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I lucked out when I started to sing. I'd already experienced failing at everything else.

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Cyndi Lauper
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: June 22
Actor
Composer
Film Actor
Manager
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
New York City
New York
Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper
Cynthia Lauper
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