U-Paula Abdul ungumdansi waseMelika, umdwebi wamaculo ochwepheshe, umbhali wamaculo, umlingisi, nobuntu bethelevishini. Umuntu oguquguqukayo onegama elingaqondakali nedumela lomhlaba wonke ungumnikazi wemiklomelo eminingi ebucayi. Naphezu kweqiniso lokuthi inani eliphakeme lomsebenzi wakhe lalingama-1980s akude, ukuthandwa kosaziwayo akuzange kuphele ngisho namanje.
Iminyaka yokuqala kaPaula Abdul
UPaula wazalwa ngoJuni 19, 1962 eningizimu yeSan Fernando Valley yaseCalifornia. Uyise wayengumthengisi wezinkomo kanti umama wakhe engumdlali wopiyano. Kusukela eneminyaka engu-7 ubudala, ingane yakhuliswa ngunina, njengoba abazali bahlukana ngokushesha. Intombazane iphiwe idatha ekhanyayo. Ubuhle baseMelika babunomzimba omncane ozacile, kanye nezici zobuso eziveza izici zabameleli bokubukeka kwasempumalanga.
Kusukela esemncane, u-Paula wayethanda ukudansa. Eqaphela amakhono endodakazi yakhe, unina wayinikeza amakilasi e-ballet, kampompi ne-jazz. Lapho eneminyaka engu-16, intombazane yesikole engaziwa yabizelwa ifilimu ethi "High School".
Ngonyaka wakhe wokuqala eyunivesithi, inkanyezi esencane yanquma ukuzama isandla sayo ekulingiseni, lapho abadansi bakhethwa khona eqenjini le-cheerleading. Ngokungalindelekile kuye, waba omunye wezintandokazi zejaji. Ukugqama phakathi kwabafake izicelo abangama-700, umuntu onesiphiwo waba yilungu leqembu lokusekela leqembu le-basketball elidume kakhulu emhlabeni - i-Los Angeles Lakers.
Kanye neqembu, umdansi wahamba ingxenye yeMelika. Ngemva konyaka, wamiswa ngokuphelele umqondisi oyinhloko izinombolo zeqembu. Ngenxa yalo msebenzi, umMelika washeshe wathola isihloko somunye wabadwebi bezingoma abasafufusa abanamakhono kakhulu eHollywood.
Ukuqala kwendlela yokudala kaPaula Abdul
U-Abdul wangena embukisweni webhizinisi ngenxa yeqembu lomculo i-Jacksons, abameleli balo baqaphele amakhono akhe komunye wemidlalo ye-basketball. Yilokhu okwaba yisinqumo esibalulekile empilweni yakhe: intombazane yafaka inombolo yokudansa yengoma ethi "Ukuhlukunyezwa".
Izinga eliphezulu lesiqeshana libe nomthelela ekutheni lo mdansi aphinde abizelwe izinombolo zesiteji kosaziwayo. Imisebenzi ethandwa kakhulu yentombazane njengomqondisi kwakuyividiyo kaJanet Jackson ethi "Nasty" nethi "Control", kanye nesiqephu sefilimu ethi "Big", lapho uTom Hanks edansa khona ngekhibhodi enkulu yepiyano.
Umsebenzi wokucula kaPaula Abdul
Ngokushesha, umdwebi wama-choreographer onolwazi wanquma ukuqala indlela yakhe eya emsebenzini ophumelelayo njengomculi. Ngeshwa, ikhono lezwi lomMelika alibanga lihle njengalabo abadansa. Ngakho-ke, umdansi kwakudingeka afunde njalo nothisha ukuze azuze umsindo ohloniphekile.
Imizamo ayizange ibe yize, futhi kakade ngo-1987, ngezindleko zakhe, umculi owayesafuna ukucula waqopha i-trial disc. Waziswa yinhloko yelebula leVirgin Records. Ngo-1989, ngokubambisana nenkampani yokuqopha, uPaula wethula i-albhamu ethi "Forever Your Girl".
Iqoqo le-debut ngokushesha lakhuphukela ezikhundleni zokuqala zawo wonke amashadi aseMelika, ngaphandle kwalokho, libambe phambili ku-Billboard 10 amasonto angu-200. I-albhamu yokuqala yahamba nge-platinum e-USA. Ingoma ephambili ephuma ku-albhamu yokuqala kwakuyingoma ethi "Straight Up". Ukwakhiwa kwazuza udumo ngenxa yesiqeshana sevidiyo esimnyama nomhlophe, lapho i-choreography, ehlelwe ngumculi ngokwakhe, yenziwa.
Inkinga emsebenzini kaPaula Abdul
Impumelelo enkulu yalandelwa ukuhlolwa kokuqala: ngo-1990, umculi wabhekana nesifo se-ligaments. Esebenzisa lesi simo, umculi osekela umculi wathi cishe zonke izingoma zomculi azibhalwanga yi-American diva, kodwa nguye.
Naphezu kweqiniso lokuthi uPaula walinqoba icala futhi waligunyaza ngokusemthethweni ilungelo lobunikazi, impilo yalona wesifazane yahlupheka kakhulu. Wayeka ukucula isikhashana.
Ngemva konyaka, umculi wabuyela emsebenzini wakhe womculo. Ngo-1991, i-albhamu yakhe yokuhlanganisa i-Spellbound yakhululwa. I-albhamu yathengiswa ngokusakazwa okukhulu futhi yanikeza ochwepheshe bokusungula izingoma ezishisayo ezinjengokuthi: "Rush, rush", "Will you marry me" kanye ne "Rock House".
Ku-1995, u-Paula Abdul wakhulula iqoqo lakhe lesithathu, i-Head Over Heels. Icwecwe laphela linamakhophi angu-3 million. Ngeshwa, impumelelo yomculi yasibekela: izinkinga zempilo zaphinde zangenela. Ukuthuthukiswa kwe-bulimia, intombazane eyayike yahlushwa ngaphambili, kwacishe kwaholela ekufeni. Ngenhlanhla, umdansi wasinda kulolu chungechunge lwezinkinga.
Imiklomelo
Kuze kube sekupheleni kwawo-1990, inkanyezi yayibambe iqhaza ekuthuthukisweni kwazo zonke izindawo zomsebenzi wayo futhi yathola imiklomelo eminingi ebalulekile ngalesi sikhathi.
Phakathi kwezibaluleke kakhulu yilezi:
- Imiklomelo ka-Emmy: 1989 ye-"Choreography for a Television Series" ku-Tracey Ullman Show kanye no-1990 ethi "Impumelelo Evelele Ku-Choreography".
- Imiklomelo ye-Grammy: 1993 ye-"Best Spellbound Album" kanye no-1991 ethi "Opposites Attract".
- Imiklomelo Yomculo WaseMelika: 1992 ye-"Favorite Pop/Rock Artist" kanye no-1987 yeChoreography kuvidiyo ye-ZZ Top "Velcro Fly".
- Umklomelo Womdanso WaseMelika: 1990 weChoreographer of the Year.
- Imiklomelo eminingi evela ku-MTV: ngo-1987 ye-"Best Choreography" kuvidiyo kaJanet Jackson ethi "Nasty". Ngo-1989, waba ngumdlali ovelele futhi wawina imiklomelo ye "Ividiyo Yabesifazane", "Ukuhlelwa Kwevidiyo", "Ividiyo Yomdanso", "Choreography" kuvidiyo yomculo ethi "Straight Up".
Ngaphandle kwale miklomelo engenhla, lesi sihlabani siphinde sathola ezinye izindondo ezingasaziwa. Wazuza ukuqashelwa nodumo kukho konke ayekwenza. Omunye wemiklomelo ebaluleke kakhulu kumuntu waseMelika onethalente yinkanyezi yango-1991 enikezelwe kuye kuHollywood Walk of Fame.
Wenzani manje
Ngasekupheleni kwawo-1990, umculi kancane kancane waqala ukulahlekelwa ukuthandwa kwakhe. Udumo lwaqala ukubuyela kuye kuphela ngo-2008, lapho uPaula Abdul eqopha iculo elithi "Dance Like Theres No Tomorrow".
Abalandeli bebenethemba lokuthi lesi sihlabani sizobuyela emculweni, kodwa akuzange kwenzeke lokhu. Ngemva konyaka, lo mculi wakhipha ingoma yakhe yokugcina ethi "I'm Just Here for the Music", eyaboniswa okokuqala ohlelweni lwe-TV.
Ezinkathini ezingu-8, umculi wabhekana ngempumelelo nokwahlulelwa kwephrojekthi yethelevishini ethandwayo i-American Idol. Ngaphezu kokubamba iqhaza embukisweni ongokoqobo, lesi sihlabani esineminyaka engu-58 simatasa siqopha opopayi, silingisa kumafilimu, siphinde sibe ngumnikazi wesikole somdanso i-Co Dance.
U-Paula washada kabili, kodwa zombili izinyunyana azizange zihlale ngaphezu kweminyaka emibili. Ngaphezu kwalokho, abashadile abazange babe nezingane emishadweni yomibili.
