Cyndi Lauper

Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper (born June 22, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She is known for her distinctive appearance, characterised by eccentric clothing and brightly coloured hairstyles, as well as her four-octave vocal range. She has been nicknamed the "Queen of Quirky Pop" and has sold more than 50 million records worldwide. Lauper is also known for her humanitarian work, particularly her advocacy for LGBTQ rights in the United States. Read more on Last.fm

Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper (born June 22, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She is known for her distinctive appearance, characterised by eccentric clothing and brightly coloured hairstyles, as well as her four-octave vocal range. She has been nicknamed the "Queen of Quirky Pop" and has sold more than 50 million records worldwide. Lauper is also known for her humanitarian work, particularly her advocacy for LGBTQ rights in the United States. Lauper's debut album, "She's So Unusual" (1983), was the first debut album by a female artist to produce four top-five singles on the US Billboard Hot 100: "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", "Time After Time", "She Bop" and "All Through the Night". It earned her the Grammy Award for Best New Artist at the 27th Annual Grammy Awards in 1985. The music video for "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" won Best Female Video at the inaugural MTV Video Music Awards in 1984 and has been included in retrospective lists of the greatest music videos by MTV, VH1 and Rolling Stone. Her second album, "True Colors" (1986), produced two further top-five singles: the title track and "Change of Heart". Other successful singles include "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" (1985), "I Drove All Night" (1989), "Same Ol' Story" and "Into the Nightlife" (2008), the latter two reaching number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. Since 1983, Lauper has released twelve studio albums and contributed to numerous other musical projects. Her 2010 album "Memphis Blues" topped the Billboard Blues Albums chart for 14 consecutive weeks. In 2013, she won the Tony Award for Best Original Score for composing the Broadway musical "Kinky Boots", becoming the first woman to win the category as a sole recipient. The musical received five additional Tony Awards, including Best Musical. In 2014, Lauper received the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album for the original Broadway cast recording. The West End production of "Kinky Boots" won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical in 2016. Lauper's awards include two Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Tony Award, three MTV Video Music Awards, four Billboard Music Awards and two American Music Awards. She also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She is among the performers to have won three of the four major American entertainment awards, commonly referred to as an EGOT. In 2015, she was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and in November 2025, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Her debut album, "She's So Unusual", ranked 494th on Rolling Stone's 2003 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. VH1 included "Time After Time" among the best songs of the preceding 25 years and ranked Lauper 58th on its list of the greatest women in rock and roll. Lauper was born in Brooklyn, New York City, to a Catholic family. Her father, Fred, was of Swiss-German descent and a descendant of Christen Lauper, a leader in the Swiss peasant uprising of 1653. Her mother, Catrine (née Gallo; 1930–2022), was of Sicilian Italian descent. Lauper has an older sister and a younger brother. Her parents divorced when she was five years old. Her mother subsequently remarried and divorced again. Lauper grew up in the Ozone Park neighbourhood of Queens, New York City. As a child, she listened to artists including the Beatles and Judy Garland. At the age of 12, she began writing songs and playing an acoustic guitar given to her by her sister. She experimented with brightly coloured hairstyles and unconventional clothing, and adopted the spelling "Cyndi" rather than "Cindy" on a friend's recommendation. Her appearance and style attracted bullying from classmates, who reportedly threw stones at her. Lauper attended Richmond Hill High School but was expelled. She subsequently obtained a General Educational Development (GED) certificate. At 17, she left home to escape an abusive stepfather, intending to pursue art studies. She later stated that discovering her stepfather peeping through the bathroom keyhole while she bathed was a decisive factor in her departure. She travelled to Canada, where she spent two weeks in the woods with her dog, Sparkle, before continuing to Vermont. There, she attended art classes at Johnson State College and supported herself through various temporary jobs. In 1978, Lauper met saxophonist John Turi through her manager, Ted Rosenblatt. They formed the band Blue Angel and recorded a demonstration tape of original songs. Steve Massarsky, manager of the Allman Brothers Band, heard the recording and subsequently purchased the band's contract for $5,000, becoming its manager. Lauper received offers to record as a solo artist but insisted that Blue Angel be included in any recording agreement. The band signed with Polydor Records and released its sole studio album, "Blue Angel", in 1980. Lauper was dissatisfied with the album cover, which she felt made her resemble the children's television character Big Bird. In 2003, Rolling Stone included the cover on its list of the 100 best new wave album covers. Despite favourable critical reception, the album achieved limited commercial success, and the band subsequently disbanded. Following a dispute with Massarsky, the band dismissed him as manager. He filed an $80,000 lawsuit against its members, contributing to Lauper's bankruptcy. During this period, she also temporarily lost her voice because of an inverted cyst on her vocal cord. Financial difficulties led her to work in retail and as a waitress, while continuing to perform in local clubs. She left a position at IHOP after alleging that a manager had sexually harassed her and demoted her to hostess. One of her regular performance venues was El Sombrero. Music critics who had seen her perform with Blue Angel noted her vocal range and potential as a solo artist. Lauper subsequently performed at the Malibu Shore Club in Lido Beach, Long Island. She later disclosed that she had been raped by a male guitarist from the band during the 1980s. In 1981, while singing at a local bar in New York, she met David Wolff, who became her manager and secured a recording contract for her with Portrait Records, a subsidiary of Epic Records. On October 14, 1983, Lauper released her debut solo studio album, "She's So Unusual". The album achieved international commercial success, reaching number four in the United States and the top five in eight other countries. Its principal studio musicians included Eric Bazilian and Rob Hyman of the Hooters, Rick Chertoff, Richard Termini and Peter Wood. Lauper's popularity among teenagers and music critics was partly attributed to her distinctive punk-influenced image, developed with stylist Patrick Lucas. Lauper co-wrote four songs on the album, including "Time After Time" and "She Bop". She also adapted lyrics on songs written by others. For example, she considered the original lyrics of "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" misogynistic and rewrote them to emphasise female independence and solidarity. The album included five cover songs, among them the Brains' new wave song "Money Changes Everything", which reached number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100, and Prince's "When You Were Mine". "She's So Unusual" made Lauper the first female artist to achieve four consecutive top-five singles on the Billboard Hot 100 from a single album. It remained on the Billboard 200 for more than 65 weeks and has sold approximately 16 million copies worldwide. At the 27th Annual Grammy Awards in 1985, Lauper won Best New Artist. The album was also nominated for Album of the Year, while "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" received a nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and "Time After Time" was nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. The album also won the Grammy Award for Best Album Package, awarded to its art director, Janet Perr. The music video for "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" won the inaugural MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video in 1984, establishing Lauper as a prominent figure on the music television channel. The video featured professional wrestling manager Lou Albano as her father and her real-life mother, Catrine, as her mother. Other participants included Lauper's attorney, her manager, her brother Butch and her dog Sparkle. During 1984 and 1985, Lauper appeared on the covers of Rolling Stone, Time and Newsweek, as well as twice on the cover of People. Ms. magazine named her Woman of the Year in 1985. In 1985, Lauper participated in USA for Africa's famine-relief charity single "We Are the World", which subsequently sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. She also became involved in the World Wrestling Federation's (WWF) Rock 'n' Wrestling Connection, a promotional partnership between professional wrestling and MTV. Her manager and boyfriend, David Wolff, who had been a wrestling fan since childhood, helped develop the collaboration. Lauper made her WWF debut in June 1984 and became the manager of wrestler Wendi Richter. She appeared alongside Hulk Hogan, who was presented as her bodyguard, at various wrestling events. An extended storyline developed in which Lauper feuded with Albano, who was portrayed as a sexist antagonist. On July 23, 1984, Richter defeated The Fabulous Moolah to win the WWF Women's Championship at "The Brawl to End It All", a live event broadcast on MTV. Lauper managed Richter during the match. The storyline feud with Albano ended later that year, when his character became an ally of Lauper. She continued to appear at WWF events during Richter's 1984–1985 championship run, including the inaugural WrestleMania in 1985. Richter's championship reign ended in October 1985, following a controversial match against Moolah that became known as the original screwjob. In May 1985, Lauper released "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough", a single from the soundtrack of the adventure comedy film "The Goonies". The accompanying music video featured several professional wrestlers, director Steven Spielberg, members of the film's cast and the then relatively unknown Bangles. The song reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. Lauper received several Grammy nominations during the mid-1980s. At the 1986 Grammy Awards, she was nominated for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for "What a Thrill". She received another nomination in the same category the following year for "911", a track from "True Colors", and a nomination for Best Long Form Music Video in 1988 for "Cyndi Lauper in Paris". Lauper released her second studio album, "True Colors", in 1986. It entered the Billboard 200 at number 42 and eventually peaked at number four. That year, she also appeared on Billy Joel's tenth studio album, "The Bridge", contributing lyrics and backing vocals to the song "Code of Silence". She also recorded the theme song for the children's television series "Pee-wee's Playhouse", using the pseudonym Ellen Shaw. In 1987, Wolff produced the concert film "Cyndi Lauper in Paris", which was broadcast on HBO. The following year, Lauper made her feature-film debut in the comedy "Vibes", released in August 1988. She starred alongside Jeff Goldblum, Peter Falk and Julian Sands, portraying a psychic searching for a lost city of gold in South America. To prepare for the role, she attended classes in finger waving and hair styling at the Robert Fiancé School of Beauty in New York and studied with Manhattan psychics. The film received negative reviews and performed poorly commercially. Lauper recorded "Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)" for the "Vibes" soundtrack, although the song was not included in the film. Its music video depicted a comic action-adventure story set in a Chinese laundry. The single reached number 54 in the United States and number eight in Australia. On May 9, 1989, Lauper released her third studio album, "A Night to Remember". Its most successful single was "I Drove All Night", which reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100. The song had originally been recorded by Roy Orbison in 1987, although Lauper's version was released first, with Orbison's recording appearing in 1991. Lauper received a Grammy nomination for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for the single at the 1990 Grammy Awards. However, the album's overall sales were lower than those of her first two releases. The music video for "My First Night Without You" was among the early music videos to include closed captions for viewers with hearing impairments. In May 1990, Lauper participated in a John Lennon tribute concert in Liverpool, organised in part through her friendship with Yoko Ono. She performed the Beatles' song "Hey Bulldog" and Lennon's "Working Class Hero". She also participated in the Peace Choir, a project involving Ono and Lennon's son Sean, recording a new version of Lennon's "Give Peace a Chance". Lauper's fourth studio album, "Hat Full of Stars", was released on May 21, 1993. It received favourable critical reviews but achieved limited commercial success, partly because of a lack of promotional support from her record label. The album addressed subjects including homophobia, domestic violence, racism and abortion. It sold fewer than 120,000 copies in the United States and peaked at number 112 on the Billboard chart. The music video for "Sally's Pigeons" featured actress Julia Stiles as a younger version of Lauper. In 1993, Lauper returned to film acting, appearing as Michael J. Fox's secretary in the comedy "Life with Mikey". The film received generally unfavourable reviews. She subsequently won a Primetime Emmy Award for her guest role as Marianne Lugasso in the television sitcom "Mad About You". Lauper's fifth studio album, "Sisters of Avalon", was released in Japan in October 1996 and internationally in April 1997. She co-wrote and produced the album with her keyboardist Jan Pulsford and producer Mark Saunders. Like "Hat Full of Stars", the album explored complex social and personal themes. "Ballad of Cleo and Joe" examined the challenges faced by a drag queen leading a double life, while "Say a Prayer" was written in memory of a friend who had died of AIDS. The song "Unhook the Stars" was included in the soundtrack of the 1996 drama film of the same name. The album received positive reviews but had limited commercial success in the United States, peaking at number 188 on the Billboard chart. People magazine praised the album for its emotional and thematic content. On October 27, 1998, Lauper released her sixth studio album and first Christmas album, "Merry Christmas ... Have a Nice Life". The album combined original compositions by Lauper and Pulsford with traditional Christmas songs. "Feels Like Christmas" had previously appeared on "Hat Full of Stars". In January 1999, Lauper appeared as an animated version of herself in the "Simpsons" episode "Wild Barts Can't Be Broken", performing "The Star-Spangled Banner" to the melody of "Girls Just Want to Have Fun". That year, she also opened for Cher's "Do You Believe?" tour alongside the girl group Wild Orchid. Lauper appeared in the films "Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle" (1994) and "The Opportunists" (1999). She also recorded "I Want a Mom That Will Last Forever" for the soundtrack of the animated film "Rugrats in Paris: The Movie" (2000). On October 12, 2000, Lauper participated in the television programme "Women in Rock, Girls with Guitars", performing with Ann Wilson of Heart and members of Destiny's Child. A CD featuring songs from the programme was released exclusively through Sears stores in September and October 2001, with proceeds supporting breast cancer fundraising. In April 2002, Sony released the compilation album "The Essential Cyndi Lauper". The following year, Lauper released "At Last", a covers album issued by Sony and Epic Records in November 2003. Originally titled "Naked City", the album featured her interpretations of songs from various musical genres. It received a Grammy nomination for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) at the 2005 Grammy Awards for "Unchained Melody". The album achieved commercial success, with reported sales of approximately 4.5 million copies. In April 2004, Lauper performed at the VH1 benefit concert "Divas 2004", alongside Ashanti, Gladys Knight, Jessica Simpson, Joss Stone and Patti LaBelle. The event raised funds for the Save the Music Foundation. In 2005, Lauper released her ninth studio album, "The Body Acoustic", featuring acoustic arrangements of previously released songs and new material. She also appeared in the television series "Queer as Folk" and made her Broadway debut in the Tony Award-nominated revival of "The Threepenny Opera", playing Jenny. That year, she performed with Shaggy, Scott Weiland of Velvet Revolver and Stone Temple Pilots, Pat Monahan of Train, Ani DiFranco and the Hooters in the VH1 Classic special "Decades Rock Live!". In 2006, Lauper performed "Message to Michael" with Dionne Warwick and contributed vocals to "Beecharmer" on Nellie McKay's second studio album, "Pretty Little Head". On October 16, 2006, she was inducted into the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame. In 2007, she appeared as a guest performer on the song "Lady in Pink" in an episode of the children's television series "The Backyardigans". Lauper released her tenth studio album, "Bring Ya to the Brink", in the United States on May 27, 2008. The album incorporated electronic dance music and was followed by the True Colors Tour. That year, she recorded the Christmas duet "A Christmas Duel" with Swedish rock band the Hives, which was released as a CD single and 7-inch vinyl record in Sweden. She also headlined the "Girls Night Out" concerts in the United States with Rosie O'Donnell. In 2009, Lauper made the first of five guest appearances as psychic Avalon Harmonia in the Fox crime drama series "Bones". On November 17, she performed "Slumdog Millionaire", a collaboration with Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean, on "Late Show with David Letterman". In January 2010, Mattel released a Cyndi Lauper Barbie doll as part of its "Ladies of the 80s" collection. In March, Lauper participated in the third season of NBC's reality television programme "The Celebrity Apprentice", finishing in sixth place. Her eleventh studio album, "Memphis Blues", was released on June 22, 2010. It debuted at number one on the Billboard Blues Albums chart and number 26 on the Billboard 200. The album remained at the top of the blues chart for 14 consecutive weeks and received a nomination for Best Traditional Blues Album at the 2011 Grammy Awards. In March 2011, Lauper attracted international media attention after spontaneously performing "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" while waiting for a delayed flight at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A recording of the performance was subsequently posted on YouTube. In November 2011, she released two Christmas singles exclusively through iTunes: a blues-influenced cover of Elvis Presley's "Blue Christmas" and a new version of "Home for the Holidays", performed as a duet with Norah Jones. In June 2012, Lauper returned to WWE programming for the first time in 27 years, appearing on "WWE Raw" to promote its 1,000th episode and commemorate Lou Albano. In September, she performed at fashion designer Betsey Johnson's 40th anniversary retrospective fashion show. That month, she published her memoir, "Cyndi Lauper: A Memoir", in which she discussed her childhood experiences of abuse, her personal life and her career. In 2013, Lauper composed the music and lyrics for the Broadway musical "Kinky Boots", with a book by Harvey Fierstein. The musical was based on the 2005 British comedy-drama film of the same name. It premiered in Chicago in October 2012 before opening on Broadway at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on April 4, 2013. In May, Lauper won Best Score at the 63rd Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards. At the 67th Tony Awards in June, "Kinky Boots" received 13 nominations and won six awards, including Best Musical and Best Original Score. Lauper became the first woman to win the Best Original Score award as the sole composer. "Kinky Boots" ran on Broadway for six years, closing on April 7, 2019, after 2,507 regular performances. It ranked among the longest-running Broadway musicals and grossed approximately $297 million during its Broadway run. The musical subsequently received international productions, including a West End staging. In summer 2013, Lauper embarked on an international tour marking the 30th anniversary of "She's So Unusual". The tour included performances in North America and Australia and featured songs from the album alongside other material from her career. In 2014, she joined Cher's "Dressed to Kill" tour as a supporting act for 36 dates, beginning on April 23. On January 26, 2014, Lauper hosted the Grammy Awards pre-telecast ceremony at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles and received the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album for "Kinky Boots". On April 1 in the United States and March 1 in Europe, Epic Records released a 30th anniversary edition of "She's So Unusual". It included a remastered version of the original album and three new remixes. The deluxe edition also featured demos, a live recording and a three-dimensional cut-out of the bedroom set from the "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" music video, accompanied by reusable stickers. In September 2014, Lauper performed on the finale of "America's Got Talent". On September 25, she participated in "The Today Show"'s Shine a Light series, recording a mashup of "True Colors" and Sara Bareilles' "Brave" to raise awareness and funds for children with cancer. By October, the project had raised more than $300,000. In October 2014, Lauper was nominated for induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. She also announced the fourth annual "Home for the Holidays" benefit concert, which raised funds for homeless LGBTQ youth. Performers included 50 Cent and Laverne Cox, with all net proceeds going to True Colors United, the organisation founded by Lauper to address LGBTQ youth homelessness. In March 2015, Lauper made another guest appearance as Avalon Harmonia in "Bones". In July, she discussed her experience with psoriasis on "The Today Show" as part of a project with Novartis and the National Psoriasis Foundation. She also announced a forthcoming country music album produced by Tony Brown, with Seymour Stein involved in the project. The West End production of "Kinky Boots" opened at the Adelphi Theatre in London on September 15, 2015. In August 2017, songwriters Benny Mardones and Robert Tepper filed a lawsuit against Lauper, alleging that the final song of "Kinky Boots", "Raise You Up", incorporated elements of their 1980 song "Into the Night". In August 2019, a letter filed by Mardones' lawyer stated that the parties had agreed in principle to settle the case. Further details were not disclosed. In January 2016, Lauper announced that her twelfth studio album, "Detour", would be released on May 6. The album consisted of her interpretations of classic country songs. She promoted the release with a version of Harlan Howard's "Heartaches by the Number" and a performance on "Skyville Live" alongside Kelsea Ballerini and Ingrid Michaelson. On February 17, she released her cover of Wanda Jackson's "Funnel of Love". In February 2016, Lauper and arranger Stephen Oremus received a nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award for their work on the West End production of "Kinky Boots". The production's cast recording was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album in January 2017. In May 2016, Lauper appeared on "Swipe to the Right", a track from French electronic musician Jean-Michel Jarre's album "Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise". The album was the second instalment of a two-part project featuring collaborations with electronic musicians from different generations and musical backgrounds. In October, Lauper's son, Declyn Lauper, performed as the opening act for selected dates of her "Detour" tour in Scottsdale, Arizona, and Las Vegas, Nevada. In January 2017, Lauper appeared on the 42nd season of the PBS music programme "Austin City Limits", performing songs from her career alongside country material from "Detour". In 2017, she and Rob Hyman contributed "Hero Is My Middle Name" to the Broadway musical "SpongeBob SquarePants". In March 2018, it was announced that Lauper and Hyman would compose the score for a musical adaptation of the 1988 romantic comedy film "Working Girl", which starred Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver and Joan Cusack. Lauper stated that she wanted the music to reflect the sound of the 1980s. The musical was developed with Tony Award-winning director Christopher Ashley, with an initial production planned for the 2021–2022 season. It eventually premiered at the La Jolla Playhouse on October 28, 2025, and closed on December 14, 2025. In October 2018, Lauper appeared as a lawyer in the episode "Sudden Death" of the reboot of the action drama television series "Magnum P.I.". On November 15, 2018, Billboard announced that she would receive its Icon Award at the 13th annual Women in Music event on December 6 in New York City. In January 2019, the Canadian animated film "Racetime", originally released in French as "La Course des tuques", featured Lauper performing the English-language version of "Together", a song originally written and performed in French by Canadian musician Dumas. On June 26, she performed at the opening ceremony of Stonewall 50 – WorldPride NYC 2019. In July, she gave two concerts at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, accompanied by the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra under the direction of Thomas Wilkins. On September 6, 2019, the two-disc compilation album "Japanese Singles Collection – Greatest Hits" was released internationally, following its original Japanese release nine days earlier. The collection included Lauper's Japanese singles from 1983 to 1995 in chronological order, while the second disc featured 26 music videos, nine of which were released on DVD for the first time. In September 2019, it was announced that Lauper would star alongside Jane Lynch in a Netflix comedy series described as a contemporary interpretation of "The Golden Girls". As of March 2025, no further updates about the project had been announced. On January 26, 2020, Lauper performed a chorus from "I Sing the Body Electric", from the soundtrack of the 1980 musical drama film "Fame", at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. The performance also featured Ben Platt, Camila Cabello and Debbie Allen, who had appeared in the original film. It formed part of a tribute to longtime Grammy Awards television producer Kenneth Ehrlich, who retired after approximately four decades producing the ceremony. On April 23, 2020, Lauper participated in an online fundraising concert organised by the Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative to support LGBTQ nightlife workers affected financially by the COVID-19 pandemic. She concluded the concert with a performance of "True Colors". Other performers included Kate Pierson of the B-52s, Our Lady J, Rufus Wainwright and Darren Hayes of Savage Garden. In 2020, Lauper and Rob Hyman co-wrote "Secret to the Formula" for the animated film "The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run". In November, she performed a duet with former "American Idol" finalist Casey Abrams on a cover of the 1965 protest song "Eve of Destruction", written by P. F. Sloan. In November 2021, she appeared as a guest vocalist on Shea Diamond's Christmas song "Blame It on Christmas", accompanied by an official music video released the following month. On April 1, 2022, Lauper performed at the MusiCares Person of the Year tribute concert honouring Joni Mitchell. In May, it was announced that filmmaker Alison Ellwood would direct a documentary chronicling Lauper's career, produced by Sony Music Entertainment. The film, "Let the Canary Sing", covered more than four decades of her career and premiered in June 2023. In December 2022, Lauper and Alex Nolan performed "True Colors" at a White House celebration on the day President Joe Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act into law. The legislation established federal recognition and protection for same-sex and interracial marriages. In January 2023, Lauper was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She was not selected for induction that year but was subsequently included in the 2025 class. In July 2023, she released "Oh Dolores", a song written for the black comedy horror television series "The Horror of Dolores Roach", which premiered on Prime Video that month. Lauper also had a recurring guest role in the series, which was cancelled after one season. In January 2023, Lauper joined Dolly Parton, Belinda Carlisle, Debbie Harry and Gloria Estefan on "Gonna Be You", a song written by Diane Warren for the comedy film "80 for Brady". The accompanying music video featured the performers wearing football jerseys and included footage from the film. In February 2024, Lauper announced a partnership with Pophouse, the Swedish entertainment company co-founded by ABBA member Björn Ulvaeus. The company acquired portions of her music catalogue, including rights associated with "True Colors" and "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", while excluding her Broadway compositions. The partnership was reported to involve plans for a television series, a festival and an immersive theatre experience. "Let the Canary Sing" premiered on Paramount+ on June 4, 2024, following the release of its soundtrack on May 31. The day before the documentary's premiere, Lauper announced that she would undertake a farewell tour before retiring from touring. The "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour" began in Montreal, Canada, on October 18, 2024, and initially concluded at the Hollywood Bowl on August 30, 2025. Lauper said the tour was intended to give her an opportunity to thank her fans in person. Additional performances were subsequently associated with the tour, including a concert at Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas. On June 29, 2024, Lauper performed at the Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, Somerset, England. On October 5, 2025, her "Grammy Salute" special, filmed at the Hollywood Bowl, aired on CBS and became available on Paramount+. The following day, she announced her first Las Vegas residency, "Cyndi Lauper: Live in Las Vegas", scheduled for April 24 to May 2, 2026, at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. On November 8, 2025, Lauper was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In June 2026, she performed at Rock in Lisboa in Lisbon, Portugal. On July 23, 2026, Mattel released a three-pack of WWE action figures featuring Lauper, Lou Albano and Roddy Piper through Mattel Creations, as part of its "WWE Rock 'n' Wrestling" collection and in conjunction with WWE's 2026 San Diego Comic-Con merchandise. The set marked Lauper's first appearance as a WWE action figure and commemorated the June 16, 1984, episode of "Piper's Pit", during which Lauper and Albano confronted each other. On September 15, 2026, Lauper released a 40th anniversary edition of her second studio album, "True Colors". The edition included two previously unreleased songs, "The River Cried" and a cover of the Beatles' "Across the Universe", as well as live recordings from her concert in Paris on March 12, 1987. Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyndi_Lauper Studio albums She's So Unusual (1983) True Colors (1986) A Night to Remember (1989) Hat Full of Stars (1993) Sisters of Avalon (1996) Merry Christmas ... 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