Cyndi Lauper

**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 movie, television, and theater actress. She became very well known in the mid-1980s with the release of the album, _She's So Unusual_. Lauper became the first artist in history to have four top-five singles released from one album. She has released 11 albums, over 40 singles, and has sold more than 60 million albums worldwide.  She continues to tour the world in support of human rights.

## Discography

- _She's So Unusual_ (1983)
- _True Colors_ (1986)
- _A Night to Remember_ (1989)
- _Hat Full of Stars_ (1993)
- _Sisters of Avalon_ (1996)
- _Merry Christmas ... Have a Nice Life_ (1998)
- _At Last_ (2003)
- _Shine_ (2004)
- _Bring Ya to the Brink_ (2008)
- _Memphis Blues_ (2010)
- _Detour_ (2016)

## Tours

|Year|Title|Number of performances|
| --- | --- | --- |
|1983/1985|_The Fun Tour_||
|1986/1987|_True Colors World Tour_||
|1989|_A Night to Remember Tour_||
|1991|_A.M.A.C.S Tour_||
|1993/1994|_Hat Full of Stars Tour_||
|1994/1995|_Twelve Deadly Cyns World Tour_||
|1996/1997|_Sisters of Avalon Tour_||
|1997|_Wildest Dreams Tour_||
|1999|_The 1999 Summer Tour_||
|2000|_The 2000 Summer Tour_||
|2001/2003|_Shine Tour_||
|2002|_Living Proof: The Farewell Tour_||
|2003/2004|_At Last World Tour_||
|2005/2006|_The Body Acoustic Tour_||
|2007|_True Colors 2007 Tour_||
|2008|_True Colors 2008 Tour_||
|2008|_Australian Tour_||
|2008|_Bring Ya to the Brink Tour_||
|2010/2011|_Memphis Blues Tour_||

## Filmography

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1984|_Prime Cuts_|Herself|Cameo||
|1985|_The Goonies_|Herself|Cameo||
|1985|_Girls Just Want to Have Fun_|Woman in Diner|Appearance uncredited||
|1988|_Vibes_|Sylvia Pickel|||
|1990|_Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme_|Mary (Had a Little Lamb)|TV movie||
|1990|_The Wall – Live in Berlin_|Young Pink|TV movie||
|1991|_Off and Running_|Cyd Morse|||
|1993|_Life with Mikey_|Geena Briganti|||
|1993—1999|_Mad About You_|Marianne Lugasso|Recurring role; 4 episodes "A Pair of Hearts" (Season 2, Episode 9) "Money Changes Everything" (Season 3, Episode 20) "Stealing Burt's Car" (Season 7, Episode 18) "The Final Frontier" (Season 7, Episode 21)||
|1994|_Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle_|Picnic Guest|Uncredited||
|1996|_Sesame Street Elmocize_|Herself|Cameo||
|1999|_The Happy Prince_|Pidge|TV movie||
|1999|_Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child_|Pidge (voice)|"The Happy Prince" (Season 6, Episode 5)||
|1999|_The Simpsons_|Herself (voice)|"Wild Barts Can't Be Broken" (Season 10, Episode 11)||
|2000|_The Opportunists_|Sally Mahon|||
|2000|_Christmas Dream_||Cameo||
|2004|_Higglytown Heroes_|Operator Hero (voice)|"Smooth Operator/Stinky Situation" (Season 1, Episode 6)||
|2005|_That's So Raven_|Ms. Petuto|"Art Breaker" (Season 3, Episode 13)||
|2005|_The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie_|Herself|Cameo||
|2005|_Queer as Folk_|Herself|"I Love You" (Season 5, Episode 10)||
|2006|_The Threepenny Opera_|Jenny (Ginny Jenny/Low-Dive Jenny)|Broadway musical||
|2007|_The Backyardigans_||"International Super Spy" (Season 2, Episode 15)||
|2008|_Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List_|Herself|" Fly the Super Gay Skies" (Season 4, Episode 3)||
|2008|_Gossip Girl_|Herself|" Bonfire of the Vanity" (Season 2, Episode 10)||
|2009|_Here and There_|Rose|||
|2009|_30 Rock_|Herself|"Kidney Now!" (Season 3, Episode 22)||
|2009|_Bones_|Avalon Harmonia|"Harbingers in a Fountain" (Season 5, Episode 1)||
|2009|_The Apprentice: The Celebrity Apprentice 3_|Herself/Contestant|Season 3; Eliminated 5th||
|2011|_Dirty Movie_|Little Johnny's Mom|||
|2011|_Section B_|Betty|pre-production||
|2012|_Bob's Burgers_|Performer (voice)|"The Belchies" (Season 2, Episode 1)||
|2012|_Henry & Me_|Nurse #1 (voice)|Post-production||
|2013|_The Last Beat_|Bebe Markham|In production||

### Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Lauper has won one award from 15 nominations.

|-
|rowspan="5"|1985
|Cyndi Lauper
|Best New Artist
|
|-
|_She's So Unusual_
|Album of the Year
|
|-
|"Time After Time"
|Song of the Year
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|"Girls Just Want To Have Fun"
|Record of the Year
|
|-
|Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|1986
|"What A Thrill"
|Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
|
|-
|"Cyndi: Live in Paris"
|Best Long Form Music Video
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|1987
|"True Colors"
|Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
|
|-
|"911"
|Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
|
|-
|1988
|"Cyndi Lauper in Paris"
|Best Performance Music Video
|
|-
|1990
|"I Drove All Night"
|Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
|
|-
|1999
|"Disco Inferno"
|Best Dance Recording
|
|-
|2005
|"Unchained Melody"
|Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
|
|-
|2009
|_Bring Ya To The Brink_
|Best Electronic/Dance Album
|
|-
|2011
|_Memphis Blues_
|Best Traditional Blues Album
|

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Cyndi Lauper
- **image**: Cyndi_Lauper_at_An_Evening_With_Women_event.jpg
- **background**: solo_singer
- **birth name**: Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper
- **origin**: Woodhaven, Queens, Woodhaven, Queens, New York City, USA
- **instrument**: Vocals, guitar
- **genre**: Pop music, Pop, Pop rock, Dance rock, Pop dance, New Wave music, New Wave
- **occupation**: Singer, songwriter, producer, actress (film & stage)
- **years active**: 1976–present
- **label**: Portrait Records, Portrait, Epic Records, Epic, Daylight Records, Daylight, Downtown Records, Downtown
- **associated acts**: Blue Angel (band), Blue Angel