• Famous during the heyday of 1980s pop music for her wild fashion sense, inventive videos and spunky personality, Cyndi Lauper became an early MTV darling with the video for her hit Girls Just Want to Have Fun and went on to score a Billboard No. 1 hit with Time After Time.

• Fast Facts

  1. Full name: Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper
  2. Born: June 22, 1953
  3. Birthplace: Queens, New York City
  4. Won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1984

• Billboard Top Ten Singles

  1. Girls Just Want to Have Fun (No. 2)
  2. All Through the Night (No. 5)
  3. She Bop (No. 3)
  4. Time After Time (No. 1)
  5. Goonies 'R' Good Enough (No. 10)
  6. Change of Heart (No. 3)
  7. I Drove All Night (No. 6)

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