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1 spot on the Billboard 200 chart for 10 weeks.

Her 1988 debut album, Forever Your Girl, became the most successful debut album in history up to that point, holding the No.

This would lead to Abdul choreographing many of Janet Jackson’s videos, including “Nasty,” “Control,” and “What Have You Done for Me Lately?”

She was discovered at a game by The Jacksons, who hired her to choreograph their “Torture” video in 1984.

While attending California State University, Northridge, she was selected for the Los Angeles Lakers cheerleading squad and quickly became the head choreographer.

As a child, Abdul studied ballet, tap, and jazz.

“There’s nothing that I can control other than showing up on stage and doing the best that I can and the rest of it, I throw caution to the wind because there is something exhilarating about having that freedom to just let it go.Originally known as a dancer and choreographer, Paula Abdul emerged as a superstar pop singer in the late ’80s and early ’90s, notching six No. And try to let things that are causing my stress or anxiety to just wither away and be present,” she says. It’s important for me to take some time to myself and just get my breathing, be conscious of my breathing. “When I’m in my dressing room getting ready I have a playlist of fun happy songs to get me in the mood and make me feel good and Stevie Wonder is a big part of that,” she adds.Ī big part of Abdul’s daily routine is taking time out for herself. RELATED: Paula Abdul On Katy Perry Getting $25 Million For ‘American Idol’: ‘Good For Her!’Ībdul reveals that soundtrack helps her get pumped up before her own shows.

“So I grew up worshipping Stevie Wonder and The Jacksons and Earth, Wind, and Fire and Joni Mitchell.” “I grew up listening to her taste in music and I’m very grateful because she has great taste,” she explains.

But jumping off tall buildings and things like that, I love doing that!” she laughs.Ībdul’s music has inspired generations of fans, but the singer credits her older sister, Wendy, with helping guide the soundtrack to her life. “I always get those butterflies and nerves before performing, period. RELATED: Paula Abdul Says She Had No Idea She Was In Sacha Baron Cohen’s ‘Bruno’ Until After The Movie Came OutĪbdul certainly has nerves of steel when it comes to the leap she takes during every performance, but the singer and choreographer says it’s as nerve-wracking as it is thrilling. Cause I’m being lifted and thrown all over the place.” You can see the fingerprint bruises of people grabbing. “I have bruises all over my legs, my rib cage. “I wish I could show you cause it looks really bad,” Abdul says, teasing about the bruises she’s endured during her Forever Your Girl residency.

With a stage show that includes choreographed dance numbers and a swan dive from 15 feet in the air, Abdul tells Keshia she has the bumps, bruises and nerves to show for it. ET Canada’s Keshia Chante sat down with Abdul for an exclusive interview to talk about everything from the soundtrack of her life to suffering for her art. The “Opposites Attract” singer just completed the second leg of her Las Vegas residency, before she returns to the stage at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino at the end of November. Paula Abdul is “Straight Up” forever our girl.