Debbie Gibson life and biography

Debbie Gibson is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. In 1987 she was pronounced the youngest artist to write, produce, and perform a No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100, with her song "Foolish Beat" and she remains the youngest female to write, record, and perform a No. 1 single to date.

She appeared on the covers of teen magazines (in the USA), such as Tiger Beat. She has gone on to starring roles on Broadway and touring musicals, as well as independent film and television work. She continues to record, and reached the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart as high as No. 24 during 2006 in a duet with Jordan Knight titled "Say Goodbye."

For more than 20 years, Debbie Gibson has proven she's an entertainer of immeasurable talent. From singer, songwriter and musician to actor and dancer, she embodies what it truly means to be an entertainer.

Gibson exploded on the pop music scene at the tender age of 16. A music prodigy, she quickly became the youngest person ever to write, produce and perform a number one single, ("Foolish Beat"), a record she still holds today in the Guinness Book of World Records. To date, Gibson has sold more than 16 million albums worldwide.

After conquering the pop world, she set her sights on the theater. Gibson took a star turn in the Broadway production of "Les Miserables" as Eponine. She broke box office records in the London West End production of "Grease" as Sandy, and then took the stage in the U.S. Broadway tours of "Grease" and "Funny Girl" playing Rizzo and Fanny Brice. Gibson also wowed critics as Belle in Disney's "Beauty and the Beast," Gypsy Rose Lee in "Gypsy," The Narrator in the national tour of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," Cinderella in the national production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Cinderella," Velma Kelly in "Chicago," and Sally Bowles in the Broadway.

Gibson is also the new Resurgence spokeswoman for Murad, Inc., joining Joan Lunden, former host of ABC's Good Morning America and Josie Bissett, Melrose Place alum. Gibson appears on Murad's new infomercial that launched early 2010.

The "Original Pop Princess" is ready to pass the torch to the next generation of musical sensations. Her passion to mentor and foster young performers and songwriters led her to create "Deborah Gibson's Electric Youth," a series of performing arts camps and songwriting/recording boot camps.

Studio albums

Out of the Blue (1987)
Electric Youth (1989)
Anything Is Possible (1990)
Body Mind Soul (1993)
Think With Your Heart (1995)
Deborah (1997)
M.Y.O.B. (2001)
Colored Lights: The Broadway Album (2003)
Ms. Vocalist (2010)

Films:

Ghostbusters (1984) (uncredited)
My Girlfriend's Boyfriend (1999)
Wedding Band (2001)
Soulkeeper (2001)
Celeste in the City (2004)
Coffee Date (2006)
Body/Antibody (2007)
Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus (2009)
Mega Python vs. Gatoroid (2011)

Television

Beverly Hills, 90210 (1991)
Street Justice (1991)
Step by Step (1995)
That '80s Show (2002)
American Juniors (2003)
Skating with Celebrities (2006)
Celebrity Ghost Stories (2010)

Awards and achievements:

Youngest person to ever write, produce and perform a No. 1 single (1988)
Debut Album of the Year - "Out of the Blue" - New York Music Awards (1989)
Debut Artist of the Year - New York Music Awards (1989)
ASCAP Songwriter of the Year (tied with Bruce Springsteen) (1989)
Nominated Favorite Female Music Performer - People's Choice Awards (1990)
Rock Producer of the Year - American Songwriter Awards (1990)
Nominated Best Pop Female Vocalist - American Music Awards (1990)
Artist of the Year - New York Music Awards (1990)
Song of the Year - "Lost In Your Eyes" - New York Music Awards (1990)
Best Pop Female Vocalist - New York Music Awards (1990)

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