Cyndi Lauper

Her birth name is Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper.
She sang in dance cover bands in the '70s until she lost her voice in 1977. Doctors told her she'd never sing again.
In 1984, she won a Grammy for Best New Artist.
In the mid-'80s, she was part of the "Rock And Wrestling Connection" in the WWF (now the WWE). She managed ladies champion Wendy Richter and wrestling personality Captain Lou Albano appeared in her videos for "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" and "Time After Time."
She sang the theme song to Pee Wee's Playhouse, uncredited.

Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper (born June 22, 1953) is an Americansinger-songwriter and actress
She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album
Lauper has released 11 albums and over 40 singles, and as of 2008 had sold more than 25 million records worldwide