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Paula Abdul

1962 - Today

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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 number-one singles from a debut album on the Billboard Hot 100 chart: "Straight Up", "Forever Your Girl", "Cold Hearted", and "Opposites Attract". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2024). Paula Abdul is the 505th most popular singer (up from 675th in 2024), the 3,134th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,587th in 2019) and the 164th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Paula Abdul ranks 505 out of 4,381. Before her are Toby Keith, Sena Jurinac, Marian Anderson, Pérez Prado, Mia Martini, and Stromae. After her are Isabelle Aubret, Katy Perry, Johnny Rebel, Esther Ofarim, Maria Bethânia, and Natalie Cole.

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Among people born in 1962, Paula Abdul ranks 87. Before her are Jennifer Jason Leigh, Branko Crvenkovski, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Takashi Murakami, and Barry E. Wilmore. After her are Flea, Srettha Thavisin, Shinya Yamanaka, Ollanta Humala, Suzanne Collins, Joan Cusack, and Manuel Valls.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paula Abdul ranks 3,134 out of 20,380. Before her are Maurice White (1941), Lindsay Lohan (1986), Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw (1959), Olympia Dukakis (1931), Charles Grodin (1935), and Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860). After her are Elihu Root (1845), Tito Puente (1923), Joseph Stilwell (1883), Joseph W. Tobin (1952), Arnold Orville Beckman (1900), and Coretta Scott King (1927).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Paula Abdul ranks 164. Before her are Benny Blanco (1988), Ariana Grande (1993), Al Martino (1927), SZA (1990), Toby Keith (1961), and Marian Anderson (1897). After her are Katy Perry (1984), Johnny Rebel (1938), Natalie Cole (1950), Randy Newman (1943), Brenda Lee (1944), and Bobby Brown (1969).

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