Cynthia Ann Stephanie “Cyndi” Lauper (born June 22, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She’s So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album, which spawned the Top 5 hits “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”, “She Bop”, “All Through the Night” and number-one single “Time After Time”, became some of the most important albums and singles of the 80s. The album earned Lauper two Grammy Awards in 1985, including Best New Artist. Lauper has released 11 albums and over 40 singles, and as of 2008 had sold more than 30 million records worldwide.[1][2][3] Throughout her career, Lauper has won numerous awards, including Grammy, Emmy, MTV VMA, Billboard and AMA, which makes her one of the best selling artists of all time and best selling artists of 80s
Lady Gaga and Cyndi Lauper on Good Morning America
Met her husband on set of the film Off and Running (1991).
Toured in 1997 with Tina Turner, and 1999 with Cher.
Sang in dance cover bands in the 70s until she lost her voice in 1977, when doctors told her she’d never sing again.
Her mother has appeared in several of her videos.
Son, with Thornton, Declyn Wallace Thornton Lauper, named after singer, Elvis Costello, whose real name is Declan Patrick MacManus. [19 November 1997]
In 1984 awarded a Grammy for Best New Artist.
Little Richard married Cyndi and David.
Patti LaBelle is her son Declyn’s godmother and sang “Come What May” at Cyndi’s wedding.
Son is bilingual (English and Spanish).
Her voice range is four octaves.
Born at 11 PM EST
Is a huge Marlene Dietrich fan.
Her first band, Blue Angel, was named after the film “Blue Engel (Angel)”
At the beginning of her video for “Time after Time”, she is watching the film The Garden of Allah (1936)
She appeared in the music video and sang in the choir on the song We Are the World (1985) (TV).
Her parents are Fred Lauper and Catrine Lauper. Her siblings are Elen and Fred. Sister Elen Lauper ran for the mayorship of Phoenix and is a member of the Socialist Workers Party, a radical-leftist political group.
Lives in famous Manhattan apartment house on West Side called the Apthorp.
She is of Italian origin by her mother’s side (Sicily) and Swiss origin by her father’s side. Her mother’s maiden name is Gallo.
Measurements: 34B-24-34 1/2 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
Ranked #58 on VH1′s 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll
She has a beach house in South Carolina.
Known for her outrageous antics, perhaps her wildest yet was appearing at a 1997 Halloween ball to raise money for AMFAR dressed as a belly dancer – when she was nine months pregnant. She drolly vogued it up for the tabloid paparazzi, who eagerly snapped hundreds of photos of her.
Attended the same High school as Rodney Dangerfield and New York Yankee shortstop Phil Rizzuto – Richmond Hill, Queens.
Helped produce “Captain Lou’s History of Music” on The Wrestling Album in 1985, appearing under the name Mona Flambé. ‘Jesse Ventura’ (aka Jesse “The Body” Ventura) then referred to her as Mona Flamboyant.
Is good friends with WWF wrestler Lou Albano.
Honored by PFLAGG for her support of Gay families after appearing with her Lesbian sister in a PFLAGG sponsored campaign. [2005]
Her most successful songs are “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” (1983, #2 US and UK), “Time After Time” (1984, #1 US, #2 UK), “She Bop” (1984, #3 US), “All Through The Night” (1984, #6 US), “True Colors” (1986, #1 US), “Change of Heart” (1986, #3 US) and “I Drove All Night” (1989, #6 US, #7 UK).
On “Press Your Luck” (1983), there was a Whammy based on her.
An active supporter of Gay Rights.
