Paula Abdul

Quick Facts

Full Name	Paula Abdul
Occupation	Pop Singer
Date Of Birth	Jun 19, 1962(1962-06-19)
Age	62
Birthplace	San Fernando
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Gemini

Paula Abdul Biography

Paula Abdul is one of the most popular and richest Pop Singer who was born on June 19, 1962 in San Fernando, California, United States. A choreographer and singer who was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Music Video for her hit song “Opposites Attract.” She was also recognized for her role as a panelist in the well-known American Idol.

For American Idol, she judged numerous talented singers, including contestant On American Idol, she judged many talented singers including contestant Ruben Studdard..

Abdul began taking dance lessons at an early age in ballet, jazz, and tap. She attended Van Nuys High School, where she was a cheerleader and an honor student. At 15, she received a scholarship to a dance camp near Palm Springs, and in 1978 appeared in a low-budget Independent musical film, Junior High School. In 1980, she graduated from Van Nuys High School. Abdul studied broadcasting at the California State University, Northridge. During her freshman year, she was selected from a pool of 700 candidates for the cheerleading squad of the Los Angeles Lakers NBA basketball team—the famed Laker Girls. Within a year, she became head choreographer.’

In 1987, Abdul used her savings to make a singing demo. Soon thereafter, she was signed to the newly formed Virgin Records by Jeff Ayeroff, who had worked in marketing at A&M Records with Janet Jackson. Although she was a skilled dancer and choreographer, Abdul was a relatively untrained singer, and worked with various coaches and record producers to develop her vocal ability, with her vocal range defined as mezzo-soprano. Ayeroff recalled signing Abdul to a recording contract years later, stating: “She said, ‘I can sing, you know. I want to do an album.’ Paula’s in our industry. Here’s someone with a personality and she’s gorgeous, and she can dance. If she can sing, she could be a star. So she went into the studio and cut a demo record and she could sing.” Her debut studio album, Forever Your Girl (1988), would become the most successful debut album in history at that time, reaching number one on the Billboard 200 chart after 64 weeks (where it would spend 10 weeks at number one), and set a record for the most singles from a debut album to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. The album was later certified 7x platinum. A remix album, Shut Up and Dance: Mixes, was also released and reached number seven in the United States, becoming one of the most successful remix albums to date. At the 32nd Grammy Awards, Abdul won her first Grammy for Best Music Video for “Opposites Attract”. She was also nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for “Straight Up”, but lost to Bonnie Raitt’s “Nick of Time”. In 1991, singer Yvette Marine filed a lawsuit against Abdul and the Virgin label, alleging that it was her vocals that were used on several tracks from Forever Your Girl, most notably “Opposites Attract”. A jury sided with Abdul and the label two years later in 1993, rejecting Marine’s claim to credit and copyright compensation.

She got married She married Emilio Estevez on April 29, 1992 and, after their divorce, she married Brad Beckerman on October 24, 1996. on April 29, 1992. Then after the divorce, she got married to Brad Beckerman on October 24 in 1996.

Paula Abdul Net Worth

Paula Abdul is one of the richest Pop Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Paula Abdul 's net worth $30 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was inspired to dance in the role by She was inspired to perform by Gene Kelly. She started her career as an LA Lakers cheerleader and then became a venerable choreographer.. She began her career in the role of an LA Lakers cheerleader and then was a well-known choreographer.

She was awarded her Lifetime Achievement Award for choreography at The Carnival: Choreographer’s Ball in 2013.

Paula Julie Abdul (born June 19, 1962) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, choreographer, actress, and television personality. She began her career as a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers at the age of 18 and later became the head choreographer for the Laker Girls, where she was discovered by The Jacksons. After choreographing music videos for Janet Jackson, Abdul became a choreographer at the height of the music video era and soon thereafter she was signed to Virgin Records. Her debut studio album Forever Your Girl (1988) became one of the most successful debut albums at that time, selling 7 million copies in the United States and setting a record for the most number-one singles from a debut album on the Billboard Hot 100 chart: “Straight Up”, “Forever Your Girl”, “Cold Hearted”, and “Opposites Attract”. Her six number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 tie her with Diana Ross for seventh among the female solo performers who have topped the chart.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Paula Abdul height 5 ft 0 in Paula weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Paula Abdul Dating?

According to our records, Paula Abdul married to Brad Beckerman , Emilio Estevez. As of December 1, 2023, Paula Abdul’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2000, Virgin Records, with whom Abdul was already no longer affiliated, released the first of two compilation albums by Abdul, Paula Abdul: Greatest Hits. Abdul co-produced the 2001 pilot for Skirts, an MTV television series about a high school cheerleading squad; Abdul was also set to appear as the head coach. The pilot never aired. In 2002, she began appearing as one of three judges on the Fox reality competition series American Idol, where she won praise as a sympathetic and compassionate judge and mentor. She seemed especially kind compared to fellow judge Simon Cowell, who was often blunt in his appraisals of the contestants’ performances. When she realized that Cowell’s over-the-top judging style was heartbreaking for many young contestants, Abdul was horrified and she considered leaving the series. Although their differences often resulted in extremely heated on-air exchanges and confrontations, Cowell says he played a major role in convincing Abdul not to leave the series. While serving as a judge on American Idol, Abdul accepted a second assignment as reporter for Entertainment Tonight. In December 2005, Abdul launched a cheerleading/fitness/dance DVD series called Cardio Cheer, which is marketed to children and teenage girls involved with cheerleading and dance. Abdul also choreographed The King’s touchdown celebration, as seen in a string of Burger King television commercials that aired during the 2005–06 NFL season.

Facts & Trivia

Paula Ranked on the list of most popular Pop Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Paula Abdul celebrates birthday on June 19 of every year.

In December 2004, Abdul was driving her Mercedes-Benz on a Los Angeles-area freeway when she changed lanes and hit another vehicle. The driver and passenger took a photograph with a cell phone camera and wrote down the license plate number of the car, which was traced to Abdul. In March 2005, Abdul was fined US$900 and given 24 months of informal probation after pleading nolo contendere (no contest) to misdemeanor hit-and-run driving. She was ordered to pay US$775 for damage to the other car.

Does Paula Abdul have any children?

Paula Abdul was married to actor Emilio Estevez from 1992 to 1994. She later married clothing designer Brad Beckerman in 1996, but they divorced in 1998, after 17 months of marriage. Paula does not have any children.

What is Paula Abdul's ethnicity?

She once stated, “My father is a Syrian Jew whose family immigrated to Brazil. My mother is Canadian with Jewish roots.

What happened to Paula Abdul?

After headlining her solo tour Straight Up Paula! in 2018, Abdul announced her first Las Vegas residency, Paula Abdul: Forever Your Girl, in 2019. According to Abdul’s official website, the 59-year-old has also guest-starred on popular shows like Lip Sync Battle and The Late Late Show With James Corden.

Are Janet Jackson and Paula Abdul friends?

That friendship has endured for 35 years , and while they don’t collaborate as much as they used to, it’s nice to see the support and love between the two of them. It’s also fun to think of Jackson sitting on her couch rooting for Abdul while watching American Idol.

Did Paula Abdul sleep around?

“American Idol” judge Paula Abdul had a steamy affair with contestant Corey Clark , but stopped calling him once he was booted from the show, the wannabe star writes in a bombshell new book.