Cyndi Lauper Appears Tonight on The American Idol Finale

See Cyndi Live at bergenPAC August 16th, Tickets on Sale (tomorrow) Thursday May 22nd

The very talented Cyndi Lauper will perform a duet tonight with Idol 09 runner up Allison Iraheta on The Finale of American Idol (Fox Channel). Lauper just completed a great performance on the Season Finale of 30 Rock (NBC) this past week. Lauper and bergenPAC are excited to Cyndi Lauper’s new show at bergenPAC Sunday August 16th, 8pm Tickets on Sale Thursday May 22nd.

About Cyndi Lauper:

Cyndi Lauper burst onto the world stage as the quintessential girl who wants to have fun. After more than 20 sterling years and global record sales in excess of 25 million, she has proven that she has the heart and soul to keep her legion of fans compelled by her every creative move. With her newly minted collection, "Bring Ya To The Brink," Cyndi firmly asserts her position as one of the most beguiling, innovative, and downright exciting recording artists of this — and or other — generation.

"This is an album that can be experienced in two completely different ways," Cyndi says, explaining that Bring Ya To The Brink is a "dance album, one that you can move to and enjoy on a surface level. But if you want more than that, there's a lot to discover inside the lyrics. There are times when these songs get pretty deep."

The genesis of Bring Ya To The Brink, a title culled from the lyrics of the percussive stand-out jam "Lyfe," lies within Cyndi's unique, often sharp-edged observations of the world.

"I am always inspired by what I see every time when I step outside my door," she says. "The world is filled with fascinating people struggling and surviving and living their lives the best way they can. The more I see, the more I write down. For me, the words become my views of life and my poetry."

For Cyndi, the idea to dress the poetry that fills her 12th career album in the vibrant threads of dance music was logical. "I liked the contrast of music that could be celebratory, and even pretty against words that are sometimes a little intense," she says.

With that concept in mind, Cyndi began an adventurous series of production and songwriting collaborations with some of the top guns of the international club scene. For starters, she enticed Britain's Basement Jaxx, famed for such dance classics as "Red Alert" and "Where's Your Head At," to embark on their first-ever non-remix artist collaboration. Their kinetic chemistry in the studio has resulted is the electro-funk future-hit "Rocking Chair."

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