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Brendon Urie
Brendon Urie
American singer, songwriter, and musician, lead vocalist of Panic! at the Disco
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Jennifer Nettles
Jennifer Nettles
American singer
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St. Vincent
St. Vincent
American singer-songwriter
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Billy Porter
Billy Porter
American actor and singer
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Miranda Lambert
Miranda Lambert
American country music singer
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Nicki Minaj
Nicki Minaj
Trinidadian-American rapper, singer, songwriter, actress, and model
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Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
American singer-songwriter
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Maren Morris
Maren Morris
American country singer, songwriter, and record producer
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Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood
American country music singer
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Tegan and Sara
Tegan and Sara
Canadian indie rock/indie pop duo
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Tori Kelly
Tori Kelly
American singer
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Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga
American singer, songwriter, actress, and activist
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Kacey Musgraves
Kacey Musgraves
American country music singer-songwriter
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Norah Jones
Norah Jones
American singer, songwriter and pianist
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Sam Smith
Sam Smith
English singer and songwriter
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Gwen Stefani
Gwen Stefani
American singer-songwriter
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Carly Simon
Carly Simon
American singer-songwriter, musician and author
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Carly Rae Jepsen
Carly Rae Jepsen
Canadian singer, songwriter, and actress
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Shaggy
Shaggy
Jamaican reggae musician and former U.S. Marine
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Fiona Apple
Fiona Apple
American singer-songwriter and musician
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Martina McBride
Martina McBride
American country music singer and songwriter
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Mýa
Mýa
American R&B recording artist
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Alessia Cara
Alessia Cara
Canadian singer
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Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera
American singer, songwriter, and television personality
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Sarah Jarosz
Sarah Jarosz
American musician
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Hayley Williams
Hayley Williams
American singer-songwriter, entrepreneur and musician
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Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande
American singer and actress
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Kelsea Ballerini
Kelsea Ballerini
American country music singer
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Camila Cabello
Camila Cabello
Cuban-American singer and songwriter
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Sheila E.
Sheila E.
American singer and percussionist
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Julia Michaels
Julia Michaels
American singer-songwriter
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Adele
Adele
English singer and songwriter
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Pink
Pink
American singer and songwriter
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H.E.R.
H.E.R.
American singer from Vallejo, California
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Sia
Sia
Australian artist
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Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish
American singer-songwriter
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Stevie Nicks
Stevie Nicks
American singer and songwriter, member of Fleetwood Mac
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Nancy Sinatra
Nancy Sinatra
American recording artist; singer
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Sara Bareilles
Sara Bareilles
American recording artist; pop rock singer-songwriter and pianist
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SZA
SZA
American singer
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Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys
American singer, musician, composer and actress
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Haim
Haim
American pop rock band
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Madonna
Madonna
American singer and songwriter
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Rihanna
Rihanna
Barbadian singer, songwriter, and businesswoman
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Jessie Reyez
Jessie Reyez
Canadian singer-songwriter
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Karol G
Karol G
Colombian songwriter
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Zedd
Zedd
Russian-born German electronic dance music producer and DJ
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Kesha
Kesha
American singer and songwriter
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Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Canadian musician
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Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
American singer
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Brandi Carlile
Brandi Carlile
American alternative country and folk rock singer-songwriter
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La Roux
La Roux
English band
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Shakira
Shakira
Colombian singer
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Joss Stone
Joss Stone
English singer and actress
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Fergie
Fergie
American singer
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Alabama Shakes
Alabama Shakes
American rock band
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Janelle Monáe
Janelle Monáe
American singer-songwriter, composer, record producer and actress
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American recording artist; singer, songwriter, actress and activist
Awards Received
Primetime Emmy Award
Grammy Award for Best New Artist
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Nominated For
Grammy Award for Best New Artist
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Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper (born June 22, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter, actress and activist. Her career has spanned over 40 years. Her album She's So Unusual (1983) was the first debut album by a female artist to achieve four top-five hits on the Billboard Hot 100—"Girls Just Want to Have Fun", "Time After Time", "She Bop", and "All Through the Night"—and earned Lauper the Best New Artist award at the 27th Grammy Awards in 1985. Her success continued with the soundtrack for the motion picture The Goonies and her second record True Colors (1986). This album included the number one single "True Colors" and "Change of Heart", which peaked at number three. In 1989, she had a hit with a cover of Roy Orbison's "I Drove All Night".

Since 1983, Lauper has released eleven studio albums and participated in many other projects. In 2010, Memphis Blues became Billboard's most successful blues album of the year, remaining at number one on the Billboard Blues Albums chart for 13 consecutive weeks. In 2013, Lauper won the Tony Award for best original score for composing the Broadway musical Kinky Boots, making her the first woman to win the category by herself. The musical was awarded five other Tonys including Tony Award for Best New Musical. In 2014, Lauper was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album for the cast recording. In 2016, the West End production won Best New Musical at the Olivier Awards.

Lauper has sold over 50 million records worldwide. She has won awards at the Grammys, Emmys, Tonys, the New York's Outer Critics Circle, MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), Billboard Awards, and American Music Awards (AMAs). An inductee into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Lauper is one of the few singers to win three of the four major American entertainment awards (EGOT). Lauper won the inaugural Best Female Video prize at the 1984 VMAs for "Girls Just Want to Have Fun". This music video is recognized by MTV, VH1 and Rolling Stone as one of the greatest music videos of the era. She is featured in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum's Women Who Rock exhibit. Her debut album is included in Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, while "Time After Time" is included in VH1's list of the 100 Best Songs of the Past 25 years. VH1 has ranked Lauper No. 58 of the 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll.

Lauper is known for her distinctive image, featuring a variety of hair colors and eccentric clothing, and for her powerful and distinctive four-octave singing range. She has been celebrated for her humanitarian work, particularly as an advocate for LGBT rights in the United States. Her charitable efforts were acknowledged in 2013 when she was invited as a special guest to attend U.S. President Barack Obama's second-term inauguration.