- Paula is currently well know as a judge on American Idol.
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Paula is currently working on a new album and hopes to have the album released by the end of 2009.
- In the 1980s, Paula rose from cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers to highly sought-after choreographer at the height of the music video era before scoring a string of Pop-R&B hits in the late-1980s and early-1990s.
- Paula won a Grammy for "Best Music Video - Short Form" for "Opposites Attract" and twice won the "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography."
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An avid dancer, Paula was inspired towards a show business career by Gene Kelly in the classic film Singin' in the Rain.
- Paula began taking dance lessons at the age of eight and showed a natural talent.
- Paula attended Van Nuys High School, where she was a cheerleader and an honor student.
- At 15, she received a scholarship to a dance camp near Palm Springs, and in 1978 appeared in a low-budget Independent musical film, Junior High School.
- Paula studied broadcasting at the California State University at Northridge.
- During her first year, she was selected from a pool of 700 candidates for the cheerleading squad of the Los Angeles Lakers NBA basketball team. Within three months, she became head choreographer.
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