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Paula Abdul

1962 - Today

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Paula Julie Abdul (born June 19, 1962) is an American singer, dancer, choreographer, actress, and television personality. She began her career as a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers at the age of 18 and later became the head choreographer for the Laker Girls, where she was discovered by the Jacksons. After choreographing music videos for Janet Jackson, Abdul became a choreographer at the height of the music video era and soon thereafter she was signed to Virgin Records. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paula Abdul has received more than 13,483,207 page views. Her biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2019). Paula Abdul is the 673rd most popular singer (down from 649th in 2019), the 3,587th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,697th in 2019) and the 188th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 13M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 60

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Paula Abdul ranks 673 out of 4,381. Before her are Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Alan Lancaster, Raina Kabaivanska, Andrew Ridgeley, Pat Boone, and Melissa Etheridge. After her are Barry Manilow, Georg Ots, Lola Novaković, Alexander Rybak, Ronnie Van Zant, and Malena Ernman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Paula Abdul ranks 111. Before her are Manute Bol, Nikolai Denkov, Antti Rinne, Manuel Amoros, Julio Salinas, and Edvard Moser. After her are Adam Baldwin, Gina Gershon, John Hannah, Claudia Sheinbaum, Sumi Jo, and Ron McGovney.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paula Abdul ranks 3,587 out of 20,380. Before her are Melissa Etheridge (1961), Elmore James (1918), Larry Wall (1954), David Graeber (1961), James Rebhorn (1948), and Ona Munson (1903). After her are Arnold Gesell (1880), Richard Williams (1942), Sally Hemings (1773), Peter Strauss (1947), Barry Manilow (1943), and Frank Caprio (1936).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Paula Abdul ranks 188. Before her are Del Shannon (1934), Al Green (1946), Barbara Hendricks (1948), Rosemary Clooney (1928), Pat Boone (1934), and Melissa Etheridge (1961). After her are Barry Manilow (1943), Ronnie Van Zant (1948), Lee Hazlewood (1929), Peggy March (1948), Tracy Chapman (1964), and Fergie (1975).

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