Paula Campbell is an American R&B singer from

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, Maryland who first gained prominence as a contestant on ''Baltimore Idol.''

Biography

Campbell was raised on the west side of Baltimore, and attended Frederick Douglass High School. Armed with confidence, brains and beauty, urban/R&B songstress Campbell has a story to tell. Growing up in Baltimore, Maryland, Campbell's home life was anything but stable, yet she continuously kept the faith and her music expresses songs from the heart and soul of a real survivor.Lady's Choice
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contacted Campbell, and together the two cut a track, "How Does it Feel", which featured local rapper Tim Trees and became a regional hit. How Does It Feel was number on in Baltimore, DC and Virginia for 8 weeks straight . In 2004, she released her first album, ''Who Got Next?'' on

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at a Baltimore show and sang on a remix of

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" which received some national attention. She began writing a second album in 2005 but placed the project on hold after signing to

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in May of that year, who had planned to release her second effort, ''I Am Paula Campbell'', late in 2006. The release of the album was delayed, however, and it has yet to be released. In 2009, she released her Mixtape/Street album, 'Dreammaker'. Campbell won a ''Glamour'' magazine music contest and shot a music video for the song "Ain't Nobody Stupid", directed by

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, with whom Campbell toured in the summer of 2007.Checking in from the Ne-Yo Tour
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'', June 29, 2007. Accessed September 30, 2007. In 2009, Campbell began her I Am Paula Campbell Mini tour in the Dmv area.

Discography

Singles

References

External links

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Campbell at Instagram
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