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What was Paula Abdul's first hit?
In 1987, Paula Abdul used her savings to make a singing demo.
Who was Paula Abdul's 1987 singing demo for?
Soon thereafter, Paula Abdul was signed to the newly formed Virgin Records by Jeff Ayeroff, who had worked in marketing at A&M Records with Janet Jackson.

Question: What did she say to them?
Self-contained rewrite: What did Paula Abdul say to Virgin Records?