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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul

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Also known as Paula Julie Abdul

American singer, dancer, choreographer, actress, and television personality

OverviewAI-generated

Paula Julie Abdul is an American actor, singer, ballet dancer, and singer-songwriter. Born in San Fernando, California, in 1962, she began her work period in 1978. Her musical genres include pop music, soul, contemporary R&B, dance-pop, and new jack swing. She has recorded for Virgin Records, Concord Records, and Mercury Records, utilizing her voice as her primary instrument.

Abdul has received a Primetime Emmy Award, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. Her notable works include the albums *Forever Your Girl* and *Songs Made Famous by Paula Abdul*. She was educated at Van Nuys High School and California State University, Northridge. She is married to Emilio Estevez and was previously unmarried partner to Jackie Jackson.

Synthesized by Vinony from 40 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, TMDb, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
3

Top works

  • Forever Your Girl
  • Forever Your Girl - Paula Abdul
  • Songs Made Famous by Paula Abdul

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Film & TV

Acting · San Fernando, California, USA

Paula Julie Abdul (born June 19, 1962) is an American singer, 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…

Known for

  • Raging Midlife — Mary Todd2025
  • The Muppets Mayhem — Paula Abdul2023
  • The Golden Bachelor — Self - Guest2023
  • Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers — 3-D Reporter / Paula Abdul2022
  • 2022 American Rescue Dog Show — Self - Judge2022
  • Janet Jackson: Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest Hits2022
  • The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self - Guest2022
  • JANET JACKSON. — Self2022
  • This Is Pop — Self (archive footage)2021
  • Made for Love — Anydoors2021

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United States
Active from
1962
dance-popnew jack swingpop

Discography

Official siteDiscogsStream

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
754,591
Total plays
7,368,864

Tags

pop80sfemale vocalistsdance90s

Paula Julie Abdul (born June 19, 1962) is an American singer, 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 prominent choreographer during the music video era and was subsequently signed to Virgin Records. <a href="https://www.last.f

via Last.fm · Paula Abdul

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    · 2020 · cited 15,975x

  2. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    · 2018 · cited 10,997x

  3. Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019

    · 2020 · cited 10,241x

  4. Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines

    · 2018 · cited 9,660x

  5. IntCal13 and Marine13 Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curves 0–50,000 Years cal BP

    · 2013 · cited 9,541x

via Crossref · CC0

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Encyclopedic overview

Paula Julie Abdul (born June 19, 1962) is an American singer, 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.

Abdul's debut studio album, Forever Your Girl (1988), became one of the most successful debut albums at that time, selling seven million copies in the United States and setting a record for the most U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles from a debut album: "Straight Up", "Forever Your Girl", "Cold Hearted", and "Opposites Attract". Her second album, Spellbound (1991), scored the number-one singles "Rush Rush" and "The Promise of a New Day". With six number-one singles on Hot 100, Abdul tied Diana Ross for the third-most chart-toppers among female solo artists at the time. As of 2025, Abdul places seventh along with Diana Ross and Lady Gaga for the most number-one singles by female artists in the U.S. to date.

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