Friday, August 16, 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 before rising
to prominence in the 1980s as a highly sought-after choreographer at the height
of the music video era. Abdul later scored a string of pop music hits in the
late 1980s and early 1990s. Her six number one singles on the Billboard
Hot 100 tie her with Diana Ross for sixth among the female solo
performers who have topped the chart. She won a
Grammy for "Best Music Video – Short Form" for "Opposites
Attract" and twice won the "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding
Choreography".
After her
initial period of success, Abdul suffered a series of setbacks in her
professional and personal life. She saw renewed fame and success as an original
judge on American Idol in the 2000s, which she left after the
eighth season. She went on to star on CBS' short-lived television
series Live to Dance, which lasted one season in 2011, and was
subsequently a judge on the first season of the American version of The
X Factor along with her former American Idol co-judge Simon
Cowell, the creator and producer of the show. She was
also a guest judge on the All-Stars edition of Dancing with
the Stars in 2012 and the tenth season of So You
Think You Can Dance in 2013.
On January 30, 2013, Paula Abdul was presented with a Lifetime
Achievement Award at The Carnival: Choreographer's Ball14th
anniversary show.
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