Cyndi Lauper

Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauperis an American singer, songwriter, actress, andLGBTrights activist whose career has spanned over four decades.Her debut solo albumShe's So Unusual(1983), was an instant commercial success. The album was the first debut female album to chart four top-five hits on theBillboardHot 100—"Girls Just Want to Have Fun", "Time After Time", "She Bop", and "All Through the Night," earning Lauper theBest New Artistaward at the27th Grammy Awardsin 1985. Her success continued with her second record,True Colors(1986), which included the number one hitof the same nameand "Change of Heart," which peaked at number 3 and earned Lauper two nominations at the29th Grammy Awardsin 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 Grammy-nominatedMemphis Blues, becameBillboard'smost 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 musicalKinky Boots, which led it to the2013 Tony Awardswith 13 nominations, and won six awards includingBest Musical. The musical also wonBest Scoremaking 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 wonGrammy,Emmy,Tony,MTV VMAawards,BillboardandAMA. In 1999VH1ranked Lauper No.58 of the100 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.