Speaking about her early musical experiences, Paula laughs, "I remember singing with a hairbrush as my microphone. My cousins would be my dancers and I sang songs in English and Spanish." Encouraged by her family who recognized her musicality, Paula began taking piano lessons, performing at weddings and local charity events. "I started to get feedback from the people I sang to. They told me my singing really touched them," she says. "I never realized my music could have that effect.

During the next few years, Paula continued working with various musicians and producers in the area. As word spread, Paula met her manager Ed Ocanas of E.D.O. Entertainment who positioned Paula as the opening act for superstars Nelly, Akon, former Kumbia Kings member Frankie J and rap star Baby Bash at the famed Corpus Christi Bayfest in 2005, performing in front of more than twenty thousand people. Ocanas also encouraged Paula to record a song "Doing Too Much" she co-wrote with Baby Bash (who is also featured on the track) and producers Happy Perez and Frankie J. That recording proved to be a turning point in her career.

Paula's musical abilities were immediately obvious to Arista executives who heard her in the spring of 2006: "I sang for Steve Ferrera, Senior VP, A&R at Arista after Wendy Goodman in promotion department told him about me and how my record 'Doing Too Much' was getting airplay and was on the charts. Steve asked me to come back later that day to perform for Clive Davis who offered me a deal right there at my audition, and I had a signed contract by Friday evening." That audition would prove to be a turning point: Paula sang the Spanish language song "Amor Como Tu" along with the R&B/pop flavored "Doing Too Much" and "Good Girl".

Paula's first album is filled with future hits, showcasing her skills as both a premiere vocalist and talented songwriter; she contributed to six of the CD's thirteen cuts. "The album has a lot of variety to it," says Paula, in the midst of a whirlwind promo tour for "Doing Too Much" which has already received massive nationwide airplay on Top 40 and Rhythm radio formats. Singling out specific favorite tracks is a tough call for the upbeat teenager: "We tried to capture all kinds of moods, everything from the heartfelt ballad "Overloved" to "Make 'Em Clap To This", a serious club cut that everyone on MySpace loves! "When It Was Me" is a real cool song, all about a girl who sees her ex-boyfriend with a new girl and reflects on how the relationship with her ex- had been.