Cyndi Lauper didn’t headline a show in Vancouver for some time after her 1983 breakout debut She’s So Unusual.

But the singer behind such classics as She Bop and Girls Just Wanna Have Fun left a lasting impression on local fans when she opened for Tina Turner on May 27, 1997, at Rogers Arena , then known as GM Place. Earlier in the day, Vancouver Sun photographer Peter Battistoni had captured the pop star at her hotel room, looking stylish as ever.

A pregnant Cyndi Lauper in a relaxed moment at her hotel, 1997. Peter Battistoni/Vancouver Sun Photo by Peter Battistoni / VANCOUVER SUN

Vancouver Province reviewer Mike Roberts was impressed with the singer’s active performance, saying: “A pregnant Lauper — her dress and hair competing for the most vibrant shade of red — opened for Tur

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