Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper (/ˈlɔːpər/LAW-pər; born June 22, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter and actress.[3] Known for her distinctive image, featuring a variety of hair colors and eccentric clothing,[4] and for her powerful four-octavevocal range,[5] Lauper has sold over 50 million records worldwide.[6] She has also been celebrated for her humanitarian work, particularly as an advocate forLGBTQ rights in the United States.
Lauper was born inBrooklyn, New York City,[19] to a Catholic family. Her father, Fred, was of Swiss-German descent, and a descendant of Christen Lauper, a leader of theSwiss peasant war of 1653.[20][21] Her mother, Catrine (née Gallo; 1930–2022),[22] was of Italian (Sicilian) descent. Lauper's siblings are her younger brother Fred (nicknamed Butch), and older sister Ellen.[23] Lauper's parents divorced when she was five.[24] Her mother remarried and divorced again.[25]
Lauper grew up in theOzone Park[26] neighborhood ofQueens and, as a child, listened to such artists asthe Beatles andJudy Garland. At age 12, she began writing songs and playing an acoustic guitar given to her by her sister.[27][28]
Lauper expressed herself with a variety of hair colors and eccentric clothing,[4] and took a friend's advice to spell her name as "Cyndi" rather than "Cindy". Her unconventional sense of style led to classmates bullying and throwing stones at her.[26]
In 1978, Lauper met saxophonist John Turi through her manager Ted Rosenblatt. Turi and Lauper formed a band named Blue Angel and recorded ademo tape of original music.Steve Massarsky, manager ofthe Allman Brothers Band,[36] heard the tape and liked Lauper's voice. He bought Blue Angel's contract for $5,000 and became their manager.[37]
Lauper received recording offers as a solo artist, but held out, wanting the band to be included in any deal she made. Blue Angel was eventually signed byPolydor Records and they released their debut and sole studio albumBlue Angel on the label in 1980. Lauper hated the album cover, saying that it made her look likeBig Bird, butRolling Stone magazine later included it as one of the 100 bestnew wave album covers (2003). Despite critical acclaim, the album sold poorly ("It went lead", as Lauper later joked) and the band broke up. The members of Blue Angel had a falling-out with Massarsky and fired him as their manager. He later filed an $80,000 suit against them, which forced Lauper into bankruptcy.[38] After this Lauper temporarily lost her voice due to an inverted cyst in her vocal cord.[39]
After Blue Angel broke up, Lauper spent time, due to her financial problems, working in retail stores, waitressing atIHOP (which she quit after being demoted to hostess when the manager sexually harassed her),[26] and singing in local clubs. Her most frequent gigs were at El Sombrero.[39] Music critics who saw Lauper perform with Blue Angel believed she had star potential due to her four-octave singing range.[5] In 1981, while singing in a local New York bar, Lauper met David Wolff, who took over as her manager and had her sign a recording contract withPortrait Records, a subsidiary ofEpic Records.[40]
On October 14, 1983, Lauper released her debut solo studio album,She's So Unusual. The album became a worldwide hit, peaking at No. 4 in the U.S. and reaching the top five in eight other countries. The primary studio musicians wereEric Bazilian andRob Hyman (ofthe Hooters),Rick Chertoff,Richard Termini and Peter Wood. Lauper became popular with teenagers and critics alike, in part due to her hybrid punk image, which was crafted by stylist Patrick Lucas.[41]
Lauper co-wrote four songs onShe's So Unusual, including the hits "Time After Time" and "She Bop". On the songs she did not write, Lauper sometimes changed the lyrics; for instance, Lauper found the original lyrics to "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" to be misogynistic, so she rewrote the song as an anthem for young women.[42]
The album includes five cover songs, includingthe Brains' new wave track "Money Changes Everything" (number 27 on theBillboard Hot 100) andPrince's "When You Were Mine". The album made Lauper the first female artist to have four consecutiveBillboard Hot 100 top five hits from one album. The album stayed in the Top 200 charts for more than 65 weeks, and since has sold 16 million copies worldwide.[43][44]
The music video for "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" won the inaugural award for Best Female Video at the 1984 MTV Video Music Awards, and made Lauper an MTV staple. The video featured professional wrestlingmanager "Captain"Lou Albano as Lauper's father, and her real-life mother, Catrine, as her mother,[47] and also featured her attorney, her manager, her brother Butch, and her dog Sparkle.[48] In 1984–85, Lauper appeared on the covers of the magazinesRolling Stone,Time, andNewsweek. She appeared twice on the cover ofPeople, and was named aMs. magazine Woman of the Year in 1985.[49]
In 1985, Lauper participated in USA for Africa's famine-relief fund-raising single "We Are the World", which sold more than 20 million copies since then.[50]
Lauper appeared with professional wrestlerHulk Hogan, who was cast as her "bodyguard" and would also later make many appearances as herself in a number of theWorld Wrestling Federation's "Rock 'n' Wrestling Connection" events, and after making her debut in the World Wrestling Federation in June 1984, becameWendi Richter's manager. Half a year after Captain Lou Albano appeared in the "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" music video, anangle developed where Lauper feuded with thesexist Albano,[51] and managed Richter when she defeated Albano's choiceThe Fabulous Moolah for theWWF Women's Championship at theThe Brawl to End It All, which was broadcast live onMTV on July 23, 1984.[52] By the end of 1984, the storyline feud between Lauper and Albano was dropped when Albano turnedface, with Albano even becoming more friendly towards Lauper.[53] In spite of this, Lauper still continued to make some appearances at WWF shows as Richter's manager during Richter's 1984-1985 WWF run, including atthe inaugural WrestleMania event.[54] Dave Wolff, Lauper's boyfriend and manager at the time, was a wrestling fan as a boy, and engineered the rock and wrestling connection.[55]Salt Lake City radio station92.5 The Beat has described Lauper, who was instrumental in the WWF's early ties to MTV, as having helped put the WWF "on the Map" and for having "a key role in launching WWF into the mainstream."[56]
In May 1985, Lauper released the single "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough," from thesoundtrack to the filmThe Goonies, and an accompanying music video which featured several wrestling stars,Steven Spielberg, the majority ofThe Goonies cast, and the then relatively unknownBangles. The song peaked at number 10 on theBillboard Hot 100 chart.[57]
However, Wendi Richter, and with her Lauper, would cease making more frequent appearances in the WWF when Richter lost the Women's Championship in a controversial match with The Fabulous Moolah in October 1985 which saw a real life "screwjob" finish.[58][59]
Lauper released her second studio album,True Colors in 1986. It entered theBillboard 200 at No. 42 and rose to its number 4 peak.[61]
In 1986, Lauper appeared onBilly Joel's tenth studio albumThe Bridge, with a song called "Code of Silence". She is credited as having written the lyrics with Joel and she sings harmony vocals with him. In the same year, Lauper also sang thetheme song for the children's television seriesPee-wee's Playhouse, credited as "Ellen Shaw". In 1987, David Wolff produced a concert film for Lauper calledCyndi Lauper in Paris. The concert was broadcast onHBO.[62]
Lauper made her film debut in August 1988 in the quirky comedyVibes, alongsideJeff Goldblum,Peter Falk, andJulian Sands. Lauper played a psychic in search of a city of gold in South America. Deborah Blum and Tony Ganz produced the film, with David Wolff as associate producer. To prepare for the role, Lauper took a few classes infinger waving and hair setting at the Robert Fiancé School of Beauty in New York, and studied with a few Manhattan psychics. The film flopped and was poorly received by critics, but would later be considered acult classic.[63][64]
Lauper contributed a track called "Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)" for theVibes soundtrack, but the song was not included. A music video was released, a high energy, comic action/adventure romp through a Chinese laundry. The song reached No. 54 on the US charts,[65] but fared better in Australia, reaching No. 8.[66]
A Night to Remember – Lauper's third studio album – was released on May 9, 1989. The album had one U.S. hit, the No. 6 single "I Drove All Night", originally recorded byRoy Orbison in 1987, though Lauper's version came out first, and Orbison's version was not released until 1991. Lauper received a Grammy nomination for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance at the1990 Grammy Awards for "I Drove All Night", but overall album sales forA Night to Remember were down. The music video for the album's song "My First Night Without You" was one of the first to be closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.[67]
Lauper's fourth studio albumHat Full of Stars was released on May 21, 1993, and was met with critical acclaim, but failed commercially, unsupported by her label. The album, which tackled such topics ashomophobia,domestic violence, racism, and abortion sold fewer than 120,000 copies in the United States and peaked at No. 112 on theBillboard charts.[71] The music video for the album's song "Sally's Pigeons" features the then-unknownJulia Stiles as the young Cyndi.[72]
In 1993, Lauper returned to acting, playingMichael J. Fox's ditzy secretary in the poorly received comedy flop filmLife with Mikey. However, she won anEmmy Award for her guest role as Marianne Lugasso in the television sitcomMad About You.[73]
1996–2000: Motherhood,Sisters of Avalon andMerry Christmas ... Have a Nice Life
On November 19, 1997, aged 44, Lauper gave birth to her son,Declyn Wallace Lauper Thornton.[74] Her fifth studio album,Sisters of Avalon, was released in Japan in October 1996, and elsewhere in April 1997. The album was written and produced with the help of Jan Pulsford (Lauper's keyboardist) and producer Mark Saunders. As inHat Full of Stars, some of the songs inSisters of Avalon addressed dark themes. The song "Ballad of Cleo and Joe" addressed the complications of adrag queen's double life. The song "Say a Prayer" was written for a friend of hers who had died fromAIDS. "Unhook the Stars" was used in the drama filmUnhook the Stars (1996). Again without support from her label, the release failed in America, spending a single week on theBillboard album chart at No. 188. This album also met with much critical praise, includingPeople magazine, which declared it "'90s nourishment for body and soul. Lauper sets a scene, makes us care, gives us hope."[75]
On October 27, 1998, she released her sixth studio album and first Christmas album,Merry Christmas ... Have a Nice Life. It combines original compositions by Lauper and collaborator Jan Pulsford with traditional Christmas songs. "Feels Like Christmas" previously appeared on Lauper's studio albumHat Full of Stars (1993).
On October 12, 2000, Lauper took part in the television showWomen in Rock, Girls with Guitars performing withAnn Wilson ofHeart and with the girl group,Destiny's Child. A CD of the songs performed was released exclusively toSears stores from September 30 to October 31, 2001, and was marketed as a fundraiser forbreast cancer.[78]
Lauper's tenth studio album,Bring Ya to the Brink, was released in the United States on May 27, 2008.[84]Other projects for 2008 included the True Colors Tour and a Christmas duet with Swedish rock bandthe Hives, entitled "A Christmas Duel". The song was released as a CD single and a 7" vinyl in Sweden.[85] Lauper also performed on the "Girls Night Out", headlining it withRosie O'Donnell in the US.[86]
In 2009, Lauper guest starred on her first of five episodes ofBones onFox, as psychic Avalon Harmonia.
Memphis Blues—Lauper's eleventh studio album—was released on June 22, 2010, and debuted on theBillboard Blues Albums chart at number one, and at number 26 on theBillboard Top 200. The album remained number one on the Blues Albums chart for 14 consecutive weeks;Memphis Blues was nominated forBest Traditional Blues Album at the2011 Grammy Awards.[90]
Lauper made international news in March 2011 for an impromptu performance of "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" while waiting for a delayed flight atAeroparque Jorge Newbery inBuenos Aires, Argentina. A video was later posted onYouTube.[91][92]
In November 2011, she released two Christmas singles exclusive toiTunes. The first release was a Blues-inspired cover ofElvis Presley's classic "Blue Christmas", and the second was a new version of "Home for the Holidays", a duet withNorah Jones. In June 2012, Lauper made her first appearance forWWE in 27 years, to promoteWWE Raw's 1000th episode to memorialize "Captain"Lou Albano.[93]
In September 2012, Lauper performed at fashion designerBetsey Johnson's 40 year Retrospective Fashion show.[94] That month Lauper also published her memoirCyndi Lauper: A Memoir, in which she detailed her struggle with childhood abuse and depression.[29]
Lauper composed music and lyrics for the Broadway musicalKinky Boots, withHarvey Fierstein writing the book. The musical was based on the British comedy-drama filmKinky Boots (2005). It opened inChicago in October 2012[95] and on Broadway at theAl Hirschfeld Theatre on April 4, 2013.[96] In May, she won Best Score forKinky Boots at the 63rd annualOuter Critics Circle Awards.[97] The musical led the2013 Tony Awards, with 13 nominations and six wins includingBest Musical andBest Actor. She won the award forBest Original Score.[98] Lauper was the first woman to win solo in this category. After a six-year run and 2,507 regular shows,Kinky Boots ended its Broadway run on April 7, 2019. It is the 25th-longest-running Broadway musical in history. It grossed $297 million on Broadway.[99]
In the summer of 2013, in celebration of the 30th anniversary of her debut studio albumShe's So Unusual, Lauper embarked on an international tour covering America and Australia. The show consisted of a mix of fan favorites and the entirety of theShe's So Unusual album. She was a guest on 36 dates ofCher'sDressed to Kill Tour, starting April 23, 2014.[100][101] A new studio album was confirmed by Lauper on a website interview.[102]
Lauper hosted the Grammy Pre-Telecast at theNokia Theatre inLos Angeles on Jan 26,[103] where she later accepted a Grammy forKinky Boots (Best Musical Theater Album).[104]
On April 1 (March 1 in Europe), Lauper released the 30th Anniversary edition ofShe's So Unusual through Epic Records[105] It featured aremastered version of the original album plus three new remixes. The Deluxe Edition featured bonus tracks such as demos and a live recording as well as a 3D cut-out of the bedroom featured in the "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" music video with a reusable sticker set.[106]
On September 17, 2014, Lauper sang on the finale ofAmerica's Got Talent.[26][107] On September 25, as part ofThe Today Show's Shine a Light series, Lauper re-recorded "True Colors" in a mashup withSara Bareilles' "Brave" to raise awareness and money for children battling cancer.[108] By October the project had raised over $300,000.[109]
TheSongwriters Hall of Fame included Lauper in its nomination list in October 2014.[110] Also during October, Lauper's fourth consecutive 'Home for the Holidays' benefit concert forhomeless gay youth was announced. Acts included50 Cent andLaverne Cox with 100% of the net proceeds going toTrue Colors United.[111]
In March 2015, Lauper once again guest starred on the crime showBones as Avalon Harmonia.[112]
On August 30, 2017, songwritersBenny Mardones andRobert Tepper sued Lauper for lifting elements from their 1980 song "Into the Night" forKinky Boots' final song "Raise You Up".[115] In August 2019, a filed letter by Mardones' lawyer stated that all parties involved have agreed in principle to settle the case. No more details were given at the time.[116]
In May 2016, Lauper was featured on the song "Swipe to the Right" fromElectronica 2: The Heart of Noise by French composer, performer and record producerJean-Michel Jarre. It is the second of a two-part album (the first beingElectronica 1: The Time Machine) that is based around collaborations with other electronic musicians from a wide range of decades and styles.[122]
In January 2017, Lauper was featured onAustin City Limits' 42nd season performing some of her classic songs alongside country tunes fromDetour. The episode aired onPBS.[124]
In 2017, Lauper, together with "Time After Time" songwriterRob Hyman, contributed the track "Hero Is My Middle Name" for the musicalSpongeBob SquarePants.[125]
In March 2018, it was announced that Lauper and Hyman were also going to compose the score for the musical version of the romantic comedy drama filmWorking Girl (1988) which starredHarrison Ford,Sigourney Weaver,Joan Cusack, andMelanie Griffith. She teamed up with Hyman because she wanted "the music to sound like the 80s". The musical was staged by Tony Award winnerChristopher Ashley. A developmental production premiere of the musical is planned for the 2021/2022 season.[126][127]
Lauper guest starred playing a lawyer in an episode of the reboot of the action drama television seriesMagnum P.I.. The episode, titled "Sudden Death", aired on October 22, 2018.[128]
On November 15, 2018, it was announced that Lauper would receive the Icon Award at theBillboard's 13th annual Women in Music Event on December 6 inNew York City. According to Jason Lipshutz,Billboard's editorial director, "The entire world recognizes the power of Cyndi Lauper's pop music, and just as crucially, she has used her undeniable talent to soar beyond music, create positive change in modern society and become a true icon".[129]
The song "Together" was featured in the Canadian animated filmRacetime released in January 2019. Originally written and performed in French by Canadian singer and musicianDumas, Lauper performed the English translation in the English version of the film originally titledLa Course des tuques.[130]
On September 6, 2019, the 2-disc compilation album,Japanese Singles Collection – Greatest Hits was released, nine days after its original Japanese release. It includes all of Lauper's singles released in Japan from 1983 to 1995 in chronological order. The second disc contains 26 music videos. Nine of these were available for the first time on DVD.[133][needs update]
In September 2019, it was announced that Lauper would star alongsideJane Lynch in the newNetflix comedy series described as "kind ofThe Golden Girls for today".[134][135] As of March 2025, there had not been any updates on this project.
2020–present:Let the Canary Sing, farewell tour, Grammy Salute, Las Vegas residency
On January 26, 2020, Lauper sang a chorus from the song "I Sing the Body Electric" of the soundtrack from the teen musical drama filmFame (1980) at the62nd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony held in Los Angeles. Other performers wereBen Platt,Camila Cabello,Debbie Allen, who starred in the original film, and more. It was a sendoff to long time Grammy Awards television producerKenneth Ehrlich. He retired after a four-decade run of producing the show.[136][137]
On April 23, 2020, Lauper participated in an online fundraising concert to raise money forLGBTQ nightlife workers who struggled financially because of theCOVID-19 pandemic. Lauper ended the concert performing "True Colors". The concert was initiated by the Stonewall Inn Gives Back nonprofit organization of the historicGreenwich Village gay bar. Other performing artists wereKate Pierson ofthe B-52s,Our Lady J,Rufus Wainwright andDarren Hayes ofSavage Garden amongst others.[138]
In November 2021, Lauper featured as guest vocalist on the track "Blame it on Christmas" byShea Diamond. An official video was released the following month.[141]
Lauper speaking to reporters at theWhite House in 2022
In May 2022, it was announced that Alison Ellwood would direct a career retrospective documentary about Lauper. The film, entitledLet the Canary Sing, encased Lauper's 40+ year career, and was produced by Sony Music Entertainment. The documentary premiered in June 2023.[143]
In December 2022, Lauper and Alex Nolan performed "True Colors" at a White House celebration.[144] That day, presidentJoe Biden signed theRespect for Marriage Act into law. Quote, 'The new law provides federal recognition to same-sex marriages, a measure born out of concern that the Supreme Court could reverse its legal support of such relationships'.[145]
In January 2023, she was among the nominees for theRock and Roll Hall of Fame, "Seeing my name on this year's ballot with so many talents that I admire means so much to me", she adds. "It has been a lifetime privilege to reach so many different kinds of fans with a message of following your own path (and having fun along the way, too)", said Lauper.[146][147] Lauper was not inducted in 2023, but was selected for induction in 2025.[148]
In July 2023, Lauper released the track "Oh Dolores". The song was written for theblack comedy horror television seriesThe Horror of Dolores Roach, released onPrime Video in July 2023. Lauper also had a recurring guest role in the series, though it was canceled after one season.[149][150]
The soundtrack single "Gonna Be You" from the movie80 for Brady was released in January 2023. The song was written byDiane Warren, and performed byDolly Parton,Belinda Carlisle, Cyndi Lauper,Debbie Harry andGloria Estefan. The official music video shows Parton, Carlisle, Lauper, and Estefan performing while wearing football jerseys similar to the ones worn by the women in the film, interspersed with clips from the film.[151]
February 2024 brought major news for Lauper. She announced collaboration with Pophouse (owned byBjörn Ulvaeus) after they bought parts of her song catalog, including "True Colors" and "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" but not her Broadway music. Future projects would include a television series and a festival, as well as an immersive theater experience.[152][153]
Let the Canary Sing, a documentary directed by Alison Ellwood about Lauper's career debuted onParamount+ on June 4, 2024. The soundtrack for the documentary had been released on May 31, 2024.[154] One day before the release ofLet the Canary Sing, Lauper announced that she would be holding one last series of concerts before retiring from touring. HerGirls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour began inMontreal, Canada, on October 18, 2024, and ended on August 30, 2025, at theHollywood Bowl. Lauper stated she wanted to host the farewell tour to properly thank her fans while she was still in good shape.[155] On June 29, 2024, Lauper performed at theGlastonbury Festival inPilton, Somerset, England.[156][157]
On October 5, 2025, her "Grammy Salute" special, which was held at the Hollywood Bowl, aired onCBS andParamount+.[158] The next day, the singer announced her first-everresidency, Cyndi Lauper: Live in Las Vegas, taking place atthe Colosseum at Caesars Palace, with concerts starting in April 2026.[159]
Lauper has been an LGBT rights supporter throughout her career, campaigning for equality through various charities and gay pride events around the world. Lauper stated that she became involved in gay rights advocacy because her sister Ellen is a lesbian and because Lauper herself was passionate about equality. Lauper cites her sister Ellen as a role model.[161]
She co-founded theTrue Colors tour for Human Rights throughout the United States and Canada in June 2007. One dollar from each ticket was earmarked for theHuman Rights Campaign, which advocates equal rights for LGBT individuals.[163]
In 2008, Lauper startedTrue Colors UnitedThe organization works to end youth homelessness, focusing on the experiences of LGBT youth. She set up theTrue Colors Residence in New York City for LGBT homeless youths. The 30-bed facility offers temporary shelter and job placement help.[164] In April 2010, TCU launched the Give a Damn campaign, to help get straight people more involved in LGBT rights.[161] In December 2022, Lauper performed her song "True Colors" at the ceremony where U.S. President Joe Biden signed theRespect for Marriage Act into law.[165]
In August 2008, she contributed an article titled "Hope" toHuffPost, encouraging Americans to vote forBarack Obama in the2008 presidential election.[166] Lauper performed at the2008 Democratic National Convention.[161] During 2022, Lauper launched the Girls Just Want to Have Fundamental Rights Fund, with a mission to support organizations "fighting for the right to abortion and reproductive healthcare."[167]
Stephen Thomas Erlewine ofSpotify said thatShe's So Unusual and Lauper's distinctive idiosyncratic appearance "helped popularize the image ofpunk and new wave for America, making it an acceptable part of the pop landscape".[171]Rolling Stone magazine stated that her debut was "arguably the first time explicitly punk-influenced elements were front-and-center on the pop landscape, both musically and via Lauper's Patrick Lucas-styled ensembles, dressing up the drollReagan decade in feministchutzpah".[178] The album ranked at number 487 onRolling Stone's list of500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2003. The album ranked at number 41 onRolling Stone's list of Women Who Rock: The 50 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2012.[179]Rolling Stone's review stated, "A wild and wonderful skyrocket of a voice ... Lauper's extraordinary pipes connect with the right material, the results sound like the beginning of a whole new golden age." Thirty years after its release,Entertainment Weekly called it an "everlastingly saucy supersmash".[180]
Sheila Moeschen argued that "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" "embodied a different kind of feminine aesthetic that ran counter to the raw sensuality and edginess of her contemporaries likeMadonna or veteran rockersJoan Jett andPat Benatar", that introduced "a nation of women to a new kind of female role model, one that celebrated difference and encouraged playfulness in self-expression".[181]John Rockwell wrote that the song was "a giddily upbeat attestation to female pleasure that simultaneously made a feminist statement, fulfilled male fantasies and—especially in its often-played video version—evoked the warmth of family and friends".[182] Its music video won the first-ever Best Female Video prize at the1984 MTV Video Music Awards. It featured a multicultural cast of women with teased, sideways hair and neon eye shadow, singing alongside Lauper.[8]
"Time After Time" has been covered by over a hundred artists and was ranked at number 22 onRolling Stone's 100 Best Songs of the Past 25 Years[183] and at number 19 onVH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 80s.[184]
"She Bop", the third single fromShe's So Unusual, is the first and only top ten song to directly mention agay porn magazine. An ode tomasturbation, it was included in thePMRC's "Filthy Fifteen" list that led to theParental Advisory sticker appearing on recordings thought to be unsuitable for young listeners.[185] In a retrospective,Rolling Stone ranked it the 36th best song of 1984, praising its unusual playfulness regarding sexuality.[186]
"True Colors" is a gay anthem, after whichTrue Colors United, which advocates for runaway and homeless LGBT youth, is named.[187]
TheAntoinette PerryAward for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known informally as theTony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented byThe Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. Lauper is the first woman to win a Tony solo for Best Score.[230]
TheMTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. Lauper won one award from 14 nominations, the firstBest Female Video.
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