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.

Lauper was raised Roman Catholic and attended Catholic school.

An example is her Platinum-certified " Girls Just Want to Have Fun "; Lauper says the original lyrics of the song dealt more with a girl pleasing a man, and therefore she changed the lyrics, wanting the song to be more of an anthem as she felt the original song seemed misogynistic.

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

Lauper performing in Memphis Blues Tour

Lauper stopped performing " The Goonies ' R ' Good Enough ", in concert around 1987.

Lauper performing in 2000.

On July 21, 1990, Lauper joined many other guests for Roger Waters ' massive performance of The Wall in Berlin, performing " Another Brick in the Wall, Part II ".

Lauper performing in Australia in 2011

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 ).

Lauper performing in 2007.

Lauper performing in 2010.

The show featured Lauper performing with many artists such as Shaggy, Scott Weiland of Velvet Revolver / Stone Temple Pilots, Pat Monahan of Train, Ani DiFranco, and The Hooters.

Cyndi Lauper performing in 2008The True Colors Tour 2008 debuted on May 31, 2008.

Lauper also has a cameo in the film, performing the song on TV, although the song was not completed until after filming.

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.

PE ' Z is also noted for performing with Cyndi Lauper in a TV program.

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 1981, while singing in a local New York bar, Lauper met David Wolff, who took over as her manager ( and at some point became romantically involved with her ) and got her signed with Portrait Records, a subsidiary of Epic Records.

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

Twelve Deadly Cyns sold over 5 million copies worldwide and Lauper began a world tour to promote the album.

Well-known artists have performed at the festival over the years, including Jacques Hustin, Gilbert Becaud, Josephine Baker, Toto Cutugno, James Brown, Kylie Minogue, Diana Ross, Christina Aguilera, Cyndi Lauper, Kenny Rogers, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ray Charles, UB 40, INXS, Scorpions, Tom Jones, Ricky Martin, P! nk, Sheryl Crow, Kelly Family, t. A. T. u., Ruslana & many others.

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

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

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

* 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.

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.

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.

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.