Cyndi Lauper had to file for bankruptcy before she made it big.
Before she was a solo artist and made hits like “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,” she was in a group called Blue Angel.
The band’s first and only album was a flop, and to make matters worse, their manager sued them for $80,000. This forced Lauper to file for bankruptcy in 1981.
She recovered by releasing a hit solo album “She’s So Unusual” and went on to become a Grammy- and Tony-award winning artist who inspired countless other performers.
Today, Lauper still releases new music, tours, and performs.
