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Cyndi Lauper
b. 1953Astoria, NYItalian American descendantLiving
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Why Included
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Biography
Girls Just Want to Have Fun; Time After Time; She Bop; Queens Italian heritage from father Frederick Lauper. Grammy Award winner; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2023; Tony Award (Kinky Boots)
Notable For
- Girls Just Want to Have Fun
- Time After Time
- She Bop
- Queens Italian heritage from father Frederick Lauper
Honors & Recognition
- Grammy Award winner
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2023
- Tony Award (Kinky Boots)
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Music
- Specialty
- Pop/Rock
- Years
- b. 1953
- Birth Place
- Astoria, NY
- Origin
- Italian American descendant
- Regional Ancestry
- Italian-Swiss
- Ancestry Verification
- Needs Review
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