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

It earned Lauper Gold certification with sales of 500, 000 from the RIAA and was one of the biggest hits of 1984.

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

Interesting piece of trivia: Cyndi Lauper mouthed Marlene Dietrich and Charles Boyer's lines from the 1936 film The Garden of Allah in her 1984 video for " Time After Time.

* Cyndi Lauper — November 30, 1984

In the 1980s, she joined the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) as part of the Rock ' n ' Wrestling Connection storyline, feuding with Cyndi Lauper and Wendi Richter, the latter of whom defeated her for the WWF Women's Championship in 1984.

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.

His songs have been more commercially successful in the hands of other artists, notably Cyndi Lauper, whose recording of " All Through the Night " reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1984, and The Bangles, whose recording of " If She Knew What She Wants " reached number 29 in 1986.

Albano continued managing as a heel until December 1984, when he was attacked by his former allies Roddy Piper and " Cowboy " Bob Orton during an award presentation for pop music singer Cyndi Lauper at New York's Madison Square Garden.

During 1984, Albano began collaborating with Lauper, appearing in several of her music videos and working with her to raise $ 4 million for multiple sclerosis.

Near the end of 1984, Roddy Piper ’ s assault on Cyndi Lauper ( kayfabe ) brought Orndorff and Piper on a collision course with Hulk Hogan and Mr. T. Hogan ’ s feud with Piper also meant that Orndorff was thrust back into the main event picture ; he defeated Tony Atlas at The War to Settle the Score and then played a part in the main event.

It was recorded by Cyndi Lauper for her debut album, She's So Unusual and was released as a single in 1984, peaking at # 27 on the Billboard Hot 100.

She's So Unusual led Lauper to win an award at the 1985 Grammy Awards: Best New Artist, the album also won the Grammy for Best Album Package, this award went to the art director, Janet Perr ; Additionally, it received four nominations ; Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for " Girls Just Want To Have Fun ", and Song of the Year for " Time After Time ".

True Colors led Lauper to win two awards at the 1985 Grammy Awards: Best New Artist and Best Album Package for She's So Unusual ; Additionally, it received four nominations ; Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for " Girls Just Want To Have Fun ", and Song of the Year for " Time After Time ".

Producer William Wittman, who has been behind a mixing board for Lauper since her debut album She's So Unusual, was once again in a co-producing and mixing role.

* December 8 – Cyndi Lauper with fourth single from She's So Unusual, " All Through the Night ", becoming the first woman in the 26-year history of Billboard Hot 100 to have four singles in the top five from the one album.

** Janet Perr ( art director ) for She's So Unusual performed by Cyndi Lauper

Hyman and Bazilian worked with Cyndi Lauper on the She's So Unusual album leading to Columbia Records offering the band a contract.

That same year, Bazilian and Hyman were asked to write, arrange and play on the debut album of a relatively unknown singer named Cyndi Lauper, She's So Unusual, who was being produced by their former producer and unofficial bandmate from Baby Grand, Rick Chertoff.

* " Girls Just Want to Have Fun ", the first major single released by singer Cyndi Lauper on She's So Unusual

" Time After Time " is a song by American singer Cyndi Lauper, released as the second single from her album She's So Unusual.

" All Through the Night " is a song performed by American singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper from her debut album She's So Unusual.

" I'll Kiss You " is song by singer Cyndi Lauper, released as the sixth single from her album She's So Unusual.

* Cyndi Lauper: Still So Unusual

He achieved success with songwriting partner Tom Kelly, including the No. 1 hits “ Like a Virgin ” by Madonna, “ True Colors ” by Cyndi Lauper, “ Eternal Flame ” by the Bangles, “ So Emotional ” by Whitney Houston, and “ Alone ” by Heart.

The success of the partnership continued with more number one singles " True Colors " ( recorded by Cyndi Lauper ), " So Emotional " ( by Whitney Houston ), " Eternal Flame " ( by The Bangles ) and " Alone " ( by Heart ).

* 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.

* Liberally adapted by playwright Wallace Shawn, the work was brought back to Broadway by the Roundabout Theatre Company in March 2006 with Alan Cumming playing Macheath, Nellie McKay as Polly, Cyndi Lauper as Jenny, Jim Dale as Mr Peachum, Ana Gasteyer as Mrs Peachum, Carlos Leon as Filch, Adam Alexi-Malle as Jacob and Brian Charles Rooney as a male Lucy.

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

The album spawned a minor hit " My Side of the Bed ", and a Cyndi Lauper penned " Unconditional Love ", but it stalled, and Hoffs was dropped from Columbia during the recording of her second solo album.

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.

lang, Cyndi Lauper, Sarah McLachlan, and Rufus Wainwright.

Cynthia Ann Stephanie " Cyndi " Lauper ( born June 22, 1953, in Queens, New York ) is an American singer, songwriter and actress.

" It became the first album in history to have four top five singles by a female, and earned Lauper Best New Artist at the 27th Grammy Awards in 1985.

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.

In 1999, Lauper ranked No. 58 of the 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll by VH1.

The daughter of Fred and Catrine Lauper, Cyndi Lauper was born and raised in Ozone Park in a Roman Catholic family, in the borough of Queens in New York City.

It was during this time that Lauper began listening to artists such as Judy Garland, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and the Beatles.

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.

Even at this early age, Lauper started dyeing her hair different colors and wearing radical fashions.

Lauper was accepted in a special public high school for students with talent in the visual arts, but she was held back and eventually dropped out, earning her GED sometime later.

In the mid 1970s, Lauper performed as a vocalist with various cover bands ( such as Doc West and Flyer, who still perform under the names Gap Wilson Band and Red, White and Blues Band ), in the New York metropolitan area, singing hits by bands such as Jefferson Airplane, Led Zeppelin and Bad Company.

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

In 1977, Lauper damaged her vocal cords and took a year off.

Vocal coach Katie Agresta helped Lauper regain her voice by teaching her proper vocal exercises.

In 1978, after regaining her voice, Lauper met saxophone player John Turi through her manager Ted Rosenblatt.