Four out of the album's 10 tracks were also the number one hits, namely "Straight Up", "Cold Hearted", "Forever Your Girl," and "Opposites Attract." The latter even brought her to acquire a Grammy Award for Best Music Video-Short Form in 1991. Moreover, it wonderfully reached first rank at The Billboard 200. Making a little sound in the beginning, the album's sale scored a significant escalation up to seven million copies in U.S. In June 1988, she finally released her debut album entitled "Forever Your Girl." After only. When it reached Virgin Records America, the label got impressed, thus offered her a recording contract. In order to materialize her goal, she eagerly used her savings to record a demo tape. Previously being complimented by Janet Jackson on her vocals, she made up her mind to become a singer. Obtaining success and wealth as a prominent choreographer, Paula kept looking for chances to develop another potentiality she possessed. However, it was Fox TV's "The Tracey Ullman Show" (1987) that marked her career as she brilliantly gained an Emmy Award in the category of Best Choreography in 1989. Not only music videos, she also did the choreography in various movies, like "Dragnet" (1987), "Big" (1988), and "Coming to America" (1988). She afterwards was involved in many other music videos of some notable artists of the 80s, such as INXS, George Michael, Debbie Gibson, Prince, and Duran Duran. This achievement undoubtedly brought her to be considered as one of the most promising choreographers in Hollywood. Upon hearing her skills, John McClain of A&R Records asked her to choreograph Janet Jackson's music videos for her debut album, "Control." Paula then was involved in the making of four videos of the album, including "Nasty" which led her to earn her first award for Best Choreography at MTV Video Music Awards in 1986. This decision turned out to be the right one as Jackson Five noticed her talent, thus offered her to choreograph their music video, "Torture." Getting satisfied with her work, the group hired her to be an assistant dance director during their "Victory" live tour. Wanting to focus her attention on her career, Paula decided to give up her study at the university. With her distinguishing and dynamic style of dancing, she was successfully accepted, even later was pointed to be the head choreographer of the team. It was during this time that she joined an audition held by the Los Angeles Lakers NBA Cheerleading team.
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She was graduated in 1980 then continued her study at California State University Northridge, majoring in TV and radio broadcasting. Attending Van Nuys High School, she became a head cheerleader as well as senior class president. Her talent and skills were impressive so that she was rewarded a scholarship to develop her dancing ability under Joe Traime at Bell Lewitzky Company. Her desire to be a dancer grew stronger after she watched Gene Kelly's musical film entitled "Singing in the Rain." Pursuing her dream, she learned jazz and tap dance when she was barely 8 years old. During summertime, she also took part in U.S. Born on Jin San Fernando, California, she had performed dancing and singing in community musical theater groups at 7. Paula Julie Abdul has involved herself in music and dance from a very young age. All of these have proven that she is indeed can be considered as one of the most notable artists and choreographers in the world. As a singer, she has collected 11 awards with worldwide album sales reaching 40 million records.
Throughout her career, she has been involved in 37 choreography projects of movie, television, video, stage, and live tour. It is because she possesses such a great talent which has led her to be an exceptional choreographer and singer in U.S. All of these have proven that she is indeed can be considered as one of t There are only of few artists who have been equally recognized, awarded and celebrated "in front of the camera" as well as "behind the camera" and surely Paula Abdul is worthy to be placed among them.
Description: There are only of few artists who have been equally recognized, awarded and celebrated "in front of the camera" as well as "behind the camera" and surely Paula Abdul is worthy to be placed among them.
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