It is common to see a cheerleader become an esteemed artist in the entertainment industry. A lot of artists have gone on this path. And Paula Abdul is one of the highlights on this path.

As a kid, Paula Abdul was very much interested in pursuing a career in the entertainment industry already. Her earlier inspirations included Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder. Dance lessons started at the early age of 8, and this paid off and led to an active cheerleader life in high school. And as early as her freshman year at California State University, Paula Abdul was chosen to be one of the Laker Girls Squad for the L.A. Lakers. In less than a month, she was promoted to head choreographer for the squad. Her busy cheerleading schedule forced her to drop out of school, and concentrate on her career. During one particular performance, the Jacksons, yes, of Michael and Janet, were impressed with her choreography. This led to Abdul choreographing a certain music video that was off the Victory album way back in 1984. The sight of Paula Abdul dancing must have been really something because she became the esteemed choreographer, handpicked by Janet Jackson herself.

In 1988, Abdul pursued a solo career, and released her debut album, Forever Your Girl. The album went on to hit multi-platinum, with 4 of its tracks hitting #1 as they were released. These tracks are Paula Abdul straight up, Paula Abdul opposites attract, Paula Abdul cold hearted snake, and The Way That You Love Me. These Paula Abdul songs took the top of the charts for quite a long time.

For starters, Paula Abdul straight up stayed at the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for at least 3 weeks upon its release. An extensive look through any biography of Paula Abdul would show that the music video for straight up Paula Abdul took MTV's Best Female Video award for that year. And Paula Abdul choreographed this Paula Abdul video herself. The Paula Abdul mp3 track of this song is still considered a classic.

Another strong track is Paula Abdul opposites attract. It stayed another 3 weeks as #1, making Paula one of the artists who have made four #1 tracks off just 1 album. Paula joined the ranks of George Michael and Whitney Houston.

Paula Abdul cold hearted snake also took the top of the charts, as expected, with its stimulating lyrics. The music video for Paula Abdul cold hearted showed off Paula's potential to be naughty. Pretty soon, Paula Abdul gallery was filled with Paula Abdul pics of that music video. Some pictures of Paula Abdul naked and Paula Abdul topless somehow surfaced on the web. But representatives shun them off as mere Paula Abdul fake pictures. The concept of Paula Abdul topless for photographers just doesn't exist.

1991 marked another hit for the artist, Paula Abdul rush rush. The Paula Abdul rush rush track brings a fresh turn for Paula, considering that it's her 1st ballad after many dance tracks. A lot of people thought the move to make a ballad was too risky, but Paula still took the chance. It's great that she did because Paula Abdul rush rush remains her biggest hit to this date. Oh, and the fact that Keanu Reeves starred in the music video surely contributed to its success.

Another album followed 1991's Spellbound. But Paula somehow dropped out of the scene after this album, entitled Head over Heels. And she didn't resurface up until she became one of the judges for the reality hit TV series American Idol.

Despite the successful comeback, Paula has had issues to deal with these recent times. Her behavior on the show has somehow been viewed as capricious. This led to rumors of Paula Abdul drunk, or worse, Paula being a victim of substance abuse. These rumors were immediately put to rest during a Paula Abdul drunk interview where she expressed that her seemingly capricious behavior were actually symptoms of a health condition known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. This Paula Abdul disorder was eased with the assurance that the artist had undergone treatment, and that it was a success.

But the Paula Abdul disorder resurfaced when the symptoms appeared to come back. Paula seemed to be eating her words on the set of American Idol. Another Paula Abdul interview has the actress saying that she was just feeling drained from her hectic schedule.

So, it must be really nice for dancer Paula Abdul to make a successful comeback in the industry. When asked how she feels about this, she just expresses her happiness over the fact that she will remain an American Idol judge until roughly 2009. She views this as an opportunity to help people realize their dreams. And that is indeed a lovely way of looking at it.