Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper ( LAW-p蓹r; born June 22, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Known for her distinctive image, featuring a variety of hair colors and eccentric clothing, and for her powerful four-octave vocal range; Lauper has sold over 50 million records worldwide. She has also been celebrated for her humanitarian work, particularly as an advocate for the LGBT rights in the United States.
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鈥�"Girls Just Want to Have Fun", "Time After Time", "She Bop", and "All Through the Night"鈥攁nd earned Lauper the Best New Artist award at the 27th Annual Grammy Awards in 1985. The music video for "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" won the Best Female Video Award at the inaugural 1984 MTV Video Music Awards and has been recognized by MTV, VH1 and Rolling Stone as one of the greatest music videos of the era. Her second album, True Colors (1986), scored two more top-five hits; the title track and "Change of Heart". Lauper's chart success continued with the singles "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" (1985), "I Drove All Night" (1989) and the dance club hit "That's What I Think" (1993).
Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper ( LAW-p蓹r; born June 22, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Known for her distinctive image, featuring a variety of hair colors and eccentric clothing, and for her powerful four-octave vocal range; Lauper has sold over 50 million records worldwide. She has also been celebrated for her humanitarian work, particularly as an advocate for the LGBT rights in the United States.
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鈥�"Girls Just Want to Have Fun", "Time After Time", "She Bop", and "All Through the Night"鈥攁nd earned Lauper the Best New Artist award at the 27th Annual Grammy Awards in 1985. The music video for "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" won the Best Female Video Award at the inaugural 1984 MTV Video Music Awards and has been recognized by MTV, VH1 and Rolling Stone as one of the greatest music videos of the era. Her second album, True Colors (1986), scored two more top-five hits; the title track and "Change of Heart". Lauper's chart success continued with the singles "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" (1985), "I Drove All Night" (1989) and the dance club hit "That's What I Think" (1993).