Cyndi Lauper biography
Personal life
Lauper has been married to David Thornton since 1991. They have one son, Declyn Wallace Thornton, born November 19, 1997.
Lauper was raised Roman Catholic and attended Catholic school. She refers to herself as a "Recovering Catholic".
- She's So Unusual (1983)
- True Colors (1986)
- A Night to Remember (1989)
- Hat Full of Stars (1993)
- Sisters of Avalon (1996)
- Merry Christmas... Have a Nice Life (1998)
- Shine (2001)
- At Last (2003)
- The Body Acoustic (2005)
- Bring Ya to the Brink (2008)
- Memphis Blues (2010)
Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Lauper has won one award from 15 nominations.
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|rowspan="5"|1985
|Cyndi Lauper
|Best New Artist
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|She's So Unusual
|Album of the Year
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|"Time After Time"
|Song of the Year
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|rowspan="2"|"Girls Just Want To Have Fun"
|Record of the Year
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|Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
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|rowspan="2"|1986
|"What A Thrill"
|Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
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|"Cyndi: Live in Paris"
|Best Long Form Music Video
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|rowspan="2"|1987
|"True Colors"
|Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
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|"911"
|Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
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|1988
|"Cyndi Lauper in Paris"
|Best Performance Music Video
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|1990
|"I Drove All Night"
|Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
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|1999
|"Disco Inferno"
|Best Dance Recording
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|2005
|"Unchained Melody"
|Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
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|2009
|Bring Ya To The Brink
|Best Electronic/Dance Album
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|2011
|Memphis Blues
|Best Traditional Blues Album
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- She's So Unusual won the Grammy for Best Album Package, this Grammy was awarded to the art director Janet Perr and not to Cyndi Lauper.
- Cyndi Lauper was one of the various artists on the "We are the World" single which won four Grammys, However none went to Lauper. The song won Record of the Year, awarded to producer Quincy Jones, Song of the Year, awarded to the songwriters, Michael Jackson and Lionel Ritchie, Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, again awarded to the producer Quincy Jones and not to any of the artists. Finally it won the Grammy for Best Music Video, Short Form which went to the video director Tom Trbovich and the video producer Quincy Jones.
- The Grammy for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) is an arrangers award, Lauper received a nomination as she was one of the three arrangers along with Steve Gaboury and Don Sebesky.
MTV Video Music Award
The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. Lauper won three award from 16 nominations, being the first win in the category
Best Female Video.
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