HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES — Cyndi Lauper pressed her fingers and footwear into the cement exterior the TCL Chinese language Theatre in Hollywood Tuesday.
Lauper, 70, was a pop music icon within the Nineteen Eighties, promoting greater than 50 million information and incomes Grammy, Tony and Emmy awards.
“I am honored,” she mentioned to the group. “All these instances bowing in entrance of my bathe curtain after I was 9. And right here I’m. Thanks.”
Lauper was launched to the ceremony by longtime buddy Cher, who complimented her voice.
“I am a reasonably good singer,” Cher mentioned. “Cyndi is a superb singer.”
However Lauper has additionally been recognized for utilizing her voice as an advocate for girls’s rights and different oppressed communities.
“She’s all the time used her platform to struggle for the underdog, particularly girls, individuals dwelling with HIV/AIDS and the complete LGBTQ + group,” mentioned singer Bebe Rexha.
Lauper’s honor got here sooner or later after she introduced a farewell tour, which could have one cease on the Intuit Dome in Inglewood.
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