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Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul · Arts & Literature

What

Singer, choreographer and dancer; Sephardic (Syrian/Brazilian) Jewish father and Ashkenazi mother.

When

1962, San Fernando, California, USA

Where

United States

Biography

Paula Abdul is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Singer, choreographer and dancer; Sephardic (Syrian/Brazilian) Jewish father and Ashkenazi mother.

How & why

Paula Abdul is an American singer, dancer and choreographer who scored a string of multi-platinum pop hits (Forever Your Girl, Straight Up) and won an Emmy for her choreography before becoming a judge on American Idol. She is Jewish: her father was a Sephardic Jew of Syrian-Brazilian origin and her mother a Canadian Ashkenazi Jew. She helped popularize dance-driven pop in the late 1980s.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paula_Abdul

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Singer, choreographer and dancer; Sephardic (Syrian/Brazilian) Jewish father and Ashkenazi mother.

1988

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paula_Abdul