Paula Abdul Biography

Fast Facts

• Supports National Guide Dog Month and works towards raising awareness about the importance of guide dogs in the lives of those with blindness
• After becoming a Laker Girl for the Los Angeles Lakers, she was discovered by The Jacksons when they saw her cheering during a Lakers game
• Best known as a singer, songwriter and dancer who was a judge for the popular reality show "American Idol․"
• Her favorite love song is Roberta Flack's "The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face․"
• As a child, one of her babysitters was singer Michael Bolton
• Her idols include Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire and Bob Fosse
• Was voted "Most Likely to Succeed" by her classmates during high school