 in Oconomowoc Wisconsin, United States of the Los Angeles punk scene. The song appeared on Jane's CD Tangled.

Love and marriage

A mutual breakup between Cyndi Lauper and David Wolff occurred in 1989. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Most of the details about the breakup have not been published, but Lauper later stated: "The business got in the way of the relationship. " In a 1993 interview with Howard Stern, Cyndi hinted that Wolff didn't want to marry her. Howard Allan Stern (born January 12 1954 is an American radio host and Television personality.

Cyndi worked on movie called Moon Over Miami which later became Off and Running with David Keith, Richard Belzer and David Thornton, whom she started seeing romantically. Off and Running is a 1991 American film starring singer and actress Cyndi Lauper. David Lemuel Keith (born May 8, 1954) is a Golden Globe -nominated American Actor and director. Richard Jay Belzer (born August 4, 1944) is an American stand up comedian, Writer, and Actor, perhaps best known for David Thornton (born June 12, 1953) is an American actor He is the husband of Grammy Award -winning singer and songwriter Cyndi Lauper, whom Cyndi claims that Miami was a great place to fall in love. The film was released in Europe but never made it off the ground in the US market. (David Wolff was the music supervisor for the film. A music supervisor, also sometimes called a music coordinator or musical director is an individual who combines Music and visual media )

On November 24, 1991 38-year-old Cyndi married Thornton, only ten days her senior, at the 205-year-old Friends Meeting House at 15th St. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. A Friends meeting house is a place of worship for the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers and Rutherford Place on Stuyvesant Square in Manhattan, New York City. Stuyvesant Square is a park in the New York City borough of Manhattan. Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York Rock and Roll pioneer Little Richard, who at one time gave up Rock and Roll to become a minister (and remains one) performed the ceremony. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Rev Richard Wayne Penniman (born December 5 1932 better known by the Stage name Little Richard, is an American Singer, Songwriter Patti LaBelle sang Procol Harum's classic "A Whiter Shade of Pale", and Cyndi's grandmother served as the maid of honor. Patricia Louise Holte (born May 24 1944) best known as her stage name Patti Labelle, is an American R&B and soul Procol Harum are a British rock band formed in the 1960s which built an important foundation for what would become Progressive rock, or perhaps more " A Whiter Shade of Pale " is a song by the British band Procol Harum. Participants in wedding ceremonies, also known as the wedding party, include the bride and groom (or bridegroom) the maid of honor (Patti and Cyndi remain good friends, and Patti eventually became her son's godmother). A godparent, in many denominations of Christianity, is someone who sponsors a child's Baptism. Other guests included Paul Reubens, best known for his Pee-wee Herman character, and John Turturro, star of the 1991 Coen brothers film Barton Fink. John Michael Turturro (born February 28, 1957) is an American Actor noted for his performances in To Live and Die in L Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, known together professionally as the Coen brothers, are four-time Academy Award winning American filmmakers Barton Fink is a 1991 Film by Joel and Ethan Coen. It tells the story of Barton Fink ( John Turturro) a young intense and rather awkward writer Cyndi had threatened to dress like a lighted Christmas tree, but settled on a traditional white wedding dress. A Christmas tree, Yule tree, holiday tree or Tannenbaum (fir tree is one of the most popular Traditions associated with the celebration

Tycoon and a Duet with Sinatra

In 1992, Lauper contributed two tracks to the European musical Tycoon, an English version of the hit French stage show Starmania. Starmania is a French / Québécois rock opera written in 1976 with music by Michel Berger and lyrics by Luc Plamondon She scored another Top 20 hit in Europe (it went to #2 in France, earning a 2x platinum certification there) with "The World Is Stone", penned by Tim Rice, Michel Berger, and Luc Plamondon. " The World Is Stone " is a single by American Singer, Cyndi Lauper. Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice (born 10 November 1944 is an English Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Tony Award and Grammy Award Michel Berger (28 November 1947 Neuilly-sur-Seine – 2 August 1992 Ramatuelle) born Michel-Jean Hamburger, was a very successful Jewish Luc Plamondon (born March 2, 1942 in Saint-Raymond Quebec) is a French-Canadian Lyricist. It was quoted that Tim Rice and Luc Plamandon would only work on the song if Cyndi would record it. Neither the musical nor the songs were released in the U. S. , though the two tracks did see the light of day stateside with the quiet release of a compilation in 2000.

Cyndi recorded "Santa Claus is Coming to Town", a duet with Frank Sinatra, which was released on the album Very Special Christmas II. Sinatra's vocals were taken from his original recording and mixed with Cyndi's in the studio.

Hat Full of Stars

In June of 1993, Cyndi released her critically acclaimed fourth album Hat Full of Stars. Hat Full of Stars is the fourth solo studio album released by Cyndi Lauper. With a smooth new R&B sound, world music instrumentation, and production by Junior Vasquez, she tackled such topics as homophobia, spousal abuse, racism and abortion. Junior Vasquez, born Donald Mattern in August 1946 in Lancaster Pennsylvania, is a famous New York City club DJ and Remixer / producer BenPhelpsJPG|thumb|right|Westboro Baptist Church picket signs with Ben Phelps grandson of Fred Phelps Domestic violence (also known as domestic abuse or spousal abuse) occurs when a family member partner or ex-partner attempts to physically or psychologically dominate List of racism-related topics|Racism by country Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that An Despite significant accolades, sales were poor (just 4 million copies worldwide), largely because the album suffered from a lack of promotion. Cyndi appeared on the Howard Stern Show to promote the album.

Cyndi said the song "A Hat Full of Stars" was written as a message to David Wolff. The video for "Who Let in the Rain" features a chalk drawing of David Wolff on the sidewalk.

"A Part Hate" was written collaboratively by Cyndi and husband David Thorntorn. The video for "Sally's Pigeons" features the then unknown Julia Stiles as the young Cyndi. "Sally's Pigeons" is a pop Song by Cyndi Lauper that was featured on her 1993 Album Hat Full of Stars. Julia O'Hara Stiles (born March 28 1981 is an American stage and screen actress.

Tommy Mottola, president of CBS Records, told Cyndi to go out and make her own Graceland (referring to Paul Simon's offbeat critically acclaimed album). Thomas Daniel 'Tommy' Mottola is an American music executive and co-owner of Casablanca Records in a joint venture with the Universal Music Group Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13 1941 is an American Songwriter, Musician, and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Cyndi wanted to write her own material and stop doing cover songs. She decided to write a few songs on the album with other people, including Mary Chapin Carpenter, Ailee Willis, Nicky Holland, Tom Gray, Hugh Masekela and The Hooters. Mary Chapin Carpenter (born February 21, 1958) is an American Country music artist Tom Gray (b February 1, 1941 in Chicago Illinois) is a Bluegrass musician widely considered one of the best bass players in the genre Hugh Ramopolo Masekela (b Witbank, South Africa, April 4, 1939) is a South African trumpeter, flugelhornist

The same year, Cyndi recorded "Boys will be Boys" with The Hooters, and another duet called "Private Emotion". The Hooters are an American Rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Private Emotion is an English pop song Original recording The song was written by Eric Bazilian and Rob Hyman of the American rock band (The Hooters dedicated this song to Cyndi. ) Both songs appeared on the Hooter's CD Out of Body. Cyndi also returned to acting, playing Michael J. Fox's ditzy secretary in 1993's Life with Mikey, which also starred Nathan Lane. Michael J Fox (born Michael Andrew Fox; June 9 1961 is a Canadian / American Life with Mikey is a 1993 Comedy film starring Michael J Fox. Joseph “Nathan” Lane (born February 3, 1956) is a two-time Tony and Emmy Award-winning American actor of the stage and screen

12 Deadly Cyns

Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some, was released worldwide in 1994 (except in the U. Twelve Deadly Cynsand Then Some is musician Cyndi Lauper 's Greatest hits CD, released in 1994 S. , where it was held back until the summer of 1995). The album was a greatest hits compilation that included two re-recorded tracks, "I'm Gonna be Strong", first recorded with her band Blue Angel, and a reworking of her first big hit, newly christened "Hey Now (Girls Just Want To Have Fun)". The Japanese edition of the CD includes the single "Hole In My Heart (All The Way To China)" as the final track.

The album was released under a number of different titles, and had different packaging and track listings for certain countries. Twelve Deadly Cyns sold over 6 million copies worldwide and Cyndi began a world tour to promote the album. It was especially popular in the UK, reaching number two on the music charts, while the new "(Hey Now) Girls Just Want to Have Fun" hit number four (the single also returned Lauper to the US Hot 100, albeit briefly). The song includes special appearances by Snow and Patra. "Snowfall" redirects here For other uses see Snow (disambiguation or Snowfall (disambiguation. The album also included a hot reggae influenced song, "Come On Home", which was remixed by Junior Vasquez with a special appearance by Demetrius "Sir Jam" Ross. Junior Vasquez, born Donald Mattern in August 1946 in Lancaster Pennsylvania, is a famous New York City club DJ and Remixer / producer Due to the success of the album Cyndi's next studio album was delayed.

Cyndi won a Emmy Award for her role as Marianne on the sitcom Mad About You. This is a list of winners of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. Mad About You is an American Sitcom that aired on NBC from September 23, 1992, to May 24, 1999 The network set up a production deal for a spin off sitcom featuring Cyndi, but the show she proposed seemed too radical. A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new Organization or Entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a Television series based on a pre-existing

A 12 Deadly Cyns VHS tape featuring most of Cyndi's videos was released. The DVD was released in 2000.

Sisters of Avalon

In 1997 Lauper announced that she was expecting a child. Declyn Wallace Thornton Lauper was born on November 17th of that year; he was named after Elvis Costello, whose first name is Declan. Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus 25 August 1954 is an English Musician and Singer-songwriter, with Irish ancestry He was born while Cyndi was putting the finishing touches on her new album.

Her fifth album, Sisters of Avalon (released in Japan in 1996 and everywhere else in 1997) brought her moderate success, but only sold 1 million copies worldwide. Sisters of Avalon was the title of an album released by singer and actress Cyndi Lauper in 1997 The album was quickly embraced by the gay community for its dance and club stylings. A club is an association of people united by a common interest or goal The topical themes of the album also contributed to its "pink" appeal. The album was written and produced with the help of Jan Pulsford (Cyndi's keyboard player) and Producer Mark Saunders. Guest musicians include, Bush lead guitarist Nigel Pulsford on "You Don't Know" and "Love To Hate". The album was written and recorded in Tennessee and Connecticut and finished in an old mansion in Tuxedo Park, N. Y. , where she lived and worked at that time.

The song "Ballad of Cleo and Joe" addressed the complications of a drag queen's double life. " Ballad of Cleo and Joe " is the third and final single from Sisters of Avalon by Cyndi Lauper. A drag queen is a person usually a man who dresses (or "drags" in female clothes and make-up for special occasions and usually because they are performing and entertaining Cyndi started writing the song around 1994. "Brimstone and Fire" painted a portrait of a lesbian relationship, and "You Don't Know" showed Lauper flexing more political muscle than on her previous albums. "You Don't Know" is the first single from Sisters of Avalon by Cyndi Lauper. The song "Say a Prayer" was written for a friend of hers who had died from AIDS. The song "Searchin'" was used in one of Baywatch's episodes. "Unhook The Stars" was made into a movie of the same name starring Marisa Tomei, Gerard Depardieu, Gena Rowlands and David Thorntorn. Marisa Tomei (born December 4 1964 is a American Actress of stage and screen. Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu CQ (born 27 December 1948) is one of France's most prominent actors Gena Rowlands (born June 19 1930) is a two-time Academy Award -nominated four-time Emmy Award -and two-time Golden Globe Award

Cyndi's sister Ellen had "come out" and Cyndi considered her to be a role model. Ellen was doing a lot of charity work for the gay community, and was working out of a clinic, helping people who were suffering from AIDS.

Lauper began performing as a featured artist at gay pride events around the world. LGBT pride or gay pride refers to a world wide movement and philosophy asserting that LGBT ( Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and She also served as the opening act for Tina Turner's summer tour, which was one of the highest grossing tours that year. Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an eight time Grammy Award -winning American Cyndi took up the dulcimer which would have a huge effect on her future projects. She took lessons from David Schnauffer.

Cyndi's stepfather died during this period.

Merry Christmas

Lauper churned out her last album for Epic in late 1998. Merry Christmas, Have A Nice Life, as the title implies, was a Christmas collection of original material and standards. It is a combination of folk-rock, cajun and celtic music. Her version of "Silent Night" was used in a Pampers commercial. " Silent Night " (" Stille Nacht " is a popular Christmas carol. Pampers is a brand of baby products marketed by Procter & Gamble worldwide

Rob Hyman co-wrote the album opener "Home On Christmas Day", and provides accordion and organ accompaniment on a number of tracks. Producer William Wittman, who has been behind a mixing board for Cyndi since her debut album She's So Unusual, was once again in a co-producing and mixing role. Most significantly perhaps, Cyndi is ably assisted by more-soulmate-than-bandmate Jan Pulsford, the keyboardist who tours with Cyndi and co-produced her last disc, Sisters Of Avalon.

The Christmas album was recorded at Cyndi's home in Connecticut. Cyndi vocalized in a cedar closet that not only had great acoustics but apparently had enough of a Riverdance vibe that she was inspired to do some clog-dancing there, the sound of which can be heard on a not-quite traditional take of "Three Ships". She also stepped outside her back door to get the right vocal sound for "First Lullaby".

Declyn was the major inspiration on Merry Christmas, "December Child" was written for him. Declyn makes his vocal debut on "First Lullaby": Jan tickled him, grabbed the mike, and the results are on tape. His proud mother notes that his wails were all in pitch, not surprising given his lineage.

Cyndi reprises two holiday-themed tracks for previous albums that blend seamlessly with the newer material: "Feels Like Christmas", a Cajun-spiced tune from Hat Full of Stars and "Early Christmas Morning" from Sisters of Avalon. Hat Full of Stars is the fourth solo studio album released by Cyndi Lauper. She closes the album with a stark rendition of "Silent Night" in memory of the late Peter Wood, the close friend and musician to whom Cyndi dedicated her hits compilation, Seven Deadly Cyns. Peter Wood or Peter Woods may refer to Peter Atte Wood ( fl 1325-1382 English justice Pete Wood (1867-1927 . . And Then Some. Wood, whom Cyndi recalls as a "magical musician", was a keyboardist who toured with the singer and performed in the studio on many of her best-loved tracks.

Cyndi recalls another old friend on "Minnie and Santa", a not-quite-naughty tale of a woman with her sights set on seducing Santa. Cyndi based the tune, which sounds like some long-lost holiday drinking song, on a deceptively sweet elderly co-worker from Cyndi's days at a downtown Brooklyn five and dime who delighted in shocking her younger colleagues with her salty wit.

On January 17, 1999, Cyndi appeared on The Simpsons. Cyndi appeared on the show as herself singing the National Anthem. The episode was called "Wild Barts Can't Be Broken". " Wild Barts Can't Be Broken " is the eleventh episode of The Simpsons ' tenth season, which was originally broadcast on January The same year, Cyndi co-headlined a tour alongside Cher. Cher ( IPA: /ʃɛr/ born Cherilyn Sarkisian, May 20 1946 The tour was called the Do You Believe? Tour. The Do You Believe? Tour, sometimes also known as The Believe Tour, was Cher ’s third solo Concert tour. Cyndi and Cher performed "Turn Back Time" on VH1 Divas. In 1998, VH1 debuted the first annual VH1 Divas concert The first concert VH1 Divas Live was created to support the station's She also garnered critical plaudits for her roles in several independent films including Mrs. Parker And The Vicious Circle, and The Opportunists (with Christopher Walken) where she was nominated in the best supporting actress category for her role. The Opportunists is a 2000 film starring Christopher Walken, with an appearance by Cyndi Lauper as the New Yorker Sally Mahon Christopher Walken (born March 31 1943 is an American Film and Theatre Actor.

Cyndi contributed a cover version of The Trammps's classic "Disco Inferno" to the soundtrack for the film A Night at the Roxbury. The Trammps, based in Philadelphia, was one of the first Disco bands. " Disco Inferno " is a song by The Trammps from the album of the same name. A Night at the Roxbury is a 1998 Comedy film based on a recurring skit on Television 's long-running Saturday Night Live. The remixed version became a club hit and received a Grammy nomination that year for Best Dance Recording. The single was released as an EP, featuring several remixes.

In 2000, Cyndi contributed a song called "I Want A Mom That Will Last Forever" for the children's movie Rugrats in Paris. Rugrats in Paris The Movie (AKA The Rugrats Movie 2 Rugrats in Paris and Rugrats in Paris The Movie - Rugrats II) is the sequel The song was written with Mark Mothersbaugh (of the new wave group DEVO). Mark Allen Mothersbaugh (born May 18, 1950) is an American Musician, Composer, Singer and painter. Devo (pronounced DEE-vo (IPA /'diːvoʊ/) or dee-VO (IPA /diː'voʊ/) often spelled "DEVO" or "DEV-O" is an American The song won the best theme song in a movie in a European film festival. Also in 2000, Cyndi co-write a song, "If You Believe", with Faye Tozer of the British pop group Steps. Faye Louise Tozer (born Northampton, England, November 14, 1975) is a Theatre Actress and Singer who first It appeared on the band's third studio album, "Buzz", and was subsequently released in the US in July 2001.

Shine

Lauper prepared her seventh album in 2001, Shine, which saw her returning to her early pop/rock sound. Shine was an album released exclusively in Japan in 2004 by singer Cyndi Lauper. It features Japanese pop superstar Ryuichi Sakamoto, and George Fullan of Train. Just weeks before the album's scheduled release on September 11, 2001, her label, Edel America Records, folded, and the tracks were leaked to the public. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Edel Music was founded in 1986 by Michael Haentjes in Germany as a mail order Record company selling mostly soundtracks

Although a five song EP of the same name was made available through her website and at Tower Records, the full-length album concept was scrapped. An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify Tower Records was a Retail music chain based in Sacramento California, USA The five song EP was released in June of 2002, and was made available at Best Buy. Best Buy Co Inc ( is a Fortune 100 company and the largest specialty retailer of Consumer electronics in the United States and Canada An album of Shine remixes was eventually released through Tower Records. The complete Shine album was released on April 21, 2004, exclusively in Japan. Shine was an album released exclusively in Japan in 2004 by singer Cyndi Lauper. The album has become a collector's item often selling at high prices on places like Amazon.com. Amazoncom Inc ( is an American electronic commerce ( E-commerce) company in Seattle Washington.

On October 12, 2000, Cyndi took part in a television show called Women in Rock, Girls With Guitars. The show featured Sheryl Crow, Anne and Nancy Wilson (guitarist), Melissa Etheridge, Amy Grant, Wynonna Judd, and Destiny's Child. Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician. Nancy Lamoureux Wilson (born March 16 1954, San Francisco California) is an American Singer, Songwriter and Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961, in Leavenworth, Kansas) is an Academy Award -winning and two-time Grammy Award Amy Lee Grant (born November 25 1960 in Augusta, Georgia) is an American Singer-songwriter, best known for her Contemporary Christian Wynonna Judd (born May 30, 1964 in Ashland Kentucky) is an American Country music singer Destiny's Child (sometimes referred to as DC or DC3) was an R&B and pop Girl group comprising lead singer Beyoncé Knowles Cyndi performed the Paul McCartney hit "Maybe I'm Amazed" with Ann Wilson of Heart. Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, Ann Dustin Wilson (born June 19, 1950 in San Diego California) is the lead singer and Flute player of Heart. She also sang the R&B classic "Ooh Child" with the girl group Destiny's Child. Destiny's Child (sometimes referred to as DC or DC3) was an R&B and pop Girl group comprising lead singer Beyoncé Knowles Cyndi was well received at the event, getting standing ovations after every song. She also performed a new song called "Water's Edge" with Ann Wilson. The song was well received and critics saw that performance as one of the highlights of the night.

A CD was issued that contained the studio versions of some songs performed during the concert. The only live song on the disc was "Maybe I'm Amazed" but unfortunately the version is edited. Cyndi's part remains intact, but the entire verse by Ann was removed, totally skipping her first verse and going into her second. This CD was exclusively released to Sears stores from September 30 to October 31, 2001. Sears Roebuck and Company, commonly known as Sears, is an American mid-range chain of International Department stores founded by Richard The CD cost $4. 99, $1. 00 of which went to breast cancer research. The CD was released as a "Sony Music special product".

Lauper's former label Sony issued a new best-of CD entitled The Essential Cyndi Lauper. The Essential is a compilation by an American pop icon Cyndi Lauper. She re-signed with Sony/Epic Records and a cover album tentatively called Naked City was in the works. Epic Records is an American Record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment.

Cyndi toured with Cher on her Living Proof: The Farewell Tour in 2002. Cher ( IPA: /ʃɛr/ born Cherilyn Sarkisian, May 20 1946 The Living Proof Tour, more famously known as The Farewell Tour, after a while known as The Never Can Say Goodbye Tour, was Cher ’s final career Concert In 2004, Cyndi contributed two tracks to the Creole Bred CD, which was a tribute to Cajun and Zydeco music. Cajuns ('keʒən les Cadiens are an Ethnic group mainly living in Louisiana, consisting of the descendants of Acadian exiles and peoples of other Zydeco ( French "les haricots" English "snap beans" is a form of American roots or folk music, that evolved from The jure during The album was released on May 11, 2004.

At Last

In November 2003, an album of covers was released entitled At Last (formerly Naked City), which became a Top-40 hit in the U. At Last is a Grammy Award -nominated 2003 album by Cyndi Lauper. S. and Australia. Cyndi was nominated in 2005 for a Grammy Award in the category of "Best Instrumental Composition Accompanying a Vocal". The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The nomination was for her interpretation of the song "Unchained Melody". " Unchained Melody " is a popular song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret.

At Last became Cyndi's best selling album since Twelve Deadly Cyns, with 4. 5 million copies. The album was also voted as the best CD of covered songs beating those of Rod Stewart, K. D. Lang and Tony Bennet. Roderick "Rod" David Stewart, CBE (born 10 January 1945 is a Singer and Songwriter born and raised in London England and currently kd lang, OC (born Kathryn Dawn Lang, November 2, 1961) is a Grammy Award -winning Canadian Singer and Tony Bennett (born Anthony Dominick Benedetto; August 3 1926) is an American Singer of popular music, standards The success of the CD prompted Sony-BMG to release the DVD Live. . . At Last which went gold in less than a year.

Cyndi took part in VH1 Divas Live with Patti La Belle, Jessica Simpson, Debbie Harry, Ashanti, Sheila E., and the Pussycat Dolls. In 1998, VH1 debuted the first annual VH1 Divas concert The first concert VH1 Divas Live was created to support the station's Jessica Ann Simpson (born July 10 1980 is an American pop Singer and actress who rose to fame in the late 1990s Deborah Ann "Debbie" Harry (born July 1 1945 is an American Singer-songwriter and Actress, most famous for being the lead singer for the Punk Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas (born October 13 1980 is an American Singer-songwriter, Record producer, actress, Dancer and Sheila Escovedo (born December 12 1957, in Oakland California) known by her Stage name Sheila E Pussycat Dolls is an American pop Girl group, and dance ensemble founded by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995

2005–2007: The Body Acoustic and other projects

Under a new contract with Sony Music, Lauper released The Body Acoustic, an album that featured acoustic reinterpretations of tracks from her back catalog. The Body Acoustic is the ninth Studio album released by Cyndi Lauper. Two new tracks were also written and recorded, one of which is "Above the Clouds". Guests on the album included Shaggy, Ani DiFranco, Adam Lazzara of Taking Back Sunday, Jeff Beck, Puffy AmiYumi, Sarah McLachlan,and Vivian Green. Orville Richard Burrell (born October 22 1968 Kingston, Jamaica) better known by his stage name Shaggy, is a Jamaican American Reggae Ani DiFranco (ˈɑːniː (born Angela Maria DiFranco on September 23 1970 is a Grammy Award winning Singer, Guitarist, and Songwriter Taking Back Sunday is a band from Amityville New York, Long Island, New York. Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck (born June 24, 1944 to Arnold and Ethel Beck in Wallington, England) is an English or Puffy AmiYumi is a Japanese rock duo They are currently signed onto Sony Music Japan. Sarah Ann McLachlan, OC, OBC (born January 28, 1968) is a Grammy -winning Canadian Musician, singer and Vivian Green (born 1980 is an American R&B Singer, Songwriter, and Pianist.

"Time After Time" and "Above The Clouds" became Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart staples. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry "All Through The Night" hit the top 5 in the Latin American countries.

Though she hasn't released an album of new material since 1997's Sisters of Avalon, Lauper has remained busy over the years. Appearing on Showtime's hit show Queer As Folk in 2005, making her Broadway debut in The Threepenny Opera in 2006 (where she won as best actress in a broadway by an internet poll), and directing a commercial for Totally 80's edition of the board game Trivial Pursuit. Showtime is a subscription television Brand used by a number of channels and platforms around the world but primarily refers to a group of channels in the United Queer as Folk is an American and Canadian Television series co-production produced by Showtime and Temple Street Productions Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located The Threepenny Opera ( Die Dreigroschenoper) is a revolutionary work of Musical theatre, by German dramatist Bertolt Brecht and composer Trivial Pursuit is a Board game in which progress is determined by a player's ability to answer general knowledge and Popular culture questions

VH1 Classic honored Cyndi with a television special called Decades Rock Live. The show featured Cyndi performing with many artists such as Shaggy, Scott Weiland of Velvet Revolver/Stone Temple Pilots, Pat Monahan of Train, Ani di Franco, and the Hooters. Scott Weiland (born Scott Richard Kline on October 27, 1967) is an American Musician, lyricist and Vocalist, most Velvet Revolver is a Hard rock supergroup consisting of former Guns N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum Stone Temple Pilots (commonly referred to as " STP " is a Grammy Award -winning American rock band consisting of Scott Weiland Irish American singer Patrick "Pat" Monahan was born February 28 1969 in Erie ( Waterford) Pennsylvania. A train is a connected series of vehicles that move along a track ( Permanent way) to transport freight or passengers from one place to another Ani DiFranco (ˈɑːniː (born Angela Maria DiFranco on September 23 1970 is a Grammy Award winning Singer, Guitarist, and Songwriter Hooters is the trade name of two privately held American Restaurant chains Hooters of America Incorporated based in Atlanta Georgia, and Hooters

On October 16, 2006, she was inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Long Island Music Hall of Fame is an organization located in Lake Grove New York. ^[5] In 2007, she sang "Beecharmer" with Nellie McKay on Nellie's Pretty Little Head album, and "Letters To Michael" with Dionne Warwick. Pretty Little Head is the second album by singer Nellie McKay.

In September 2006, Lauper served as the vocal coach of the Top 8 contestants in the Canadian Idol. Canadian Idol is a Reality television show on the Canadian television network CTV, based on the popular British show Eventual winner Eva Avila recorded her version of Lauper's "This Kind Of Love". Eva Avila (born Eva Gougeon-Ávila, in Ottawa Ontario, February 25, 1987) is a Canadian Singer and Songwriter

In June 2007, Lauper headlined the True Colors Tour 2007 for Human Rights through the United States and Canada which also included Deborah Harry, Erasure, The Dresden Dolls, and Gossip, with Margaret Cho as MC and special guests in different cities. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Deborah Ann "Debbie" Harry (born July 1 1945 is an American Singer-songwriter and Actress, most famous for being the lead singer for the Punk Erasure are an English Synth pop duo formed by Songwriter and Keyboardist Vince Clarke and Singer The Dresden Dolls are an American musical duo from Boston Massachusetts. Gossip is idle talk or Rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others Margaret Cho born Moran Cho She has won awards for her humanitarian efforts on behalf of women Asians and the LGBT community The tour, sponsored by Logo, the MTV Networks channel targeting gay audiences, provided information to fans who attend, as well as purple wristbands with the slogan "Erase Hate" from The Matthew Shepard Foundation. A logo ( Greek el λογότυπος = el-Latn logotypos is a graphical element ( Ideogram, Symbol, Emblem, Icon, Sign) The Matthew Shepard Foundation was founded in December 1998 by Dennis and Judy Shepard in memory of their 21-year old son Matthew, who was murdered ^[6] A dollar from every ticket sold was earmarked for the Human Rights Campaign, which advocates equal rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people. In the English language, gay is an Adjective that in modern usage refers to Homosexuality. A lesbian is a Woman who is romantically or sexually attracted only to other women Bisexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of both sexes or to a bisexual orientation Transgender (trænzˈdʒɛndɚ from ( Latin) derivatives ^[7]. In October 2007 the Matthew Shepard Bill was passed into a law by the US Congress, largely due to the great success of the True Colors Tour. Matthew Wayne Shepard (December 1 1976 – October 12 1998 was a gay American student at the University of Wyoming who was murdered near Laramie The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses

In September of 2007, Cyndi performed "The Lady in Pink" for Nickelodeon’s hit preschool series The Backyardigans, for their first hour-long, primetime TV movie called Super Secret Super Spy. Nickelodeon (commonly referred to as Nick) is an American Cable television network owned by Viacom International, founded in 1977 as Pinwheel The Backyardigans is a Canadian 3-D CGI -animated children's TV series, created by Janice Burgess.

2008: Bring Ya to the Brink

Lauper recorded an album of all new material during 2007. The working title given to the project was Savoir-faire, but she announced at her Perth, Australia concert in February 2008 that the name of the album was Bring Ya to the Brink and that it would be released in the Spring. Here are some examples of French words and phrases used by English speakers. Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. Bring Ya to the Brink is American Pop icon Cyndi Lauper 's tenth Studio album and was released on May 27, 2008

Lauper visited England and France during summer 2007 to write for the album and wrote songs with dance artists Basement Jaxx, Digital Dog, Dragonette, Kleerup and others. Basement Jaxx are a critically acclaimed UK House duo comprising Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe that rose to popularity in the late 1990s Jack Rokka are an electro house production duo consisting of Steve Cornish and Nicholas Mace Dragonette is a Canada-born London England-based Electropop band consisting of Canadian singer Martina Sorbara, bassist and producer Dan Kurtz drummer Joel Stouffer Andreas Kleerup, known professionally by his last name is a Swedish record producer drummer and member of the Swedish group The Meat Boys from Stockholm She described it as a mainly dance album with good rhythm.

The first single released in Japan was "Set Your Heart" which gained significant airplay there and was also used in the advertising campaign for the new 2008 Toyota Car Model (Mark X ZIO) starring actor and singer Takeshi Kaneshiro. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. "Set Your Heart" is a song written and produced by Cyndi Lauper and Richard Morel for Lauper's 2008 album Bring Ya to the Brink Takeshi Kaneshiro ( Japanese and Chinese: ja 金城 武 romaji: Kaneshiro Takeshi, Pinyin: Jīnchéng Wǔ) born October

Lauper embarked on an Australian tour playing at the King's Park Botanic Gardens in Perth, Western Australia, supported by Katie Noonan and Kate Miller-Heidke on 22 February 2008 and she was the headline and final act at the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Party, on 2 March 2008 where she performed at 8:00am. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. Kate Miller-Heidke (born 16 November 1981) is a Singer-songwriter from Brisbane, Australia. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras is an annual Gay pride parade and festival for the LGBT community in Sydney, Australia, and is the largest Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common She sang "Same Ol' Story" followed by a newly remixed version of "Girls Just Want to Have Fun". " Same Ol' Story " (also known as " Same Ol' Fucking Story " is a Billboard Hot Dance Club Play #1 single released by Cyndi Lauper got into the spirit of the Mardi Gras weekend by later dancing till dawn at various nightclubs along Sydney's famous gay strip, Oxford St, which earlier in the night, was the location for the world-famous parade. Oxford Street is a major thoroughfare in Sydney, Australia running from Whitlam Square on the south-east

"Same Ol' Story" was released as the album's first worldwide single and was released as a download only on 6 May 2008. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common It was the number one downloaded song on the day of release. Several remixes of the track were released to DJs. A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience The album was released on 27 May 2008 in the United States and was met with mostly positive reviews. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

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Discography

Main article: Cyndi Lauper discography

Studio Albums 1983 - She's So Unusual 1986 - True Colors 1989 - A Night to Remember 1993 - Hat Full of Stars 1996 - Sisters of Avalon 1998 - Merry Christmas...Have a Nice Life 2001 - Shine (Japan Exclusive) 2003 - At Last 2005 - The Body Acoustic 2008 - Bring Ya to the Brink

Compilations 1989 - The Best Remixes 1994 - Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some 1996 - Wanna Have Fun 2003 - The Essential Cyndi Lauper 2003 - The Great Cyndi Lauper 2005 - Hey Now! (Remixes & Rarities) 2006 - Cyndi Lauper: Collections

Tours

1984-1985 - The Fun Tour 1986-1987 - True Colors World Tour 1989 - A Night to Remember World Tour 1993-1994 - Hat Full of Stars Tour 1994-1995 - Twelve Deadly Cyns World Tour 1996-1997 - Sisters of Avalon Tour

1999 - The Summer Tour 2001 - The Shine Tour 2003-2004 - The At Last World Tour 2005-2006 - The Body Acoustic Tour 2007 - True Colors Tour 2008 - Australian Tour & True Colors Tour 2008

Filmography

Movies and Television 1988 - Vibes 1991 - Off and Running 1993 - Life with Mikey 1999 - The Opportunists 2008 - As The World Turns (as herself)

Music Videos 1985 - We Are the World 1987 - Cyndi Lauper in Paris 1994 - Twelve Deadly Cyns. This is a comprehensive listing of releases by Cyndi Lauper, an American Singer and Songwriter. She's So Unusual is the solo debut Album by American 1980s iconic pop singer Cyndi Lauper. True Colors is the second Album by 1980s icon and singer Cyndi Lauper, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music) A Night to Remember is popular 1980s icon and singer Cyndi Lauper 's third Album (as well as a song on the album Hat Full of Stars is the fourth solo studio album released by Cyndi Lauper. Sisters of Avalon was the title of an album released by singer and actress Cyndi Lauper in 1997 Merry Christmas Have a Nice Life is the sixth studio album released by Cyndi Lauper. Shine was an album released exclusively in Japan in 2004 by singer Cyndi Lauper. At Last is a Grammy Award -nominated 2003 album by Cyndi Lauper. The Body Acoustic is the ninth Studio album released by Cyndi Lauper. Bring Ya to the Brink is American Pop icon Cyndi Lauper 's tenth Studio album and was released on May 27, 2008 The Best Remixes is an EP released by Cyndi Lauper in 1989 on Epic/CBS Records and re-released in 1996 on Epic/Sony Records Twelve Deadly Cynsand Then Some is musician Cyndi Lauper 's Greatest hits CD, released in 1994 Wanna Have Fun is an EP released by Cyndi Lauper in 1996 It was an inexpensively priced long-running EP issued mostly as a promotional tool for her album Sisters of The Essential is a compilation by an American pop icon Cyndi Lauper. The Great Cyndi Lauper Is a 2003 Greatest Hits Compilation released by Cyndi Lauper Hey Now! (Remixes & Rarities is an album of club remixes by Cyndi Lauper, which also includes the rarities "The World is Stone" and "You Have Vibes is a Comedy film released in 1988 starring pop icon and Singer Cyndi Lauper, Actor Jeff Goldblum, As the World Turns ( ATWT) is an American television Soap opera that airs each weekday on CBS. . . and Then Some 2004 - Live. . . at Last

See also

• List of best-selling music artists
• List of number-one hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 (US)
• List of number-one dance hits (United States)

References

External links

• Official site
• Cyndi Lauper at the Internet Movie Database
• VIRB.com site
• Online World Of Wrestling Profile

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