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Girls Just Want to Have Fun" is a song written by and first recorded in 1979 by American musician
Robert Hazard. However, it is much better known as a single by American singer
Cyndi Lauper, whose version was released in 1983. It was the first major single released by Lauper as a solo artist and the lead-off single from her debut album
She's So Unusual. Lauper’s version gained recognition as a feminist anthem and was promoted by a Grammy-winning video. It has been
covered on either an album or in live concert by over 30 other artists.