Cyndi Lauper

With her distinctive little-girl voice, thrift-store style, and art-school training, Cyndi Lauper was one of the earliest female icons to harness MTV's influence and become a pop star. Her debut album was the first in history by a woman to have four Top Five singles; led by "Girls Just Want to Have Fun," it also won her the unlikely title of "Woman of the Year" from Ms. Magazine.

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