Cyndi Lauper’s Younger Years To Today: See Photos Of The Music Icon & ‘Girls Just Wanna Have Fun’ Singer

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June 22, 2023 12:18PM EDT

The ‘80s would not have been the same without Cyndi Lauper. The singer is a living music legend so take a look at Cyndi from her younger years to today.

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Cyndi Lauper: See Photos Of The Music Icon & ‘Girls Just Wanna Have Fun’ Singer

Cyndi Lauper: See Photos Of The Music Icon & ‘Girls Just Wanna Have Fun’ Singer — Born Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper, the icon Cyndi Lauper would arrive in the early 1980s, thanks to her album ‘She’s So Unusual.’ With that LP, Cyndi broke through the glass ceiling, as it was the first debut album by a female artist to achieve four top-five hits on the Billboard Hot 100. First working with the band Blue Angel, Cyndi established herself as a solo artist with her version of ‘Girls Just Want To Have Fun.’ Cyndi’s music and fashion became synonymous with the 1980s, incorporating a blend of early punk, new wave, and pop into her sound and style.

Cyndi won the first-ever MTV Video Music Awards’ Best Female Video prize in 1984 and has been recognized as one of the greatest music videos of the era. She has been inaugurated into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and has won countless awards at the Grammys, Emmys, Tonys, and VMAs.

In addition to singing, Cyndi has a robust acting career, appearing in TV series like ‘That’s So Raven,’ ‘Mad About You,’ and the series Bones. ‘She also appeared in movies like ‘Vibes,’ ‘Life with Mikey,’ ‘Henry & Me,’ and a cameo in ‘The Goonies,’ to which she contributed the song, ‘The Goonies’ R’ Good Enough,’ to the film’s soundtrack.

Cyndi is also an activist, having supported LGBTQ+ rights throughout her career.

Want to learn more? Take a look at Cyndi and marvel at this icon in our gallery!

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Cyndi Lauper & Son Declyn At Her 2018 Home for the Holidays Benefit Concert

Cyndi Lauper & Son Declyn At Her 2018 Home for the Holidays Benefit Concert — Cyndi Lauper and her son Declyn Lauper pose backstage at the 8th Annual Home for the Holidays benefit concert at the Beacon Theatre, in New York on Dec. 8, 2018. She wore a sparkling minidress and striped velvet jacket with wild hair.

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Cyndi Lauper & Son Declyn At The 2021 MTV Video Music Awards

Cyndi Lauper & Son Declyn At The 2021 MTV Video Music Awards — Declyn Lauper Thornton joins mom Cyndi Lauper at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards in New York on Sep. 12, 2021. She wore all leather and put a loving hand on his chest.

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Cyndi Lauper & Beck At MusiCares’ 2022 Person of the Year

Cyndi Lauper & Beck At MusiCares’ 2022 Person of the Year — Cyndi Lauper and Beck team up at MusiCares’ 2022 Person of the Year celebration on Apr. 1, 2022. She wore a plunging jacket with tons of zippers.

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Cyndi Lauper In 1980

Cyndi Lauper In 1980 — What a scream! Cyndi Lauper gives it her all while performing in Oct. of 1980. She had two-toned hair and wore a punky outfit.

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Cyndi Lauper & Lionel Richie

Cyndi Lauper & Lionel Richie — Cyndi Lauper and Lionel Richie hang out while recording ‘We Are The World’ in 1985. Tina Turner can be spotted in the background. The charity fundraising track also featured the talents of Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Billy Joel, Kenny Rogers, Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, and Willie Nelson, among others.

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Cyndi Lauper Rocks NYC

Cyndi Lauper Rocks NYC — Wild style! Cyndi Lauper dons a puffy skirt and frizzy yellow locks on stage at Madison Square Garden.

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Cyndi Lauper In 2013

Cyndi Lauper In 2013 — Cyndi Lauper poses on the piano at Sony’s rehearsal studios in New York in 2013. She had on a fuzzy jacket, silk shirt, and patterned pants with spiky hair and green eyeshadow.

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Cyndi Lauper In 2014

Cyndi Lauper In 2014 — Cyndi Lauper performs during the D2K Tour 2014 at the BB&T Center on in Sunrise, Florida. She donned a slick leather look with crimson curls.

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Cyndi Lauper Kisses David Thornton

Cyndi Lauper Kisses David Thornton — Cyndi Lauper smooches actor husband David Thornton while she’s honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame on Apr. 11, 2016. The couple married in 1991 and have been going strong since.

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Cyndi Lauper At 2021 Global Citizen Live

Cyndi Lauper At 2021 Global Citizen Live — Cyndi Lauper belts while on stage at the Global Citizen Live concert in New York’s Central Park on Sep. 25, 2021. She wore a dark ensemble decorated with colorful polka dots that looked like candy.

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Cyndi Lauper At The 2021 Tony Awards

Cyndi Lauper At The 2021 Tony Awards — Cyndi Lauper sports pretty purple locks during the 74th Annual Tony Awards on Sep. 26, 2021. Ready for a red carpet moment, she wore a chic black ensemble which framed her cleavage.

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Cyndi Lauper At The 2020 Grammys

Cyndi Lauper At The 2020 Grammys — Cyndi Lauper attends the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2020. She continues to be a style icon to this very day.

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Cyndi Lauper & David Thornton In 2016

Cyndi Lauper & David Thornton In 2016 — Cyndi Lauper and David Thornton attend a 2016 ceremony for Cyndi’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Cyndi has been married to David Thornton since the early 1990s.

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Cyndi Lauper In 2019

Cyndi Lauper In 2019 — Who needs a crown when you have your hair? Cyndi Lauper, looking like a punk queen, attends the Billboard Women in Music event in 2019.

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Cyndi Lauper At The 2018 Grammys

Cyndi Lauper At The 2018 Grammys — Cyndi Lauper is a little bit country, a little bit rock n roll, a little bit divine. Here, she arrives for the 60th Annual Grammy Awards while wearing Moschino.

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Cyndi Lauper & David Thornton In 2012

Cyndi Lauper & David Thornton In 2012 — Cyndi Lauper and David Thornton attend the Belvedere Vodka party at the 65th Cannes Film Festival in 2012. Cyndi continues to age in reverse.

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Cyndi Lauper In 2017

Cyndi Lauper In 2017 — Cyndi Lauper performs at the ‘Cyndi Lauper and Friends Home for the Holidays’ benefit concert in 2017. Time after time, we are amazed by Cyndi.

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Cyndi Lauper In 2019

Cyndi Lauper In 2019 — Cyndi Lauper is wordwide! Here, she attends the Global Grind Grammy After Party in 2009.

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Cyndi’s True Colors Shine In 1995

Cyndi’s True Colors Shine In 1995 — Cyndi Lauper and her husband David Thornton attend the Brit Awards in 1995. The couple had been married for roughly three or four years at this point.

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Cyndi Lauper In 1986

Cyndi Lauper In 1986 — Cyndi Lauper in 1986. This woman’s style continues to inspire people to this very day. Look at her and drink it in.

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Cyndi Lauper In 1994

Cyndi Lauper In 1994 — Cyndi Lauper attends the 21st Annual American Music Awards in 1994. The higher the hair, the closer to God.

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Cyndi Lauper Is Punk

Cyndi Lauper Is Punk — Cyndi Lauper performs at the Hammersmith Odeon in London in 1987. In the decades since this performance, her voice, activism, and style have echoed, inspiring millions.

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