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=== 2010–2012: ''The Celebrity Apprentice'', ''Memphis Blues'' and memoir === In January 2010, [[Mattel]] released a Cyndi Lauper [[Barbie]] doll as part of their "Ladies of the 80s" series.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jezebel.com/5389459/barbie-doll-versions-of-joan-jett-debbie-harry-and-cyndi-lauper-arriving-in-december |title=Barbie Doll Versions Of Joan Jett, Debbie Harry, And Cyndi Lauper Arriving In December |first=Hortense |last=Smith |website=[[Jezebel (website)|Jezebel.com]] |date=October 25, 2009 |access-date=July 27, 2016 |archive-date=June 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160608004824/http://jezebel.com/5389459/barbie-doll-versions-of-joan-jett-debbie-harry-and-cyndi-lauper-arriving-in-december |url-status=dead }}</ref> In March 2010, Lauper appeared on [[NBC]]'s [[The Apprentice (American TV series) season 9|''The Celebrity Apprentice'']], coming in sixth place.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2010/05/10/celebrity-apprentice-recap-cyndi-lauper/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628030442/http://newsroom.mtv.com/2010/05/10/celebrity-apprentice-recap-cyndi-lauper/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 28, 2013 |title='The Celebrity Apprentice' Recap: Cyndi Lauper's True Colors Catch Up With Her |website=Newsroom.mtv.com |date=May 10, 2010 |access-date=April 19, 2014 }}</ref> ''[[Memphis Blues (album)|Memphis Blues]]''—Lauper's eleventh studio album—was released on June 22, 2010, and debuted on the ''Billboard'' Blues Albums chart at No. 1, and at No. 26 on the ''Billboard'' Top 200. The album remained No. 1 on the Blues Albums chart for 14 consecutive weeks; ''Memphis Blues'' was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album|Best Traditional Blues Album]] at the [[53rd Annual Grammy Awards|2011 Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://highlineballroom.com/show/2013/12/09/front-center-with-cyndi-lauper/ |title=Front & Center with Cyndi Lauper – Highline Ballroom |work=[[Highline Ballroom]] |access-date=September 19, 2014 |archive-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909043934/http://highlineballroom.com/show/2013/12/09/front-center-with-cyndi-lauper/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Lauper made international news in March 2011 for an impromptu performance of "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" while waiting for a delayed flight at [[Aeroparque Jorge Newbery]] in [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina. A video was later posted on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=13076997 |title=Cyndi Lauper Cheers Stuck Travelers in Argentina – ABC News |work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |date=March 7, 2011 |access-date=October 15, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://newsfeed.time.com/2011/03/08/watch-cyndi-laupers-impromptu-airport-performance-of-girls-just-wanna-have-fun/ |title=Watch Cyndi Laupers impromptu airport performance of girls just wanna have fun |magazine=Time |date=March 8, 2011}}</ref> In November 2011, she released two Christmas singles exclusive to [[iTunes]]. The first release was a Blues-inspired cover of [[Elvis Presley]]'s classic "[[Blue Christmas (song)|Blue Christmas]]", and the second was a new version of "[[Home for the Holidays (song)|Home for the Holidays]]", a duet with [[Norah Jones]]. In June 2012, Lauper made her first appearance for [[WWE]] in 27 years, to promote ''[[WWE Raw]]'''s 1000th episode to memorialize "Captain" [[Lou Albano]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/videos/rowdy-roddy-piper-talks-about-his-rock-n-wrestling-reunion-with-cyndi-lauper-wwe-26031884 |title="Rowdy" Roddy Piper talks about his "Rock 'N' Wrestling" reunion with Cyndi Lauper: WWE.com Exclusive |work=[[WWE]] |access-date=September 19, 2014 |archive-date=October 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022001347/http://www.wwe.com/videos/rowdy-roddy-piper-talks-about-his-rock-n-wrestling-reunion-with-cyndi-lauper-wwe-26031884 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In September 2012, Lauper performed at fashion designer [[Betsey Johnson]]'s 40 year Retrospective Fashion show.<ref>{{cite web |last=Leung |first=Mariana |url= http://www.msfabulous.com/2012/09/betsey-johnson-and-cyndi-lauper-ny.html |title=Betsey Johnson and Cyndi Lauper – NY Fashion Week fashion design, indie clothing, style, beauty |publisher=Ms. Fabulous |date=September 12, 2012 |access-date=April 19, 2014}}</ref> She also released a [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' best-selling]] memoir that detailed her struggle with [[child abuse]] and depression.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}
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