Entertainment Music Pop Music Cyndi Lauper Reveals Which 'Wonderful' Taylor Swift Album Turned Her into a Fan of the Superstar "I think she's terrific. As an artist, she writes some wonderful songs," said Lauper of Swift, who's currently in Europe on her Eras Tour By Jack Irvin Jack Irvin Jack Irvin has over five years of experience working in digital journalism, and he’s worked at PEOPLE since 2022. Jack started in the industry with internships at Rolling Stone and Entertainment Tonight, and he worked as a freelance writer for publications including Bustle, MTV News, Shondaland, L’Officiel USA, Ladygunn, Flood and PopCrush before joining PEOPLE. In his current role, Jack covers daily music news and has interviewed both up-and-coming and established artists including Dolly Parton, Michelle Branch, Ashanti, Cyndi Lauper, Normani, Carly Rae Jepsen and Coco Jones. People Editorial Guidelines Published on June 28, 2024 11:45AM EDT Taylor Swift and Cyndi Lauper in Los Angeles in December 2019. Photo: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Cyndi Lauper knows the moment she became a Swiftie. The 71-year-old "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" icon opened up about her Taylor Swift fandom in a new interview with BBC's The One Show, revealing which album turned her on to the global pop superstar's work. "Look, I like her," Lauper told the outlet. "I think she’s terrific. As an artist, she writes some wonderful songs." Cyndi Lauper Announces Massive Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour — See the Dates! The Grammy winner then detailed her introduction to Swift's music. "I first started listening during the pandemic, when she went and hibernated and did that wonderful folk record," she said, appearing to reference 2020's Folklore. "It was wonderful," added Lauper. "I’m proud of her." The two musicians have crossed paths in the past, as they've been photographed together at various awards shows. Swift also performed during Lauper's virtual Home for the Holidays concert — shortly after the release of Folklore. Taylor Swift and Cyndi Lauper in Los Angeles in January 2014. Lester Cohen/WireImage Lauper previously praised the chart-topping album, which featured the hits "Cardigan," "Exile" and "Willow," in a 2021 interview with Rolling Stone. "She’s always been a wonderful writer, but that album was poetry," she said at the time. Swift is currently performing shows in Europe on her Eras Tour. During a recent performance at London's Wembley Stadium, she was joined on stage by her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, during the "I Can Do It with a Broken Heart" outfit change. “I’m still cracking up/swooning over @killatrav’s Eras Tour debut 🥰 Never going to forget these shows,” Swift wrote on Instagram afterwards. Travis Kelce Compares Playing an NFL Game at Wembley to Watching Taylor Swift Perform There: Swifties ‘Get a Lot Louder’ Cyndi Lauper in Hollywood on June 4, 2024. Corine Solberg/Getty Images Lauper, on the other hand, recently announced her massive upcoming Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour, a 23-date string of arena concerts in celebration of her decades-long career. The "True Colors" artist's first major headlining tour since 2013, the run kicks off Friday, Oct. 18 in Montreal and continue its North American leg through Dec. 5 in Chicago. In an October 2022 interview with PEOPLE, Lauper previously teased the idea of a farewell tour. "I might go out on tour one more time — big time — and maybe be the headliner," she said at the time. Close