Her birth name is Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper. She is known for her powerful voice and her outrageous fashion sense, both of which helped define '80s style. Born in Brooklyn and raised in Queens, New York, she became interested in music at a young age and taught herself to play guitar.
She sang in dance cover bands in the '70s until she lost her voice in 1977. Doctors told her she'd never sing again, but she proved them very wrong.
Before achieving fame as a solo artist, Lauper was lead singer in the band Blue Angel in the early 1980s. Offered a solo deal by Polydor Records, she refused to sign without her bandmates. Blue Angel released a self-titled album on the label in 1980, which was produced by Roy Halee, famous for his work with Simon & Garfunkel. The album sold poorly and Lauper went solo, releasing her debut album, She's So Unusual, in 1983.
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