Gene Stone
Gene Stone( born October 6, 1951) is an American writer and editor.
Cyndi Lauper
Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper (born June 22, 1953), is an American singer, songwriter, actress and activist.
Her career has spanned over 40 years.
Her album "
She's So Unusual" (1983)
was the first debut album by a female artist to achieve four top-five hits on the "Billboard" Hot 100—"Girls
Just Want to Have FunTime
After TimeShe Bop", and "All Through the Night"—and earned Lauper the Best New Artist award at the 27th Grammy Awards in 1985.
Her success continued with the soundtrack for the motion picture
"The Goonies" and her second record "True Colors" (1986).
This album included the number one single "True Colors" and "Change of Heart", which peaked at number three.
Since 1983, Lauper has released eleven studio albums and participated in many other projects.
In 2010, "Memphis Blues" became "Billboard"s most successful blues album of the year, remaining at number one on the "Billboard" Blues Albums chart for 13 consecutive weeks.
In 2013, Lauper won the Tony Award for best original score for composing the Broadway musical "Kinky Boots", making her the first woman to win the category by herself.
The musical was awarded five other Tonys including Tony Award for Best New Musical.
In 2014, Lauper was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album for the cast recording.
In 2016, the West End production won Best New Musical at the Olivier Awards
Lauper has sold over 50 million albums and 20 million singles.
She has won awards at the Grammys, Emmys, Tonys, the New York's Outer Critics Circle, MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), "Billboard" Awards, and American Music Awards (AMAs).
An inductee into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Hollywood Walk of Fame
, Lauper is one of the few singers to win three of the four major American entertainment awards (EGOT).
Lauper won the inaugural Best Female Video prize at the 1984 VMAs for "Girls
Just Want to Have Fun".
This music video is recognized by MTV, VH1 and "Rolling Stone" as one of the greatest music videos of the era.
She is featured in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum's "Women Who Rock" exhibit.
Her debut album is included in "Rolling Stone" list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, while "Time After Time" is included in VH1's list of the 100 Best Songs of the Past 25 years.
VH1 has ranked Lauper No. 58 of the "100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll".
Lauper is known for her distinctive image, featuring a variety of hair colors and eccentric clothing, and for her powerful and distinctive four-octave singing range.
Lauper has been celebrated for her humanitarian work, particularly as an advocate for LGBT rights in the United States.
Her charitable efforts were acknowledged in 2013 when she was invited as a special guest to attend U.S. President Barack Obama's second-term inauguration.
Jordan Stone
Jordan Stone( born March 16, 1984), is a retired American soccer player.
Jeff Stone (Wisconsin politician)
Jeff Stone( born January 28, 1961) is an American businessman and former politician.
Peter Stone (footballer)
Peter Stone( born 30 September 1954) is an Australian former football( soccer) player.
Andrew Stone (soccer)
Andrew Stone( born November 18, 1990) is an American soccer player.
Dave Stone
Dave Stone( born 12 June 1964) is a British writer.
The World Is Stone
"The World Is Stone" is a single by American singer, Cyndi Lauper.
This English version is based on the French song "Le Monde est stone" (1978), which was part of the "Starmania" musical and has been most notably associated with Fabienne Thibeault, Marie Carmen, Céline Dion, and Maurane.
The song was composed by Michel Berger.
The original French lyrics were written by Luc Plamondon, and the English lyrics were written by Tim Rice.
Although this single was not released in U.S., it was a hit in several countries (number 15 in UK) but especially in France where it climbed to number two, stayed for three months in the top five and totaled 31 weeks in the top 50.
It is a ballad was included in the "Tycoon" soundtrack.
On the single the B-side was a song entitled, "Learn to Live Alone", which was also featured on this soundtrack.
David Stone (producer)
David Stone( born August 14, 1966) is an American theatre producer.
O Valencia!
" O Valencia!" is the fifth single by the indie rock band
The Decemberists, and the first released from their fourth studio album," The Crane Wife".
The music was written by The Decemberists and the lyrics by Colin Meloy.
It tells a story of two star- crossed lovers.
The singer falls in love with a person who belongs to an opposing gang.
At the end of the song, the singer's lover jumps in to defend the singer, who is confronting his lover's brother( the singer's" sworn enemy") and is killed by the bullet intended for the singer.

Question: Where was the performer of song The World Is Stone born?
Answer: New York