Debbie Gibson

For more than 35 years, Debbie Gibson has been a true pioneer and force in the entertainment industry. A singer, songwriter, producer, musician, actor, and entrepreneur, she embodies what it truly means to be an icon. A music prodigy, Gibson burst on the Billboard Pop Charts at the tender age of 16 with the self-penned "Only In My Dreams." The "Original Pop Princess" quickly became the youngest artist ever at 17 to write, produce and perform a No. 1 hit song, "Foolish Beat," on the Billboard Hot 100 and entered the Guinness Book of World Records. To date, she is still the youngest female to hold that record. Less than a year later, she did it again with her self-penned and produced hit "Lost in Your Eyes" making her to date the sole female artist to have written, produced and performed two No. 1 songs on the Billboard Hot 100. She also holds the title of the youngest artist to be awarded ASCAP Songwriter of the Year. Gibson has sold more than 16 million albums worldwide and released 11 studio albums and five compilations. After conquering the pop world with 3 consecutive albums and world tours, she set her sights on the theater and starred in 17 musicals in 17 years. Gibson made her mark in the Broadway production of Les Miserables as Eponine. She broke box office records in the London West End production of Grease as Sandy. She then took the stage in the U.S. Broadway tours of Grease as Rizzo and Funny Girl as 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 Cinderella with Eartha Kitt, Velma Kelly in Chicago, and Sally Bowles in the Broadway revival of Cabaret with Neil Patrick Harris. In 2016, Gibson created, executive produced and starred in Hallmark Channel’s "Summer of Dreams". The original movie was the highest-rated and most-watched movie premiere in the network’s "Summer Nights" franchise with 2.5 million total viewers, becoming the No. 1 rated program and telecast on August 27. "Summer of Dreams" was also the week’s most social original movie premiere across broadcast and cable, attracting the most Unique and Interactions on Facebook and Twitter combined than any other original movie premiere. She reunited with Robert Gant to walk down the aisle in the sequel, "Wedding of Dreams," which premiered September 8, 2018, on Hallmark Channel. She celebrated the 30 year anniversary of her pop career, including her mega hit album Electric Youth and biggest single "Lost In Your Eyes," with her commemorative, retrospective box set We Could Be Together. In 2019, Gibson launched her bi monthly radio show, "Debbie Gibson’s Mixtape," on SiriusXM, and performed 55 shows on the mega successful 53 city North American Mixtape Tour selling 600,000 tickets with NKOTB. She also served as a celebrity judge alongside Ciara and host Nick Lachey on Nickelodeon’s first ever competition show "America’s Most Musical Family." On January 10, 2020, "Girls Night Out" was digitally released. DJ Tracy Young’s #VegasVibe remix was the most added record and No. 1 breakout hit, soaring to No. 4 on the U.S. Billboard and U.K. Music Week charts. In fall of 2020, Gibson’s debut album Out of the Blue was reissued on blue vinyl as an exclusive to Barnes & Noble and skyrocketed to No. 1 in sales during its preorder run. 2021 was a busy year for Gibson. Her guest starring role in the musical episode of "Lucifer" debuted on Netflix. She took Vegas by storm with her pop soulmate in "Debbie Gibson & Joey McIntyre: Live from Las Vegas" mini residency at The Venetian® Resort Las Vegas. Gibson released a new duet of "Lost in Your Eyes," featuring Joey McIntyre, as well as the DJ Tracy Young co penned "One Step Closer," with an exclusive remix by DJ John Michael debuting on the Debbie Gibson Peloton Ride, 45 minutes devoted to Debbie’s iconic music catalog. Her first pop album of original material in 20 years, The Body Remembers, came out on her own label Stargirl Records to rave reviews. The new album promptly shot up to No. 2 on the Apple Pop Sales Charts and achieved one million streams in its first month. In 2022, Stargirl Records released "One Step Closer Remixes" reaching No. 3 on the Swiss dance charts and landed at No. 8 on the Commercial Pop Music Week chart in the UK. Gibson appeared on numerous national television shows, including CBS "Secret Celebrity Renovation," and she showed off her musical chops while sitting in with The Roots on "The Tonight Show" starring Jimmy Fallon. She embarked on a U.S. solo tour of "The Body Remembers" and celebrated the 35th anniversary of her debut album "Out of the Blue" with three sold out shows in NYC followed by the release of her first-ever holiday album "Winterlicious" and tour of the same name. Gibson’s 2023 found her frequently on national TV whether it was competing against Donny Osmond on Criss Angel’s "Magic With The Stars," as the "Night Owl" on Fox’s hit show "The Masked Singer," or raising money for charity, nearly 200k combined, on "Celebrity Name That Tune" and "Celebrity Wheel of Fortune." She executive produced the highly acclaimed LGBTQ TV movie for Hallmark "Notes of Autumn." The Body Remembers Encore Tour, rolled across the US while she dropped her new single and music video for "Love Don’t Care," appeared on HSN’s Christmas in July special, and released "Love Don’t Care, The Remixes." Gibson shows no signs of slowing down. 2024 began with an appearance on Fox’s "We Are Family" and an honor from The Women’s International Music Network, receiving the Trailblazer Award at the 12th Annual She Rocks Awards. She marked the 35th anniversary of her No. 1 hit "Lost In Your Eyes" and No. 1 album Electric Youth with special concerts worldwide and a fresh "Electric Youth Newstalgia Remix" by Tracy Young. The celebration continued in 15 markets across the U.S. with Acoustic Youth: Songs and Stories from the Electric Youth Album Era. Her annual "Winterlicious" holiday tradition returned with residencies in Los Angeles and New York, plus two additional Florida shows. Kicking off 2025, Gibson headlined the grand finale of the Rose Parade before bringing her Love Songs tour to select North American cities. Newstalgia Live: Greatest Hits and Beyond followed, with shows already thrilling audiences across the country and continuing through the fall. Gibson also released her memoir, Eternally Electric, through Gallery Books, a division of Simon & Schuster. Now available, the book has become a bestseller and offers an intimate look at her extraordinary journey. From No. 1 hits and platinum albums to starring roles on stage and screen, Gibson is a true force in the entertainment industry with timeless talent and charisma.