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Paula Julie Abdul is an American pop singer, record producer, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality. Beginning dance lessons at age 8, Abdul showed a natural talent for dance. Years later, during her first year at California State University at Northridge, she was selected from a pool of 700 candidates for the cheerleading squad of the Los Angeles Lakers NBA basketball team. Within three months, she became head choreographer. Six months later, she left the university to focus on her choreography & dancing career.

In the 1980s, Abdul was discovered by The Jacksons and was signed to do the choreography for the video to their single “Torture”. After the success of “Torture”, she became a sought-after choreographer, and soon rose as a Pop-R&B singer with a string of hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In 1991, she won a Grammy for “Best Music Video – Short Form” for “Opposites Attract.” In addition, she twice won the “Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography.”

In the 2000s, she became a judge on the television series, American Idol.

• Birth name: Paula Julie Abdul
• Born: June 19, 1962 (age 49)
• Origin: San Fernando, California, United States
• Genres: Pop, R&B, dance
• Occupations: Singer-songwriter, choreographer, dancer, television personality
• Years active: 1978–present
• Labels: Virgin (1987–1996) Mercury (1997) Concord (2008) Filament (2009–present)
• Website: paulaabdul.com

Read more about Paula Abdul at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database

Video: Melanie Amaro Reacts To ‘X Factor’ Firings & Is Excited For Pepsi Super Bowl Ad With Elton John
Access HW TV, 2012-02-03 19:46:05
What did Season One “X Factor” winner Melanie Amaro think about the string of firings on the reality show, including Paula Abdul, Nicole Scherzinger and host Steve Jones?

Two Judges Get Axed From ‘X Factor’
NY Times TV, 2012-02-01 15:29:12
From left, the “X Factor” judges Nicole Scherzinger, Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and L. A. Reid, with Steve Jones, the host, arriving at the premiere in September. Only Mr. Cowell and Mr. Reid remain from the first season.

Paula Abdul exits 'X Factor'; third to leave show (AP)
Yahoo Entertainment, 2012-01-31 23:36:03
AP - Simon Cowell predicted "The X Factor" would be a TV hit and eclipse his ex-employer, "American Idol." He was wrong, and now his show has been gutted of three of its five stars, including Paula Abdul, putting its future in question.