At Last received one nomination at the 2005 Grammy Awards: Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s), for "Unchained Melody". artistry, her tireless work ethic.

Tour alongside Wild Orchid. Again without support from her label, the release failed in America, spending a single week on the Billboard album chart at No. Pitchfork may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. [citation needed], Lauper's sixth studio album, Bring Ya to the Brink was released in the United States on May 27, 2008. The album was a return to her early punk-rock sound and featured Japanese pop superstar Ryuichi Sakamoto, and George Fullan of Train.

She was a guest on 36 dates of Cher's Dressed to Kill Tour, starting April 23, 2014. [66], Lauper's fourth album Hat Full of Stars was released in June 1993 and was met with critical acclaim, but failed commercially, unsupported by her label. The episode, titled "Sudden Death", aired on October 22, 2018. On August 30, 2017, songwriters Benny Mardones and Robert Tepper sued Cyndi Lauper for lifting elements from their [76] Sheila Moeschen argued that the song 'embodied a different kind of feminine aesthetic that ran counter to the raw sensuality and edginess of her contemporaries like Madonna or veteran rockers Joan Jett and Pat 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'. this public profile.

A CD of the songs performed was released exclusively to Sears stores from September 30 to October 31, 2001, and was marketed as a fundraiser for breast cancer. In June 2012, Lauper made her first appearance for WWE in 27 years, to promote WWE Raw's 1000th episode to memorialize "Captain" Lou Albano.

In 2001, Lauper prepared a new album Shine. The song reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. [citation needed], On October 12, 2000, Lauper took part in the television show Women in Rock, Girls with Guitars performing with Ann Wilson of Heart and with the girl group, Destiny's Child. The music video chronicles Mayer creating the song in a recording studio, complete with bandmates, his dog, playing on a small piano, doodling, and playing on a big piano. 58 of the 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll. [84], On November 17, 2009, Lauper performed a collaborative work with Wyclef Jean called "Slumdog Millionaire", performing it on the Late Show with David Letterman. The episode aired on PBS.

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1, and at No. That same year, Lauper recorded "Boys Will Be Boys" with The Hooters for their album Out of Body. [140], She co-founded the True Colors tour for Human Rights throughout the United States and Canada in June 2007. The video featured professional wrestling manager "Captain" Lou Albano as Lauper's father, and her real-life mother, Catrine, as her mother,[46] and also featured her attorney, her manager, her brother Butch, and her dog Sparkle. A music video was released, a high energy, comic action/adventure romp through a Chinese laundry. The song would earn Lauper an RIAA Gold certification for record sales that reached 500,000 copies, and was later covered by Miles Davis on his album You're Under Arrest.

[70], On November 19, 1997, Lauper gave birth to her son Declyn Wallace Lauper Thornton. Lauper hated the album cover, saying that it made her look like Big Bird, but Rolling Stone magazine later included it as one of the 100 best new wave album covers (2003). [160], "She Bop", the third single from She's So Unusual made history as the first and only top ten song to directly mention a gay porn magazine.

Blue Angel was eventually signed by Polydor Records and released a self-titled album on the label in 1980. [83], Lauper's TV appearances in 2009 included the American soap opera As the World Turns, performing "Time After Time" as a duet with Allison Iraheta, on the season 8 finale of American Idol and at the 2009 TV Land Awards on April 19 dressed as the "Empress of Evil" for a musical tribute to Sid and Marty Krofft. [citation needed], Lauper's song "Time After Time" has been covered by over 100 artists and was ranked at #22 on Rolling Stone's 100 Best Songs of the Past 25 Years[159] and at #19 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 80s. Acts included 50 Cent and Laverne Cox with 100% of the net proceeds going to True Colors United[111], In March 2015 Lauper once again guest starred on the crime show Bones as Avalon Harmonia.[112]. [150] 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 droll Reagan decade in feminist chutzpah. Lauper played a psychic in search of a city of gold in South America. Something utterly unique and [48], 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.

The album was written and produced with the help of Jan Pulsford (Lauper's keyboard player) and producer Mark Saunders. Lauper cites her sister Ellen as a role model. [61] "Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)" became the opening song on her 2008 Australian tour. 'Umlilo' by DJ Zinhle DJ Zinhle is among the top artists in South Africa's house scene and the industry relies on her for top hits. He will retire after a four decade run of producing the show. unknown about her, how much she kept hidden to herself while having [113], On September 15, 2015, Kinky Boots opened at the Adelphi Theatre in London's West End. The album featured dance tracks written with artists including Axwell, The Scumfrog, Basement Jaxx, Digital Dog, Dragonette, Kleerup, and others.

It was a send off to long time Grammy Awards television producer Ken Erhlich. [52] Dave Wolff, Lauper's boyfriend and manager at the time, was a wrestling fan as a boy, and engineered the rock and wrestling connection.

[67] The video for the album's song "Sally's Pigeons" features the then-unknown Julia Stiles as the young Cyndi. 3); and a cover of Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" (No. The song was also released as an EP and earned Lauper a nomination 1999 Grammy Awards for Best Dance Recording. which is easily tempered and overwhelmed by her earnest output, her An Emmy Award recognizes excellence in the television industry. [2][3] Her career has spanned over 40 years.

This composed of her interpretations of early country classics entitled Detour. [166] Record of the Year and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group were presented to the producer in 1986, the song was produced by Quincy Jones. The album, which tackled such topics as homophobia, spousal abuse, racism, and abortion sold fewer than 120,000 copies in the United States and peaked at No. 54 on the US charts,[60] but fared better in Australia, reaching No. [9][10][11][12] She is featured in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum's Women Who Rock exhibit. The song "Ballad of Cleo and Joe" addressed the complications of a drag queen's double life. Lauper has won two awards from 16 nominations.

It sold 2 million copies in the US. [citation needed], Because of a friendship with Yoko Ono, Lauper took part in the May 1990 John Lennon tribute concert in Liverpool, performing the Beatles song "Hey Bulldog", and the John Lennon song "Working Class Hero". The show consisted of a mix of fan favorites and the entirety of the She's So Unusual record. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated 1/1/20) and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement (updated 1/1/20) and Your California Privacy Rights. The album sold over six million copies worldwide. 3), "All Through the Night" (No. A developmental production premiere of the musical is planned for the 2021/2022 season. [102], Lauper hosted the Grammy Pre-Telecast at the Nokia Theatre, L.A. on Jan 26,[103] where she later accepted a Grammy for Kinky Boots (Best Musical Theater Album).

The album became a worldwide hit, peaking at No. She set up the True Colors Residence in New York City for LGBT homeless youths. 6 single "I Drove All Night", originally recorded by Roy Orbison, three years before his death on December 6, 1988. [157] 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.

For the curler, see, American singer, songwriter, actress and activist, Note: Lauper received a Grammy nomination for, Matera, Joe. Memphis Blues—Lauper's 7th studio album—was released on June 22, 2010 and debuted on the Billboard Blues Albums chart at No. [71] Her fifth album, Sisters of Avalon, was released in Japan in 1996 and elsewhere in 1997.

[98], In the summer of 2013, in celebration of the 30th anniversary of her debut album She's So Unusual, Lauper embarked on an international tour covering America and Australia. [88], Lauper made international news in March 2011 for an impromptu performance of "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" while waiting for a delayed flight at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery in Buenos Aires. “Heavy Metal,” meanwhile, is a tribute to late Women member Chris Reimer, who died in 2012 at the age of 26.

Lauper also released a cover album with Sony/Epic Records entitled At Last (formerly Naked City), which was released in 2003. "'We are the World': 25 Years Later. They continued: The darkness and victimizing tabloid sensationalism she suffered,

The album also included two new tracks including "Above the Clouds". She also played herself in 30 Rock's third-season finale and appeared as Avalon Harmonia, a psychic, on the Season 5 premiere of Bones.

Her charitable efforts were acknowledged in 2013 when she was invited as a special guest to attend U.S. President Barack Obama's second-term inauguration.

[18], Lauper has been celebrated for her humanitarian work, particularly as an advocate for LGBT rights in the United States. Lauper performed a duet with Leona Lewis on VH1 Divas on September 19, 2009, singing "True Colors", and performed a comedy skit with Eminem at the MTV VMA's in September 2009. It entered the Billboard 200 at No. 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. [55], Lauper released her second album, True Colors in 1986. The musical was based on the 2006 independent film Kinky Boots.