"We all saw what the energy was on-air," Chen laughed. And it seemed that Abdul's star was fading. Her marriage to actor Emilio Estevez dissolved after two years. Her follow-up records were big, but not colossal. And I was always running to catch up to what was ahead. Straight Up song from the album Greatest Hits - Straight Up is released on May 2007. "It was a bullet train, rather, that just was taking off. Listen to Paula Abdul Straight Up MP3 song. "When 'Straight Up' came out, everything was like a fast freight train," she said. "Forever Your Girl" went multi-platinum, with a string of number one hits. Paula Abdul choreographed a scene from 1988's "Coming to America," as well as the cheerleading routines from "American Beauty."Ĭuba Gooding Jr.'s end zone dance in "Jerry Maguire"? All Paula.īut there was more to Paula Abdul than dance moves: She started making records, and released a debut album in 1988. The Jackson saw her at a Laker game and that, she says, is how she was hired to choreograph them.Īnd the Jacksons were only the beginning. Her work caught the eye of some very famous fans.
Laker cheerleading squad, the Laker Girls, and began choreographing the routines herself. I said, 'I'm going to be an entertainer!'"Ībdul's first big show biz break came on a basketball court, when she won a coveted spot on the L.A. As my parents said, that I stood up and I put my fist down. "And truly, that is my earliest, most beautiful memories of deciding right then and there.
"I fell in love with Gene Kelly," she laughed. "And I looked back at my dad, and I said, 'That's my dad.' And my father says, 'No, I'm your dad! That can be your television dad.'
PAULA ABDUL STRAIGHT UP TV
"And then I kissed the TV set to kiss Gene Kelly," she said. And I kept getting closer to the television set. And my mom and dad were sitting on the couch. "And I was watching 'Singing in the Rain' in our family living room. "My earliest memory of dance, probably - what gave me the bug to actually become a performer - was when I was four years old," she said. After this I continue with my heart it gave me the motivation to continue.Paula Julie Abdul was born and raised just a few miles from Hollywood, and caught a bad case of dance fever early on. Until Thursday I don?t really know how we got in as VIPs when we weren?t and they did not notice us. It was a night to remember I couldn?t believe I actually met Paula Abdul as she has my work now up on her wall. I was so excited I got in and hugged her and took a picture of her me and my sister with the portrait. Artist: Paula Abdul Song: Straight Up Tuning: Standard Capo on 4th fret Chords used Em - 022000 C - x32010 D - xx0232 Intro E- B- G- D- (x2) A- E-0-2-0-2-3-0-2-3-5-0- Strumming Em C D Em (x1) Verse 1 Em C Lost in a dream D Em Dont know which way. She told the security people to please let me in because she wanted her drawing on her wall. I took the piece out of the portfolio and I yelled at Paula pull up please let me in I have this for you and I want to give it to you. When we went to meet Paula at the end of the concert I wasn?t allowed to go in because Paula was not allowed to receive gifts. I couldn?t believe that we actually we?re going to go see Paula after the concert was over. We got it as VIPs without really realizing it until afterwards they saw our ticket that we were not VIPs and they not stop us. When we went inside to go to the concert somehow we got onto the wrong line of people and we ended up being in the line of VIPs. When we got there and we asked if we could give Paula a gift they said only VIPs can visit Paula at the concert.
I took the piece with me to the concert to see if maybe I could give it to her even though I thought that was gonna be really impossible.
I drew this and graphite and it took me 40 hours to complete. I was excited because I?m a fan of hers and decided to draw a portrait of Paula with her beloved chihuahua Bessy taking their tongue out. A few months later after he passed my sister invited me to go to see Paula Abdul in concert. Now she's set to launch a new TV reality show of her own. After my 31 old nephew passed away three years ago from suicide I was not motivated to continue art. Until last year Paula Abdul was a regular on the highly-rated 'American Idol' TV show.
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