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Paula Abdul
In the wake of Madonna's success, many dance-pop divas filled the charts,
but out of them all, Paula Abdul was the only one who sustained a career.
The former L.A. Lakers cheerleader and choreographer began to make inroads
in pop music when she was hired as an assistant dance director on the
Jacksons' Victory tour, which led to a job choreographing Janet Jackson's
videos for Control. Abdul's work on Jackson's videos helped make the album
a hit, making her a sought-after choreographer. After working on The Tracy
Ullman Show and videos for ZZ Top, Duran Duran, and the Pointer Sisters,
Abdul began a recording career, releasing her debut album, Forever Your
Girl, in 1988. The first two singles drawn from the record were moderate
hits, but the release of "Straight Up" at the end of the year
made her a superstar. Staying at the top of the charts for three weeks,
"Straight Up" began a string of six number one singles (with
"The Way That You Love Me" recharting at number three in 1989)
that ran through the summer of 1991.
Abdul's singles were hits not because her singing was exceptional -- her
voice is thin and transparent -- but because she worked with savvy producers
who had a knack for picking songs with solid pop and dance hooks. Abdul's
spectacular big-budget videos helped push the sales of Forever Your Girl
past seven million in the U.S. alone . 1991's Spellbound, wasn't as successful,
but it still sold over three million copies and spent two weeks at number
one.
After Spellbound, Abdul took a few years off. During that time, she successfully
fought a lawsuit filed by a former backup singer who alleged it was she,
not Abdul, who had sung on Forever Your Girl. Abdul released her third
album, Head Over Heels, in the summer of 1995. She now is back in the
spotlight as one of the stars/talent judges on the smash Fox television
series, American Idol. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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