Paula Abdul | Her Journey From Dancer To Singer, Reality TV & A Whole Lot of Personal Drama!

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  • @danavixen6274
    @danavixen6274 Год назад +87

    No one can DENY Paula Abdul's talent as a dancer/choreographer. One of the GREATEST ever! Give this LEGEND her flowers! 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

    • @raycarter8070
      @raycarter8070 Год назад +1

      I agree too! She's really good.

    • @karnotik
      @karnotik 10 месяцев назад

      While she isn't the most talented singer, she still has an interesting timbre to her voice and she at least would sing live, too.

    • @BillBiggs1
      @BillBiggs1 2 месяца назад

      @@karnotikno ways even I refuse to believe she rang live.

  • @thegoldenseatlife
    @thegoldenseatlife Год назад +51

    That tap dance at the intro of Straight Up will always be iconic to me. Fantastic! Love Paula.

    • @NellieKAdaba
      @NellieKAdaba Год назад +5

      And also Opposites Attract.

    • @thegoldenseatlife
      @thegoldenseatlife Год назад +5

      @NellieKAdaba absolutely! One of my favorites!

    • @sciencenotsrigma
      @sciencenotsrigma 7 месяцев назад +1

      I enjoy her tap dancing more than her more famous moves. You can tell it’s her first love! 💕

  • @strauqq1
    @strauqq1 10 месяцев назад +4

    Her look was stunning and her music and choreography was second to none

  • @nataliemscrzysxycoolharris
    @nataliemscrzysxycoolharris Год назад +38

    I really noticed Paula when she was the choreographer for Janet Jackson back in the day.

  • @beaniegee5129
    @beaniegee5129 Год назад +30

    Last week was the 35th anniversary of Paula Abdul's debut album Forever Your Girl

  • @beaniegee5129
    @beaniegee5129 Год назад +17

    Happy belated birthday to Paula Abdul

  • @caligirl10
    @caligirl10 Год назад +18

    Chile, I loved me some Paula when I was a kid. 😂I recorded “straight up”over one of my tapes when it came on the radio. It stayed on repeat.

  • @beaniegee5129
    @beaniegee5129 Год назад +32

    Paula Abdul's sophomore album Spellbound was released on the same day as KMD's debut album Mr. Hood, De LA Soul's sophomore album De LA Soul is Dead, Ice-T's 4th album O.G. Original Gangster and Damian Dame's first and only self-titled album on May 14th 1991

  • @jadedaejanae
    @jadedaejanae Год назад +17

    I love Paula Abdul! I play Rush, Rush and Straight Up and Opposites attract DAILY! I just came to say I feel like she naturally slurs her words 🤣🤣

  • @HamishDownie
    @HamishDownie Год назад +18

    It’s also worth noting that one of the songs Paula wrote for the cancelled album was “Spinning Around”, which went onto be a huge international hit for Kylie Minogue

  • @mysteria5705
    @mysteria5705 Год назад +9

    Paula Abdul is and will forever be a true gem.

  • @MM-ig1iv
    @MM-ig1iv 5 месяцев назад +1

    I just saw her the other night in Cinc with NKOTB. at 62, she's a machine! I don't think the half of us could go that long doing what she does. You gotta give it to her.. she still looks incredible!

  • @beaniegee5129
    @beaniegee5129 Год назад +27

    Paula Abdul's debut album Forever Your Girl was released the day after New Edition's 5th album Heart Break and Bobby Brown's second solo album Don't be Cruel

  • @MrBlaq
    @MrBlaq Год назад +28

    "Knocked Out" is my favorite song by her. Pebbles sang background on that song. And I do believe Yvette Marine.

    • @danavixen6274
      @danavixen6274 Год назад +9

      Such a good song. Has that LaFace signature sound! I REALLY love the Spellbound album to this day! ❤

    • @sand216
      @sand216 Год назад +1

      "Hope he's looking at me, cause I'm looking at him"❤

  • @monbrat3064
    @monbrat3064 Год назад +2

    Paula Abdul is amazing PERIOD

  • @beaniegee5129
    @beaniegee5129 Год назад +49

    Paula Abdul also appeared in music videos such as Roses by OutKast and Liberian Girl by Michael Jackson

    • @Chuck_EL
      @Chuck_EL Год назад +7

      being a huge michael jackson fan i knew how much he helped the jacksons family with choreography....she even helped them on the victory tour

    • @AngeBiampandou
      @AngeBiampandou Год назад +3

      @@Chuck_EL She also had an affair with Jackie Jackson btw

    • @tauqueishachester9844
      @tauqueishachester9844 Год назад

      She also got her ass Whoopi by his wife

    • @mitchellsouphasith3763
      @mitchellsouphasith3763 Год назад +2

      Also the dancer for ToTo “til the end” and appeared in nasty boys and what have you done for me lately with janet Jackson.

  • @BillBiggs1
    @BillBiggs1 2 месяца назад +1

    I still think Paula should be given a slot at the Super Bowl to show them how a performance should be done.

  • @beaniegee5129
    @beaniegee5129 Год назад +14

    Great story on Paula Abdul

  • @kyanderson3989
    @kyanderson3989 Год назад +9

    Her "Spellbound" album is my favorite. "My Foolish Heart" stays in rotation. Great video!

    • @danavixen6274
      @danavixen6274 Год назад +4

      Same here! People may trash her vocals yet she worked with some great people on this album. When I heard U, I knew immediately she worked with Prince. Love Stevie Wonder's harmonica on Will You Marry Me too. ❤

  • @beaniegee5129
    @beaniegee5129 Год назад +24

    Paula Abdul also appeared on sitcoms such as Spin City, That's so Raven, The Wayans Bros, just to name a few

    • @NellieKAdaba
      @NellieKAdaba Год назад +1

      Didn't know she was on That's So Raven.

  • @stevewilson5749
    @stevewilson5749 Год назад +6

    "Straight Up".. she's my 90's crush...😊😅❤❤❤❤

  • @danlove12k
    @danlove12k Год назад +2

    She needs to create a new album 😊

  • @JeremiahSpeaks
    @JeremiahSpeaks Год назад +13

    Another great video Juicy Girl! God bless you my sister ☺️

  • @beemocha
    @beemocha Год назад +32

    Dancer to non-singer,to sidechick to reality tv star ❤
    “Straight Up” ,”Forever Your Girl” & “Cold Hearted Snake” are my favorites from Paula 🎶

    • @danavixen6274
      @danavixen6274 Год назад +9

      The SULTRY video for Cold Hearted Snake though... ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

    • @vashtikelly6837
      @vashtikelly6837 Год назад +6

      CHEERLEADER TO SIDE CHICK TO CHREOGRAPHER TO NON- SINGER TO JUDGE .........WE STILL LOVE PAULA..

    • @kikieaddy2576
      @kikieaddy2576 Год назад +1

      @@vashtikelly6837Oh yeah 😂

    • @vashtikelly6837
      @vashtikelly6837 Год назад +1

      @@kikieaddy2576 😂😂😂

  • @k.rochelle2446
    @k.rochelle2446 Год назад +7

    I would love to see a Paula Abdul biopic.

  • @yolandaspurlock7916
    @yolandaspurlock7916 Год назад +6

    🎉🎉❤❤ HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎉🎉

  • @nicolesherman8974
    @nicolesherman8974 Год назад +11

    Ooh, another great video!

  • @saj8
    @saj8 Год назад +5

    Paula's Forever Your Girl album counts as a Minneapolis Sound album. She was working with Jesse Johnson and Ta Mara and The Seen on the album.

  • @Rainbowmelon
    @Rainbowmelon Год назад +1

    PAULA!!!!!!!!

  • @beaniegee5129
    @beaniegee5129 Год назад +8

    Color Me Badd sang the background vocals on Paula Abdul's song Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up

  • @Profess84
    @Profess84 Год назад +7

    Great video. When I was a teen during season 3 of the Wayans Bros, I thought she was half black I found out she was Jewish while watching American Idol season 1.

    • @noemistephanie93
      @noemistephanie93 Год назад +3

      She is Bi-racial though

    • @Profess84
      @Profess84 Год назад +1

      @@noemistephanie93 Not half black, which is what I meant.

    • @dannibrown4350
      @dannibrown4350 8 месяцев назад

      Being Jewish isn’t a race it’s a religion. I could convert if I wanted to, you cannot covert into or out of a race

  • @justineebourgeois3420
    @justineebourgeois3420 Год назад +6

    Paula is a good girl.

  • @shay_lah
    @shay_lah Год назад +3

    Straight Up was my shit as a kid. always will love the video. crazy that it stayed on the chart that long before going number 1 👀

  • @tb22k
    @tb22k Год назад +4

    ❤❤❤

  • @katarinakrnjevic8183
    @katarinakrnjevic8183 Год назад +1

    Paula, Janet and Madonna where the first singers to have such good choreography . Even though she didn't have strong voice yet her ballad song rush rush.

  • @Casandra.Macias-Flores
    @Casandra.Macias-Flores Год назад +1

    12:26, aw i feel kinda bad for paula here

  • @psycheinc-theSLC
    @psycheinc-theSLC 10 месяцев назад

    Excellent content, well done! Psyche aka Psyche Thompson UK🌹

  • @jfliguy
    @jfliguy 4 месяца назад +1

    My baby girl

  • @sciencenotsrigma
    @sciencenotsrigma 7 месяцев назад +1

    I remember when everybody was like, wait…Paula’s not black? It really doesn’t matter. She was instrumental in the popularization of hip hop.

  • @IMO-r4l
    @IMO-r4l Год назад +13

    Kinda hard for the stalkers family to debunk that claim when she literally changed her name to Paula, too & they found her parked outside her house 😐

  • @DawnietotheMax
    @DawnietotheMax Год назад +9

    We knew she couldn't sing based on that After School Special song "We Having A Party."😢😅😂

    • @danavixen6274
      @danavixen6274 Год назад +4

      Oh no! I thought I was the only one who remembered this. 😂

    • @DawnietotheMax
      @DawnietotheMax Год назад +3

      @@danavixen6274 🤣

  • @taureanmay1411
    @taureanmay1411 Год назад +4

    1:24 Paula Abdul.

    • @taureanmay1411
      @taureanmay1411 Год назад +2

      1:54 wow 🙀😳 living legend, I also got her 🤠🎉😺🙂 on You Tube Music 😺🎶 as well.

  • @cleftheart1969
    @cleftheart1969 Год назад +22

    I was so disgusted about Cory claiming he slept with Paula UNNECESSARY regardless if true or not....she was my childhood wish her the best

    • @NellieKAdaba
      @NellieKAdaba Год назад

      Never heard of that story before until now, but I feel the same.

  • @delanoarts3703
    @delanoarts3703 7 месяцев назад +1

    It's strange there is no real documentary are biography of her like there is everyone else no life story of clips and school teachers you know a good documentary it's crazy because when I was a kid she was top 3 biggest female stars in the world janet whitney and Paul plus she had a few big hit and very huge albums at the time.w it was one of the biggest sellers of all times i wonder why no production company made one

  • @chancest.thomas5160
    @chancest.thomas5160 Год назад

    0:12 Awwww
    8:55 I 4got all about dat.
    He was a 🐍 SNAKE!!
    Neva knew She had a Reality t.v.
    Show.

  • @brandietanner14
    @brandietanner14 9 месяцев назад +3

    Does anyone remember that she was a Lakers Girl

  • @jordanmills4721
    @jordanmills4721 Год назад +7

    Sorry but how were all of Paula's replacements on Idol able to make 10s of millions but Paula didn't get more than $5million during the show's PEAK?

  • @jusme2266
    @jusme2266 Год назад +5

    I wonder if she considered reuniting with Estevez given she was never able to settle down and have children.
    That seemed to be her only relationship with lasting potential.

  • @A.Jionni
    @A.Jionni Год назад

    4:37 oop is that shade 😂😂😂😂?

  • @tvtalkwithavi
    @tvtalkwithavi Год назад +9

    Her mother is European-Jewish too by the way

  • @mrsain19
    @mrsain19 Год назад +2

    i never minded her singing. i thought it was ok. i will describe it as......entertaining. :) on another note, i think that sucks that the chick from the mary jane girls didnt get her due credits and $ for her work. so many others over decades likely havent been given their proper credit and $ either. they barely wanna pay the artists in the front lines.

  • @A.Jionni
    @A.Jionni Год назад

    9:13 I would have to he’s cute 😂

  • @stefansimpson7678
    @stefansimpson7678 Год назад

    🩵🩵🩵🩵 ñice👍

  • @missladyanonymity
    @missladyanonymity Год назад +7

    Whatever happened with that plane crash? Did it actually happen?

    • @missladyanonymity
      @missladyanonymity Год назад +1

      It may be like the high speed chase in nyc....h&m?

  • @ericjones7769
    @ericjones7769 Год назад +1

    All these years i always thought Paula Abdul was Latina 😲😲😲😲

    • @mitchellsouphasith3763
      @mitchellsouphasith3763 Год назад

      She’s French and Syrian

    • @Vanipollonia1
      @Vanipollonia1 Год назад +2

      Actually, her mother is a French-Canadian woman of Ashkenazi Jewish heritage & her father is a Syrian Jew from Syria who immigrated to Brazil where he was raised, before relocating to the United States.

  • @nitawilliams8641
    @nitawilliams8641 Год назад +1

    Now listen, don't get me wrong, I LOVE me some Paula; her last best album 2 me was/is Spellbound!! 🎶🎶💃🏾💃🏾🥰🥰💖💯....BUT, 🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤣🤣🤣🤣 Nahh she tried it!!....She was DEFINITELY drunk or high AF during that interview!! 🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️🤣🤣🤣🤣 Talking bout she aint never been drunk or abused drugs....giirrrllll....STOP IT!! Lol

  • @thecloud9effect765
    @thecloud9effect765 Год назад +5

    Primero here!

  • @_BlackPaladin
    @_BlackPaladin Год назад +4

    The original J. Lo 😆

  • @doreensika837
    @doreensika837 Год назад +17

    Great dancer. Singer? Not so much. I remember that video of Whitney Houston going off on Paula saying “she was singing off key on the record…Paula Abdul ain’t shit” 😂😂😂😂

    • @GodsFaveSim
      @GodsFaveSim Год назад +8

      Nippy wasn’t havin it lol

    • @j-dub22
      @j-dub22 Год назад +6

      That Whitney clip is iconic and completely accurate 😂😂

    • @doreensika837
      @doreensika837 Год назад +3

      @@GodsFaveSim for sure 😂😂😂😅

    • @doreensika837
      @doreensika837 Год назад +5

      @@j-dub22 she told no lies 🤣🤣😂🤣

    • @Chuck_EL
      @Chuck_EL Год назад +9

      ​​@@GodsFaveSim
      as a diehard fan of whitney houston, her roasts on ppl was iconic lol...
      i still remember her creeping up on debra wilson (who did spoofs on her on mad tv) debra being shook and assumed whitney would roast her but whitney just said "hey deb, i saw you doing me on mad tv, youre really good, keep up the good work"
      rip the queen of the night

  • @deepole900
    @deepole900 Год назад +1

    She was dating Jackie Jackson in the early 80s

  • @DeeVine999
    @DeeVine999 Год назад +10

    The original JLO

  • @anacionqtfixo
    @anacionqtfixo 8 месяцев назад +1

    It is clear to me that at some point she was struggling with severe pain, even unable to speak clearly; she was in pain, that's for sure.

  • @Supreme_Knowledge.
    @Supreme_Knowledge. Год назад +24

    She looked and danced good, But she couldn’t sing !!!

  • @terrionlacy976
    @terrionlacy976 11 месяцев назад

    Wow...Absolutely nobody is checking for Paula Abdul 😮

  • @2r3notgoodas1
    @2r3notgoodas1 10 месяцев назад

    Jennifer Lopez is everything Paula Abdul wanted to be.

  • @ebed-ifemcgriff1686
    @ebed-ifemcgriff1686 Год назад

    Good looking lady, talented dancer, but I never cared for her attitude.

  • @tamcar04
    @tamcar04 Год назад +1

    She can't sing worth a lick 😂😂😂 it didnt bother me as a kid though Paula is alright with me

  • @MrSmriley
    @MrSmriley Год назад

    I quite like her, but she's a terrible singer and all her 'live' performances and concerts here on YT are clearly lip-synched.

  • @beaniegee5129
    @beaniegee5129 Год назад +15

    Paula Abdul's 3rd album Head Over Heels was released on the same day as Mack 10's self-titled debut album, MC Breed's 4th solo album Big Baller and Grand Puba's second solo album 2000 on May 20th 1995