Paula Julie Abdul is a popular American singer, choreographer, dancer, actress, TV presenter and producer. Her career began in Los Angeles, where she went from an aspiring cheerleader to an outstanding choreographer who has worked with many stars. She has received a Grammy Award for Best Video Clip and an Emmy for her contribution to choreography. Her star flaunts on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
For several years, Paula Abdul worked with MTV stars, giving them dance numbers, for which she was recognized as one of the best choreographers in America. But her creative biography continued and Paula decided to become a singer.
Childhood and youth
Future star Paula Abdul was born in the city of San Fernando, in 1962, on June 19. The girl's mother was professionally engaged in classical music, and also worked as an assistant director at one of the studios in the United States. His father was a native of Brazil, who moved to America in his youth, where he began to engage first in trade and then in small business. The family broke up early, and my mother raised two daughters alone for a long time.
From an early age, Paula was fond of dancing and already in elementary school began to attend choreography lessons. In addition to classical ballet, the girl mastered step and jazz. Studying was easy for her, she did not cause trouble for either the teachers or the family, but dancing remained the main hobby for the girl.
Continuing her education at the university, Paula becomes a member of the support group of the famous basketball team Los-Angeles Laker, having passed a difficult selection of participants. Thanks to her dancing skills and attractive appearance, she is immediately enrolled in the support team, and with her the girl travels throughout America. This was Paula Abdul's first step towards success and fame in show business.
Creative way
At one of the team performances, the Jackson brothers noticed her and invited her to their team to stage dance numbers. Paula worked with the Jacksons for several years and was recognized as one of the best choreographers. Her dance performances were highly regarded by critics, which contributed to her further career.
Famous music performers are starting to invite Polu. She has directed dance numbers for Michael and Janet Jackson, George Michael and Duran Duran. In addition to working with renowned performers, Paula begins collaborating with filmmakers and choreography for Hollywood actors. For her work, Paula received the MTV Choreographer Award.
In the mid-1980s, Paula decided to try herself in a new role and start a solo career as a singer. Her first successes were very modest: natural vocal abilities were not enough for performing on stage. Paula goes to study singing and she has to work very hard to develop her voice. Her studies and hard work were not in vain, and already in 1987 the singer recorded her first disc, after the release of which she was invited to the Virgin Records recording studio, where she signed a long-term contract.
A year later, her full-fledged album was released, which rose to the first lines of the American charts. Her singles are sold in huge numbers, and the singer sets a record for sales, for which she receives a platinum certificate.
At the same time, Paula received her first Grammy for her video clip for the song "Opposites Attract", in which a magnificent dancer and singer dances with a cartoon cat on the rooftops and streets of the city. Her next video, "Straight Up", receives immense popularity, public and critical acclaim, and the singer becomes a laureate of four MTV awards.
Paula begins to tour the country a lot and turns into one of the leading stars of the music scene. The press writes about it, it is filmed on television, and the disks are sold in huge numbers. But after a couple of years, the singer will have her first disappointment.
The beginning problems with the voice allowed one of the famous performers to sue the singer, claiming that all the compositions were not performed by her. However, the trial ended in Paula's favor, and a year later she reappears on the stage and releases her next album "Spellbound", which also becomes very popular and is served in huge circulations. The singer is again at the peak of fame and for a long time her hits occupy leading positions in the charts not only in America, but also in Europe. In 1991 she toured Canada, USA and Asian countries.
In the same year, Paula was invited to become the face of the Coca-Cola company and she starred in several commercials. And soon after the singer's tremendous success, her star shone on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Paul creates his third album in 1995 and has sold three million copies. Simultaneously with the release of the song album, Paul records a hip-hop dance video course.
Two years later, Paula begins acting in television films and records the second dance video course. In addition, she is invited to stage choreography for theatrical musicals and several musical films.
In the early 2000s, Paula took an active part in numerous song shows on television, where she became a member of the jury of competitions for young performers. Gradually, her solo career stops, she is increasingly engaged in mentoring.
A few years later, Paula was invited to television with an offer to appear in a reality show about herself called "Hey, Paula." The first season of the program received many negative reviews from critics and viewers and the project was canceled.
Within two years, Paula released two more new singles, delighting fans who hoped for the singer's return to the stage. But on this the singer finished her performances and stopped her concert activities. Only in 2016, she again delighted her fans at one of the music festivals, performing with a solo composition.
Today Paula Abdul works as a jewelry designer and also has her own dance studio.
Personal life
There were many men in the life of a singer and dancer. For some time she met with A. Hall and J. Stame, and in the early 1990s she met the famous actor Emilio Estevez. A year later, the couple formalized their relationship, which lasted only 2 years.
The singer's second husband is the famous fashion designer Brad Beckerman. Their romance was also short-lived and ended after a year and a half. The reason for the divorce Paul called personal motives and constant disagreements between her and Delirium.
Today, the singer is not married, and her relationship with the opposite sex is not very successful.
