Recording Industry Association of America sales certification
Gold certification (500,000 copies sold)
Album
1984: She's So Unusual
p>1986: True Colors
1997: Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some
Single
1983: Girls Just Want to Have Fun
1989: She Bop
1989: Time After Time
2005: Time After Time
2006: Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Platinum certified (1,000,000 copies sold)
Album
1984: She's So Unusual
1994: True Colors
Single
1987: Girls Just Want to Have Fun
2005: Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Multi-Platinum certified (over 2,000,000 units sold) )
Albums
1984: She's So Unusual (2 platinum albums)
1985: She's So Unusual (4 platinum albums)
1991: She's So Unusual (5 platinum albums)
1997: She's So Unusual (6 platinum albums)
1994: True Colors (2 platinum albums)
Single
1987: We Are the World (4 platinum singles) Cyndi Lauper debuted in the 1980s. She wore colorful hair, wore colorful clothes, and dared to show off and do mischief. This is the first impression fans have of her. Different from other female singers, Cindy has a highly recognizable voice. The slightly childish voice does not match her exaggerated dress at all, but it blends in perfectly and skillfully, making her an uncompromising singer. signature feature. Lady Gaga, who debuted after the turn of the millennium, has always been known for her boldness in showing off, wearing bold clothing, and being daring to act weird. Her bold and wild clothing styles have led the popularity of young fans nowadays. In fact, Cindy, a senior who debuted 20 years before her, can be said to be even better than Lady Gaga in terms of her quirky clothing and appearance.
Cindy’s alternative style has become the object of imitation. Katy Perry, a new generation of American pop singer, regards Cindy as her idol. The pop queen Lady Gaga also said that she has been listening to Michael and Cindy's songs since she was a child, singing and dancing at the same time. Cindy expressed her admiration for female singers such as P!nk, Lady Gaga, and Nicki Minaj. She bluntly said that they are all singers who are true to themselves and focus on finding their own musical inspiration rather than catering to market trends.
Cindy has undoubtedly influenced many female artists of the Mesozoic and New Generations, such as: Christina Aguilera, Nicki Minaj, Kelly Clarkson, Lil' Kim, Ke$ha and Little Boots. Cindy set off a feminist craze with her representative work "Girls Just Want to Have Fun". She and her contemporaries Madonna, Joan Jett and Pat Benatar are hailed as female role models of the century.
The MV for this song is the first best female singer video in the history of VMA; and Cindy's debut album "She's So Unusual" makes Cindy the first album in history She is a female singer with 5 Top 5 singles; with the musical "Bootstraps", Cindy became the first woman in the history of the Tony Awards to win the Best Original Score Award; Cindy's all-round development makes her a simultaneous One of only four women to win Grammy, Tony and Emmy Awards. Cindy has attended many public welfare activities and provided assistance to vulnerable groups such as AIDS and cancer patients through endorsement advertisements. Cindy even wrote the masterpiece "Boy Blue" and "Say a Prayer" because her friend with AIDS left.
Cindy has her own foundation called True Colors Fund. This is an anti-discrimination foundation whose main beneficiaries are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and other disadvantaged groups. Cindy's lesbian sister Ellen will also be involved to help Cindy with construction and promotion efforts.
Cindy will invite her friends *** to sing and promote the foundation in the annual Cyndi Lauper & Friends - Home for the Holidays. And often participates in a series of activities to raise funds for the foundation.