Cyndi Lauper will place her handprints and footprints in cement in the forecourt of the TCL Chinese Theatre on Tuesday.
The award-winning artist will also start the23-stop Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour, which will include stops at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood.Cyndi Lauper will place her handprints and footprints in cement in the forecourt of the TCL Chinese Theatre on Tuesday, when she will be honored for a career as a singer and songwriter known for her iconic voice, influential punk glamour and infectious live shows.
Born on June 22, 1953, Lauper left her childhood home in the New York borough of Queens when she was 17 years old and began her career performing as a vocalist with various cover bands.In 1978, she met saxophone player John Turi through her manager Ted Rosenblatt. She and Turi formed with the band Blue Angel and recorded a demo tape of original music. Steve Massarsky, manager of The Allman Brothers Band, heard the tape and liked Lauper's voice.
Lauper's financial problems forced her to work in retail stores, as a waitress at an IHOP and singing in local clubs. In 1981, while singing in a local New York bar, Lauper met David Wolff, who took over as her manager and had her sign a recording contract with Portrait Records, a subsidiary of Epic Records.
"She's So Unusual'' brought her the Grammy in 1985 for best new artist, beating out Sheila E., Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Corey Hart and The Judds, and a nomination for album of the year. Lauper also received nominations for record of the year and best pop vocal performance, female for"Girls Just Want To Have Fun'' and song of the year for"Time After Time.
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