Cyndi Lauper

Cynthia Ann Stephanie Cyndi Lauper is an American singer songwriter actress and LGBT rights activist whose career has spanned over four decades Her debut solo album Shes So Unusual 1983 was an instant commercial success The album was the first debut female album to chart four topfive hits on the Billboard Hot 100Girls Just Want to Have Fun Time After Time She Bop and All Through the Night earning Lauper the Best New Artist award at the 27th Grammy Awards in 1985 Her success continued with her second record True Colors 1986 which included the number one hit of the same name and Change of Heart which peaked at number 3 and earned Lauper two nominations at the 29th Grammy Awards in 1987 Since 1989 Lauper has released nine studio albums to varying critical acclaim and has participated in several other projects Her most recent album the Grammynominated Memphis Blues became Billboards most successful blues album of the year remaining at number one on the Billboard blues charts for 13 consecutive weeks In 2011 Lauper released an autobiography detailing her battle with child abuse and depression which became New York Times Best Seller In 2013 Lauper completed writing both the music and lyrics for the Broadway musical Kinky Boots which led it to the 2013 Tony Awards with 13 nominations and won six awards including Best Musical The musical also won Best Score making Lauper the first woman to win the composing category solo In 2013 she became the first artist to top the dance charts with a Broadway single in over 25 years Over the course of her career Lauper has released over 40 singles and as of 2011 has sold more than 80 million albums 20 million singles and 1 million DVDs She has won Grammy Emmy Tony MTV VMA awards Billboard and AMA In 1999 VH1 ranked Lauper No 58 of the 100 Greatest Women of Rock Roll Lauper is also one of only twenty artists to achieve GET status by winning competitive Grammy Emmy and Tony awards