Paula studied vocals with singer Vera Maria do Canto e Mello.
Started to sing and compose in Kid Abelha in 1982.
Had an older brother named Carlos Eduardo (b. 1960-d. 1995).
Paula was raised by her paternal grandmother Iracema (housewife) and her father Luís Paulo Amora. When she was 12 she went to live with her paternal grandfather Paulo Amora and his wife, Renée.