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Cyndi Lauper at the BBC

Cyndi Lauper at the BBC

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Cyndi Lauper at the BBC

2024

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This trip through the BBC’s archives captures why Cyndi Lauper became, and remains, one of the most positive female forces in modern pop music.

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Produced by: Shelley Talton
Simon Goretzki

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