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Paula Julie Abdul (born June 19, 1962) [2] 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. [3]
Abdul, a professional choreographer before launching her musical career, was nominated twice for choreographing two Janet Jackson videos, and won for "Nasty" before winning again for her own video for "Straight Up". Basil, who is also a professional choreographer, is the only other artist to have been nominated for work on both their own videos ...
Forever Your Girl is the debut studio album by American singer Paula Abdul.It was released on June 21, 1988, through Virgin Records. [3] The album was Abdul's breakthrough into the music industry after being a choreographer for high-profile clients including Kate Bush, The California Raisins, George Michael, ZZ Top, Duran Duran and most notably Janet Jackson.
The accompanying music videos shot for the album's singles became popular on MTV, and obtained a then-unknown Paula Abdul a recording contract for her choreography work with Jackson. Billboard stated "[Jackson's] accessible sound and spectacularly choreographed videos were irresistible to MTV, and helped the channel evolve from rock programming ...
Best Choreography in a Video Best Special Effects in a Video; Janet Jackson – "Rhythm Nation" (Choreographers: Janet Jackson and Anthony Thomas) Paula Abdul – "Opposites Attract" (Choreographer: Paula Abdul) Madonna – "Vogue" (Choreographers: Luis Camacho and Jose Gutierrez) MC Hammer – "U Can't Touch This" (Choreographers: MC Hammer ...
The discography of American singer and dancer Paula Abdul consists of three studio albums, one remix album, five compilation albums, eight video albums, sixteen singles, and seven other appearances. Having found success as a choreographer for artists such as Janet Jackson , Abdul launched her own music career with the release of her debut ...
Tina Landon (born January 6, 1963) is an American choreographer based in Los Angeles who has worked with Janet Jackson, Prince, Anastacia, Mýa, Pink, Jay-Z, Marc Anthony, Kristi Yamaguchi, Aerosmith, Jennifer Lopez, Christina Aguilera, Ricky Martin, Michael Jackson, Ciara, Shakira, Pussycat Dolls, Tina Turner, Britney Spears, and Aaliyah.
Notable practitioners of the dance were MC Hammer, Janet Jackson, Five Star, Selena, Milli Vanilli, and Vanilla Ice during their live concert shows and in music videos. [1] According to Janet, Paula Abdul learned and then taught her the dance. Abdul also choreographed the 1987 film The Running Man. [2]