Lauper has released over 40 singles, and as of 2011 had sold more than 50 million albums worldwide, and 1 million DVDs and 20 million singles, making her one of the best selling artists of all time.

At the age of twelve, Lauper learned how to play an acoustic guitar, which her sister had given to her, and she started to write her own lyrics.

Music critics that saw Lauper perform with Blue Angel thought that she had star potential since she had a wide singing range ( four octaves ), perfect pitch, and a vocal style all her own.

Lauper knew she could write songs, but the record company had a lot of material they wanted her to record.

Steven Spielberg had asked Lauper to be the musical director of his latest film The Goonies, an adventurous family film about lost treasure.

Lauper had the power to choose whom she wanted on the soundtrack, so she tried to make the album very diverse.

Lauper stated in a 1986 interview that she had been working 12 hour days and had gynecological problems.

Lauper had a minor operation and spent some time in the hospital.

Lauper has been quoted as saying that she had long despised the song because of Richard Donner's insistence on everything being perfect for the video shoot.

Lauper had no control over the song, which was written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly.

Lauper had become close friends with Yoko Ono.

Lauper's sister Ellen had come out as a lesbian and Lauper considered her to be a role model.

Lauper began performing as a featured artist at gay pride events around the world ( as early as 1994, she had performed at the closing ceremonies for Gay Games IV in New York City ).

Though she had not released an album of new material since 1997's Sisters of Avalon, Lauper remained busy through the years.

Midway through the film, Sean Astin had to leave, much to the puzzlement of his costars, and without ever getting to say a personal message to Cyndi Lauper that he intended to.

In October 2008 it was revealed the band had recorded a Christmas duet entitled " A Christmas Duel " with Cyndi Lauper, which was available as a free download from their website on November 28, 2008.

On November 27, 2008, The Hives official website had begun to play the Cyndi Lauper / The Hives duet automatically whenever it is visited.

By the mid 1970s and early 1980s, the original wave of singer-songwriters had largely been absorbed into a more general pop or soft rock format, but some new artists in the singer-songwriter tradition ( including Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Mark Heard, Lucinda Williams, Kate and Anna McGarrigle, Patti Smith, Elvis Costello, Cyndi Lauper, Kate Bush, Rickie Lee Jones, Stevie Nicks, Cheryl Wheeler, Loudon Wainwright III, The Roches and Warren Zevon ) continued to emerge, and in other cases rock and even punk rock artists such as Peter Case, Paul Collins and Paul Westerberg transitioned to careers as solo singer-songwriters.

In the early 1990s Cyndi Lauper had a bob haircut with very unusual colors ; soon afterwards, the cut became identified with Uma Thurman in the film Pulp Fiction in 1994.

The album is known primarily because it included song " The Goonies ' R ' Good Enough " by singer Cyndi Lauper, who had a cameo in the film ( as herself, singing the song on TV ).

The following year, singer Cyndi Lauper began a verbal feud with manager " Captain " Lou Albano, who long had a reputation of being a villain, that brought professional wrestling into mainstream culture in a storyline that became known as the " Rock ' n ' Wrestling Connection.

After much buildup and hype, the Fabulous Moolah lost the championship when defeated by Richter, who had Lauper in her corner, on July 23, 1984 in the main event of The Brawl to End it All, which was broadcast live on MTV.

Lauper hated the cover, often saying they made her look like Big Bird.

In preparation for the album, Lauper visited England and France during summer 2007 to write for the album and wrote songs with dance artists like Axwell, The Scumfrog, Basement Jaxx, Digital Dog, Dragonette, Kleerup and others.

Lauper plays dulcimer on her ninth studio album The Body Acoustic, and the tour to support the record featured her performing songs like " Time After Time " and " She Bop " solo on the mountain dulcimer.

In addition, several celebrities like Muhammad Ali, Liberace and Cyndi Lauper also appeared during the build up to and at the event.

It was the same for many artists of that decade like Cyndi Lauper, Madonna and George Michael to name but a few.

According to Lauper, she wanted it to be just like Shear's version, with a bit more of an acoustic sound.

Bill Lamb of About. com gave the song four out of five stars, stating that it " sounds like the lost Cyndi Lauper tune.

His company in Australia, Jacobsen Venue Management, has presented many acts including Barbra Streisand, Bruce Springsteen, the Bee Gees, The Three Tenors, Slim Whitman, Kiss, Simon and Garfunkel, Bob Marley, Shania Twain, Billy Joel, John Denver, Pearl Jam, Cyndi Lauper, Julio Iglesias, Barry Manilow, Meat Loaf, Olivia Newton-John, Peter Allen, Sammy Davis Jr, and many more, in addition to shows like Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Fame, and Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage.

" In reality, she was trying to find a separate image for herself, being inspired by then artists like Boy George, Cyndi Lauper and David Bowie, and their constantly shifting image and persona.

The music featured the best songs from the 1980s from acts like The Police, Prince, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, and more.

Lauper recorded " Santa Claus is Coming to Town ", a duet with Frank Sinatra, which was released on the album A Very Special Christmas 2.

Lauper reprises two holiday-themed tracks for previous albums that blend seamlessly with the newer material: " Feels Like Christmas ", a Cajun-spiced tune from Hat Full of Stars and " Early Christmas Morning " from Sisters of Avalon.

" Lauper recorded a special Christmas duet with Swedish band The Hives, entitled " A Christmas Duel ", on CDsingle and 7 " vinyl, in Sweden only, on November 19, 2008.

Lauper did a lot of radio promotion in November and December for all three releases, including a live performance of " Blue Christmas " on Good Morning America in December.

* 8 p. m. EDT: Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words and Music, a tribute to John Lennon that became a concert of prayer and healing for New York City to benefit the relief efforts, hosted by Kevin Spacey and featuring Dave Matthews, Moby, Stone Temple Pilots, Nelly Furtado, Shelby Lynne, Alanis Morissette, Cyndi Lauper, The Isley Brothers, Lou Reed, Marc Anthony, Natalie Merchant, Yolanda Adams, Sean Lennon and Yoko Ono, is held at Radio City Music Hall and simultaneously broadcast live on the TNT and WB networks.

They received a much wider audience serving as the opening act of Cyndi Lauper on her Fun tour.

The mainstream media attention brought on by celebrities including Muhammad Ali, Mr. T, and Cyndi Lauper at the event helped propel WrestleMania to become a staple in popular culture.

Even though Lauper was now performing on stage, she was not happy singing cover songs.

Many people wanted to sign Lauper only if she would sign on as a solo artist.

It reached No. 3 on the Hot 100 and earned Lauper another Gold certification of 500, 000 from the RIAA.

Jules Shear and Cyndi Lauper went on to co-write the song " Steady ", which reached No. 57 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1985.

Lauper was on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine in May 1984.

During this time period, Lauper appeared on the cover of People magazine twice.

In behind-the-scenes footage of the video, you can see Lauper physically exhausted from the work on the video.

In the same year, Lauper released her second album, True Colors, on September 15, 1986.

In 1986, Lauper appeared on the Billy Joel album The Bridge on a song called " Code of Silence ".

Lauper contributed a track called " Hole in My Heart ( All the Way to China )" but the song was not included on the soundtrack.

Lauper worked on the movie originally titled Moon Over Miami, which later became Off and Running with David Keith, Richard Belzer and David Thornton, whom she started seeing romantically.

Lauper appeared on the Howard Stern Show to promote the album.

Lauper won an Emmy Award for her role as Marianne on the sitcom Mad About You.

Declyn Wallace Thornton Lauper was born on November 17 of that year ; he was named after Elvis Costello ( whose first name is Declan ) and William Wallace.

He was born while Lauper was putting the finishing touches on her new album.

" Brimstone and Fire " painted a portrait of a lesbian relationship, and " You Don't Know " showed Lauper flexing more political muscle than on her previous albums.