Paula Abdul, a choreographer and singer, started life as a poor child from a broken home. Her dreams of song and dance began at the tender age of four when she saw Gene Kelly on television performing "Singing in the Rain". Unknown to her mother, Paula began taking ballet lessons free of charge at the age of seven by cleaning the mirrors and floors of the dance studio.

Paula Abdul began choreographing musicals when she was five years old, before ever taking any classes. From her condominium, she would conduct neighborhood friends and invite adults to watch her shows. Paula would practice dancing while her mother cooked by holding onto the kitchen sink.

Paula Abdul's mother was always upfront about the hardships of life as a performer. She frequently saw dreams shattered in would-be stars while working as a personal assistant to Billy Wilder. Paula knew she'd have to find success on her own without the help of her mother.

During high school, Paula Abdul was accepted to Juilliard on a dance scholarship, but after one trip to New York, she knew that wasn't the life she wanted to lead. She wanted to dance, but she couldn't get a job unless she had an agent. She was teaching cheerleading camps, so she decided to try out for the Los Angeles Lakers' Cheerleading Squad, even though she didn't have the body of a typical cheerleader.

Against all odds, Paula was chosen as one of only 12 Laker Girls out of nearly 1000 girls who auditioned. As if that wasn't enough, in her rookie season, she was chosen to form a dance squad. It didn't take long for people to notice big changes in the squad. Fans started calling her for corporate events.

Paula Abdul eventually landed movie roles such as "The African Anteater Dance" seen in "Can't Buy Me Love" with Patrick Dempsey, and at the age of 17, she began choreographing for the Jackson Five. Paula won a choreography award for her work with ZZ Top and Duran Duran. She went on to work with most of the major recording artists of that era choreographing their tours, videos, and live performances.

During the last two years of his life, Paula finally got to meet and even work with her idol Gene Kelly. That same year, Paula choreographed the Academy Awards and received an Emmy nomination. Not wanting to give up her day job as a choreographer, Paula began secretly working her way into the recording business only to become a superstar all over again starting with a song called "Straight Up."

After a plane crash in 1995, Paula Abdul disappeared for a while so she could focus on her health and rehabilitation of injuries. Today, Paula can be seen right along side Simon Cowell on the hit reality television show "American Idol" in which thousands of singers are auditioned down to just one winner. Paula is the judge with a heart who gives constructive criticism in a positive way. She also wrote the foreword of the book "Chicken Soup for the American Idol Soul."

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