Additionally, she started the “True Colors” concert tour in 2007–2008, which raises money for LGBT organizations and charities in the community and beyond.
Apart from her advocacy work, Lauper has a strong background as an actor, singer, and composer. Over the course of her four-decade career, Lauper won several accolades, including the Tony Award, two Grammy Awards, an MTV Music Video Award, and an Emmy Award for her 1995 cameo in a Mad About You episode.
In 2013, she was invited as a special guest to U.S. President Barrack Obama’s second inauguration for her humanitarian endeavors. She also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and is inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Despite her illness, Lauper is a true force to be reckoned with. The True Colors singer is learning how to control her stress, which can cause a flare-up, in order to prevent her psoriasis from taking control of her life.
She composed the music and lyrics for the Broadway smash musical Kinky Boots, which won her a Tony Award for Best Original Score,
