Paulette, a soulful force in the Harlettes, was born and raised in Chicago, where she began her musical career as the lead singer of Rufus. After leaving Rufus, Paulette pursued a career as a commercial singer and has been featured in over 200 commercials in the past four years. She eventually moved to Los Angeles and was introduced by Quincy Jones on his Mellow Madness album as a soloist. She has since worked on a number of projects with Quincy Jones, including Roots and Michael Jackson's recent hit album, Off The Wall. As a solo vocalist, she also had a debut solo album released on Fantasy Records. Paulette says the high point of her career was singing a duet with Sara Vaughn during a performance in Tokyo. Paulette has also studied acting at the Goodman School of Drama in Chicago and at the Lee Strasberg Theatre in Los Angeles. She has been studying modern jazz and ballet for the past four years, and continues to sing commercials when she's not tramping around as a Harlette.