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. It is because she possesses such a great talent which has led her to be an
exceptional choreographer and singer in U.S. Throughout her career, she has been involved in 37
choreography projects of movie, television, video, stage, and live tour. As a singer, she has
collected 11 awards with worldwide album sales reaching 40 million records. All of these have
proven that she is indeed can be considered as one of the most notable artists and choreographers
in the world.
Paula Julie Abdul has involved herself in music and dance from a very young age.
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Born on June 19, 1962 in San Fernando, California, she had performed dancing and singing in community musical theater groups at 7. During the summertime, she also took part in U.S. theatrical productions. Her desire to be a dancer grew stronger after she watched Gene Kelly's musical film, "Singing in the Rain." Pursuing her dream, she learned jazz and tap dance when she was barely 8 years old.
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. Attending Van
Nuys High School, she became a head cheerleader as well as senior class president. She was
graduated in 1980 then continued her study at California State University Northridge, majoring
in TV and radio broadcasting. It was during this time that she joined an audition held by the Los
Angeles Lakers NBA Cheerleading team. With her amazing dynamic style of dancing, she was
successfully accepted, even later was pointed to be the head choreographer of the team.
Wanting to focus her attention on her career, Paula decided to give up her study at the
university. This decision turned out to be the right one as Jackson Five noticed her talent, and
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. Upon hearing
her skills, John McClain of A&R Records asked her to choreograph Janet Jackson's music
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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 achievement brought her to be considered as one of the most
promising choreographers in Hollywood. 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. Not only music videos, she also did the choreography in various movies, like
Dragnet, Big and Coming to America. However, it was Fox TV's The Tracey Ullman Show that
marked her career as she brilliantly gained an Emmy Award in the category of Best
Choreography in 1989. Obtaining success and wealth as a prominent choreographer, Paula kept
looking for chances to develop another potentiality she possessed. Previously being
complimented by Janet Jackson on her vocals, she made up her mind to become a singer. In
order to materialize her goal, she eagerly used her savings to record a demo tape. When it
reached Virgin Records America, the label got impressed, thus offered her a recording contract.
In June 1988, she finally released her debut album entitled "Forever Your Girl." After only
making a little sound in the beginning, the album's sale scored a significant escalation up to
seven million copies in U.S. only. Moreover, it wonderfully reached first rank at The
Billboard 200. 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. This superb attainment surely established Paula as the new American pop-dance queen while brought her to embrace huge fame and commercial success.
Moreover, she managed to get a lot of fame in the same movies in which she started off small. Another thing that we can draw on from her incredible career is the fact that she was able to diversify so much that her career span over a range of different genres including theater, film, music and others.
Ove the course of his 27-year career, R. Kelly has released 12 studio albums and sold more than 100 million units worldwide. His work has helped define a new generation of RnB singers, earning him the title “King of RnB.” He shattered expectations in 2005 when he released the first five
These attributes gave her the key to working with the most notable producers, script writers and musical producers in the history of Broadway. Her many shows gave her the opportunity to understand herself as a Broadway actress and her voice stands alone to all of the people who followed. Her voice will live on in theaters and she will continue to remain a pinnacle of Broadway history.
You can see her influence in most of today’s art. I grew up on Janet’s music and I simply love each era of her work. To me, Janet is more than a singer, she is a true artist.
Overall, a legendary woman of many traits had known for her many remarkable achievements throughout her life. Changed and impressed the world for over fifty years with her fabulous work choreographed over ninety pieces. Exposed the world to the awareness of different fusions of cultures, mainly African culture though her amazingchoreographies. Revolutionized modern dance by recreating a whole new dance form. Katherine brought innovation to the world of dance. Her love for the art of dance was really shown by her ideals and terrific ways of creating. Katherine Believe that dance was much more dance just movements, one must know that roots of those movements to truly express the
...veral American Music Awards. Ross was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 as part of the Supremes” (Duckett, 2013). In 2007, she was also presented with an award for her hard work, when she received the BET Lifetime Achievement Award. Ross was honored by Michael Jackson in the year of 2009. He titled her as a possible caretaker for his children. The list goes on.
In 1994, at the age of 15, Aaliyah catapulted onto the R&B charts herself with her debut album, Age Ain't Nothing But a Number. Produced by the successful singer R. Kelly, the album quickly sold a million copies and eventually earned platinum status based largely on the success of two hit singles, "Back and Forth" and "At Your Best (You Are Love)." Later that year, tabloid reports surfaced claiming that the sultry teen singer had married the 27-year-old Kelly, but Aaliyah denied the union and the marriage was reportedly annulled.
Her lasting career was not given to her easily, therefore, creating an inspiring story full of hardships and success. Ever since she was a little girl, her dream was to become a successful and famous dancer. In New York City, when she was trying to fulfill her dream, she was unable to find a job in the theatre department. Instead of being discouraged, she decided to make something good come from it. She choreographed her own routines, created her own costumes, and organized solo recitals for audiences to enjoy. This event led her to the biggest adventure in her life that would later impact the world. She was invited to return back to London to pursue her education in the performing arts, so that she could further improve her talents that would make up her entire career.
The reason that I picked Paula is because I remember growing up watching So You Think You Can Dance, and American Idol with my family. Paula did many different things in her life time and still is doing a lot of new things. Abdul is a very talented singer, song writer choreographer, performer, designer, dancer, actor and business woman. She also has a lot of different awards. She is a two-time Emmy Award winner, Grammy Award winner, American Music Award winner, and multi-platinum recording artist. She has gotten these achievements over a span of twenty five years. Not many people notice that Paula Abdul is a choreographer. When you hear the name Paula Abdul you may think of her as a singer, performer,
... artistic renderings of the enthusiastic songs of her time. More than anything, it is this love of performing that won her the hearts of millions throughout the world.
...as won throughout her singing and acting career are countless. Even Dolly’s physical appearance and voice have made such a statement in the entertainment world. There have even been many other entertainers that have tried to follow her footsteps of fashion and image but no one can pull it off like Dolly can. I’m certain that this famous pop culture icon is not done yet entertaining and giving more to our society. I don’t imagine there will be another entertainer that will be more famous in the pop culture world as Dolly Parton.
You might think that a woman with a pedigree and resume as impressive as this would have had a smooth ride all along. Not so. Says Janet, "I went through a great deal of pain from about sixteen to nineteen and a half… Pain that I really wouldn't wish upon anyone." During those years, challenging years for anyone, Janet released two albums, Janet Jackson (1982) and Dream Street (1984). She spent a difficult and lonely year away from her family in New York while appearing in "Fame," and by the time she was nineteen, had been through a divorce after a short-lived marriage to James DeBarge of another somewhat less famous singing family, the DeBarge Family.
Demi Lovato is a famous singer, songwriter, and actor born in 1992 in New Mexico. Although she was on “Barney & Friends” as a child, most people know her from her years as an actress and an occasional singer on disney channel. She co-starred in the famous movie series “Camp Rock” and also in the television series “Sonny with a Chance.” After these acting positions, Lovato began a career in singing. She has released many albums and has had many hit songs such as “Heart Attack” and “Cool for the Summer.” In 2012 and 2013, Lovato was a judge on “The X Factor” (Wikipedia). Singing is a huge part of Lovato’s life, and she pours her heart and should into her lyrics.
“America’s sweetheart”, Paula Abdul has been an influential public figure for many years in various fields of entertainment. Abdul coined her nickname from her years on American Idol, because she encouraged every singer to keep pursuing their dream even if they didn’t make it on the show. Abdul upholds the same encouragement of herself as well. She pushes herself to succeed in all fields of entertainment where she is able. The entertainment industry recognizes Abdul for her choreography, singing, dancing, eye for talent and community involvement. When it comes to choreography, Abdul was influential in the 1980’s and worked with many famous singers, which allowed her career to flourish. Viewers identify Abdul’s dances for their sharp movements
Songs that today rule bars, dance clubs, parties and of course her numerous fans. In 2015 she was announced as a judge for ninth season of the TV music show The Voice.