Girls just want to have fun! Starting her career as a singer in Manhattan’s clubs, in 1983, Cyndi Lauper began working on her multi-million-selling solo debut, “She’s So Unusual.” It made Number Four in the U.S. and provided four hit singles: “Girls Just Want To Have Fun,”which became a cult anthem for independent young women; “Time After Time,” “She Bop” and “All Through The Night.” At the end of 1984, Billboard magazine placed Cyndi Lauper first in the Top Female Album Artists, and she was awarded a Grammy as Best New Artist. “True Colors” provided her with a U.S. Number One. The follow-up, “Change Of Heart,” reached Number Three in 1986. In 1988, she made a return to the charts with the U.S Top Ten single, “I Drove All Night.” Lauper was joined by her former writing partners Ron Hyman and Eric Bazilian for “Hat Full Of Stars,” a successful mix of soul/pop/hip-hop with a smattering of ethnic/folk. A reworked version of her biggest hit, retitled “Hey Now (Girls Just Want To Have Fun),” reached Number Four on the U.K. charts in 1994. After a long hiatus, Lauper returned to the studio in 2003 for “At Last,” a collection of pop standards that spawned a live DVD, “Live…At Last.” “The Body Acoustic,” a collection of stripped-down reinventions of previous hits, followed in 2005. In 2008, Lauper released her tenth studio album, the dance-oriented “Bring Ya to the Brink.” She then switched gears for 2010’s “Memphis Blues,” which featured her versions of several classic blues songs. She released “Detour” in 2016. Cyndi Lauper continues to perform everywhere there’s a house to fill. Fun!
