Paula Abdul is an American dancer, professional choreographer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. A versatile personality with an ambiguous reputation and a worldwide reputation is the owner of many serious awards. Despite the fact that the peak of her career was in the distant 1980s, celebrity popularity has not faded even now.
The early years of Paula Abdul
Paula was born on June 19, 1962 in California's southern San Fernando Valley. Her father was a cattle dealer and her mother was a pianist. From the age of 7, the child was brought up by his mother, as the parents quickly broke up. The girl was endowed with bright data. The American beauty had a slender miniature physique, as well as expressive facial features characteristic of representatives of the oriental appearance.
From a very young age, Paula loved to dance. Noticing her daughter's abilities, her mother gave her to ballet, tap and jazz classes. At the age of 16, an unknown schoolgirl was called to the film "High School".
In her first year at the university, the young star decided to try her hand at casting, where dancers were selected for the cheerleading team. Unexpectedly for herself, she became one of the favorites of the jury. Standing out among 700 applicants, the gifted person became a member of the support group of the most popular basketball team in the world - the Los Angeles Lakers.
Together with the team, the dancer traveled half of America. A year later, she was completely appointed the main director of the group's numbers. Thanks to this work, the American quickly earned the title of one of the most talented budding choreographers in Hollywood.
The beginning of the creative path of Paula Abdul
Abdul got into show business thanks to the musical group The Jacksons, whose representatives noticed her abilities at one of the basketball matches. It was this case that became decisive in her life: the girl put on a dance number for the composition "Torture".
The high rating of the clip contributed to the fact that the dancer was further called to stage numbers for celebrities. The most popular works of the girl as a director were Janet Jackson's videos "Nasty" and "Control", as well as a fragment of the film "Big", where Tom Hanks dances on a huge piano keyboard.
Singing career of Paula Abdul
Soon, the experienced choreographer decided to start her own path to a successful career as a singer. Unfortunately, the American's vocal abilities turned out to be not as good as her dancing ones. Therefore, the dancer had to constantly study with teachers in order to achieve a decent sound.
The efforts were not in vain, and already in 1987, at her own expense, the aspiring vocalist recorded a trial disc. He was appreciated by the head of the Virgin Records label. In 1989, in collaboration with the record company, Paula presented the album "Forever Your Girl".
The debut collection immediately climbed to the first positions of all American charts, besides, it held the lead in the Billboard 10 for 200 weeks. The debut album went platinum in the USA. The main hit from the first album was the song "Straight Up". The composition gained fame thanks to the black-and-white video clip, in which the choreography, staged by the artist herself, was performed.
Crisis in the career of Paula Abdul
The big success was followed by the first test: in 1990, the artist was faced with a disease of the ligaments. Taking advantage of the current situation, the singer's backing vocalist stated that almost all of the singer's compositions were recorded not by the American diva, but by her.
Despite the fact that Paula won the lawsuit and legalized the copyright, the general health of the woman suffered greatly. She stopped singing for a while.
A year later, the singer returned to her musical career. In 1991, her compilation album Spellbound was released. The album was sold with a huge circulation and gave connoisseurs of creativity such hits as: "Rush, rush", "Will you marry me" and "Rock House".
In 1995, Paula Abdul released her third compilation, Head Over Heels. The album was sold out with 3 million copies. Unfortunately, the success of the singer was overshadowed: health problems intervened again. The development of bulimia, which the girl had previously suffered from, almost led her to death. Fortunately, the dancer survived this series of troubles.
Awards
Until the end of the 1990s, the star was actively engaged in the development of all areas of its activity and received many significant awards during this period.
Among the most significant are:
- Emmy Awards: 1989 for "Choreography for a Television Series" on The Tracey Ullman Show and 1990 for "Outstanding Achievement in Choreography".
- Grammy Awards: 1993 for "Best Spellbound Album" and 1991 for "Opposites Attract".
- American Music Awards: 1992 for "Favorite Pop/Rock Artist" and 1987 for Choreography in ZZ Top's "Velcro Fly" video.
- American Dance Award: 1990 for Choreographer of the Year.
- Numerous awards from MTV: in 1987 for "Best Choreography" in Janet Jackson's "Nasty" video. In 1989, she became the best and won awards for "Women's Video", "Video Editing", "Dance Video", "Choreography" in the music video "Straight Up".
In addition to the above awards, the star has also received other lesser-known awards. She achieved recognition and fame in everything she did. One of the most important awards for a talented American is the 1991 star dedicated to her on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
What is he doing now
In the late 1990s, the vocalist slowly began to lose her popularity. Fame began to return to her only in 2008, when Paula Abdul recorded the track "Dance Like theres No Tomorrow".
Fans hoped for the star to return to music, but this never happened. A year later, the singer released her last song "I'm Just Here for the Music", which premiered on a TV program.
For 8 seasons, the artist successfully coped with the judging of the popular television project American Idol. In addition to participating in a reality show, the 58-year-old star is engaged in dubbing cartoons, acting in films, and is also the owner of the dance school Co Dance.
Paula married twice, but both unions did not last more than two years. In addition, the spouses did not have children in either marriage.
