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Paula Abdul

Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&BHousePop

Paula Abdul is a Contemporary R&B and House act. Their catalogue also touches Pop. Their sound grew out of DJ Jazzy Jeff, Ofra Haza, Kat Graham, Crystal Bernard and Glen Ballard. Those roots explain a lot about how Paula Abdul arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Exposé, Vanessa Williams, Pebbles, En Vogue and RuPaul, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Diana Ross, Lady Gaga, Kylie Minogue, Vanilla Ice and Spinning Around, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 45 connections around Paula Abdul, reaching back through DJ Jazzy Jeff and forward to Diana Ross. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Paula AbdulDJ Jazzy JeffOfra HazaKat GrahamCrystal BernardGlen BallardThink TankJust Be FreeTower of PowerDiana RossLady GagaKylie MinogueVanilla IceSpinning AroundSleeping with SirensMy HumpsIvan NevilleExposéVanessa WilliamsPebblesEn VogueRuPaulStacey QMiami Sound MachineMadonna

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Paula Abdul connections

Paula Abdul grew out of DJ Jazzy Jeff, Ofra Haza, Kat Graham and Crystal Bernard, shares an orbit with Exposé, Vanessa Williams, Pebbles and En Vogue, went on to shape Diana Ross, Lady Gaga, Kylie Minogue and Vanilla Ice. 45 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Paula Abdul

Roots14

Sounds and acts that shaped Paula Abdul.

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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Paula Abdul.

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