Deborah Gibson
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Deborah Ann "Debbie" Gibson (born August 31, 1970) 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 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."
, New York, the third daughter of four for Diane and Joseph Gibson. She grew up in the Long Island suburb of Merrick
and was raised Catholic. At the age of five, she began performing in community theater with her sisters Karen, Michele and Denise and cousin T.J Normandin and wrote her first song, "Make Sure You Know Your Classroom." At age eight, she sang in the children's chorus at the Metropolitan Opera House
in New York. She began playing the ukulele
and taking piano lessons soon after, including with American pianist Morton Estrin
. Gibson said that her household was probably the only one where bystanders would hear kids fighting over piano playing time.
In 1987, while performing around the United States at nightclub venues, Gibson was recording what would become her debut album, "Out Of The Blue." The album was recorded in four weeks. Four singles from Out Of The Blue
reached the Top 5 of the Billboard Top 100: "Only in My Dreams
", "Shake Your Love
", "Out Of The Blue
", and the No. 1 hit "Foolish Beat
", followed by "Staying Together
", which performed more modestly, reaching No. 22. "Foolish Beat" set a record for Gibson, making her (at 17) the youngest artist ever to write, produce, and perform a Billboard No. 1 single, as entered in the 1988 Guinness Book of World Records, and she remains the youngest female artist to write, record, and perform a No. 1 single to date. By the time Out Of The Blue
was established as a hit album, and she had success in the UK, as well as in Japan and southeast Asia
, filling stadiums with her Out Of The Blue tour. By the end of 1988, Out of the Blue had gone triple platinum. The Out Of The Blue music videos on VHS was certified platinum by the RIAA, as well as Live In Concert "The Out of The Blue tour VHS video was certified 2x platinum by the RIAA.
In October 1988, Gibson sang the national anthem for Game One of the Major League Baseball
World Series
. Throughout 1988 and early 1989, Gibson recorded her second album. Electric Youth
was released in January 1989, and spent five weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's Top 200 Album Chart. The first single released, "Lost in Your Eyes
", was No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100
for three weeks, garnering Debbie with another achievement the first female in chart history to chart both the Electric Youth album and the single "Lost In Your Eyes" simultaneously at No. 1. She shared ASCAP Songwriter of the Year Award 1989 with Bruce Springsteen
. Subsequent singles from this album missed the Top 10: Electric Youth (No. 11), No More Rhyme (No. 17) and We Could Be Together (No. 71). The Electric Youth album was certified 2x platinum by the RIAA. Another successful "The Electric Youth" world tour, and Live Around the World tour on vhs certified 2x platinum by the RIAA followed.
that was distributed by Revlon
, and other makeup essentials for young girls that were distributed nationwide through Natural Wonder Cosmetics, another of her sponsors at the time. Debbie Gibson and bubblegum pop made side ponytails and crimped hair popular. She also made tight, rolled up jeans and wearing two Swatch watches popular. Her influences are Madonna and Olivia Newton John; though she has often said she admires Elton John, and Billy Joel as favorite artists. Debbie appeared on the covers of teen magazine
s (globally), such as Tiger Beat
and many others. Her successes opened the doorway for many of todays pop princesses.
: Anything Is Possible
(1990), and Body Mind Soul
(1993). "Anything Is Possible
", co-written with Motown mainstay Lamont Dozier
, peaked at No. 26 on Billboard's Hot 100 in January 1991. Subsequent singles from Anything Is Possible
failed to chart on The Billboard Hot 100, although "One Step Ahead
" scored on the Billboard Hot Maxi Singles and Hot Dance chart, peaking at No. 21 and No. 18 respectively. Body Mind Soul
, which was released in February 1993, spawned another minor hit in "Losin' Myself
", which was accompanied by a somewhat controversial Matthew Rolston
-directed video clip featuring Gibson as a stripper. The second single from the album, "Shock Your Mama
", would become a minor hit in Europe and the UK, however "Losin' Myself" remains Gibson last appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 to date.
During this time, Gibson was part of a supergroup
that recorded the charity single Voices that Care
which peaked at No. 11 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.
In 1995, she signed with EMI's SBK Records
division and recorded what would be her only album for the label, Think With Your Heart
. This album is an Adult Contemporary heavy album consisting of piano ballads and keyboard ballads recorded predominantly with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom. The album's producer, Niko Bolas
(usually Neil Young
's co-producer), was producing the reunion album for veteran punk band Circle Jerks
, and invited Gibson to a recording session for that band's album, she sang background vocals on the song "I Wanna Destroy You," as well as appearing at and participating in the Circle Jerks' performance at punk venue CBGB
, wearing one of the band's t-shirts and sharing a microphone with frontman Keith Morris
.
, marked her full return to dance-pop. Deborah includes the lead single "Only Words." "Only Words" (Dance Edit) became a Top 40 Hot Dance Music/Club Play hit. The album's other single is the ballad, "Naturally." Deborah
was well received and remains respected, though it only sold 20,000 in the US.
In 2001, Gibson released her seventh album on her then-new record label, Golden Egg, titled M.Y.O.B.
(AKA Mind Your Own Business). It features the three singles, the sensual pop song "What You Want," the Latin-infused Dance-pop
song "Your Secret," and the bass heavy "M.Y.O.B." Highlights from the album include the sultry Latin flavored Smooth Jazz song "In Blue," her vintage style ballad "Wishing You Were Here," "Jaded," and a remix of "M.Y.O.B." Her single M.Y.O.B. had the background vocals of her two nieces.
In 2005, Gibson co-wrote and recorded a song titled "Someone You Love" with the O'Neill Brothers. With the O'Neill Brothers, Gibson released an updated, acoustic version of her former No. 1 hit "Lost in Your Eyes." There was a PBS special late 2005, and it was Emmy nominated in February 2006.
in 1992, playing Eponine in Les Misérables
. She then went to London and starred as Sandy in Grease
– a role 800 other girls tried out for before producers chose Gibson – in a West End
production. The show broke box office sales records. The single version of "You're the One That I Want
", a duet with Craig McLachlan, taken from the Original Cast Recording, reached No. 13 on the UK charts in 1993.
On returning to the States, she appeared in the Broadway touring production, this time playing Rizzo. She played Fanny Brice
in a revamped Funny Girl tour. She has had many successful theater credits; she was among the many actresses who took the starring role of Belle in the Broadway production of Beauty and the Beast
. She replaced Kerry Butler
in July 1997 and was in the show until 1998 when she was then succeeded by Kim Huber. She also starred the critically lauded production of Gypsy
(in a production staged at The Paper Mill Playhouse
). She starred as Louise opposite Broadway legend Betty Buckley
. She participated in the national tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
, where she played the part of The Narrator, and starred as Cinderella in the national tour of Rodgers & Hammerstein's musical with Eartha Kitt
as the Fairy Godmother. In October 2002, she starred as Velma Kelly in the Boston production of Chicago
. In 2003, she played Sally Bowles in the Broadway revival of Cabaret
. From March to April 2004, she played the role of 'Marta' in the UCLA Reprise! production of Company
.
Gibson starred as Anna Leonowens in Cabrillo Music Theatre's production of the Richard Rodgers
and Oscar Hammerstein II
musical The King and I
which began October 17, 2008 in the Kavli Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza and ran through October 26.
spin-off American Juniors which lasted one season.
In January 2006, she joined the cast of Skating with Celebrities
on Fox Television
, partnered with former Canadian World Champion figure skater Kurt Browning
. She was voted out in the third episode.
Gibson is reportedly set to compete on the fifth season of The Celebrity Apprentice
, which will air early 2012.
featured a nude pictorial of Gibson, coinciding with the release of her single, "Naked". She has said that the magazine had asked her five times to pose for them since she turned 18. She agreed to pose in an effort to revamp her image, describing how one casting call called her agent, not realizing that Gibson had long since outgrown her teenage image. The single peaked No. 35 on the Billboard "Hot single sales" chart in March 2005.
Following her Skating with Celebrities appearance, she has had a resurgence of popularity in niche markets. Her single "Your Secret" came back from its dormant state and became popular on some radio stations including Super 91.7 WMPH in Wilmington, Delaware
. "Your Secret" has been on their request show, Total Control Radio, for 12 months. "Your Secret" reached No. 1 on its third week on that station's chart in May 2006. It charted along with a few of her other singles, "M.Y.O.B." and "Only Words" (Dance Edit) which is a Eurodance mix of the song. They all have become recurrent hits on the station since.
Gibson continues to tour and has become a popular attraction at gay pride
parades and various charity and music festivals around the US. Her 2006 single, "Say Goodbye," featuring dance-pop artist Jordan Knight
, has made a good impression on the Soft AC and Hot AC radio formats, becoming the third-most added single on the format during summer 2006. It debuted at No. 35 on the Billboard magazine Hot Contemporary chart, peaking at No. 24 in early September through late November. The same year, Gibson appeared in the independent film Coffee Date
with Wilson Cruz
and Jonathan Silverman
.
On November 14, 2006, Gibson released the song "Famous" on her official website. The song was written by Gibson and Tiziano Lugli, and the recording was produced by T. Lugli. On May 2007 the world premiere of Electric Youth: The Musical was unveiled at The Starlight Theatre in Orlando, FL. The musical featured 14 of Gibsons's songs and was directed by Dean Parker. On August 24, 2007, Gibson and Frankie Avalon
hosted Time Life Presents Dick Clark's American Bandstand 50th Anniversary Collection.
On September 2007, Gibson considered creating a camp on the West Coast. She is the founder and creator of Camp Electric Youth, a children's summer day camp which ran from July 7–18, 2008. It claims to be the first camp of its kind in the Los Angeles
area. The camp was reportedly attended by "over 120 talented singers, actors and dancers" from around the world.
Gibson was a judge for the online talent competition, Total Pop Star, along with Andrew Van Slee (producer and judge), and Joey Lawrence (from Blossom). The first season ran from Nov 12, 2007 – May 30, 2008, though it was later extended to June.
In January 2008, Gibson announced that she would revive and perform her 80s hits—along with her Broadway role songs—during a three-run week in May 2008 at Harrah's in Atlantic City.
She later appeared on the April 2008 cover of Lavender Magazine (a GLBT magazine in Minnesota) and was interviewed about her career and upcoming projects. Then on the 24th, Gibson hosted and performed on Spotlightlive 80's Karaoke Experience in New York singing songs such as "Only in My Dreams", "Out of the Blue", "Love Shack
" (an original hit for the B-52's
) and "9 to 5
".
She performed with Samantha Fox
, Tiffany
, & Rick Astley
at the Colisee Pepsi
in Quebec City
, Canada
on April 10, 2009.
Gibson has confirmed in interviews that she is working on a new album. Previews of possible singles were played on her YouTube channel in June 2009 through a video she uploaded herself.
She performed as Mother Nature in Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy at Foxwoods/MGM Casino from July 27 to September 1, 2010.
It was announced on her official website that "I Love You", the first single off her newest album Ms Vocalist, is No. 1 on the international cable radio charts for the week of November 3. Debbie covered J-Pop tunes for the Ms Vocalist album that were originally sung by Japanese artists like Chage and Aska
(Say Yes), Yutaka Ozaki
(I love you), Sekaiju no Dareyori Kitto (by Miho Nakayama & WANDS
) among others, plus Japanese/English version of her hit No. 1 song Lost in your eyes and a duet with Eric Martin. The first official music video from the new album is "I Love You" which was released on Gibson Official YouTube site on October 19, 2010.
Her song "Rise", from the forthcoming documentary "3 Billion and Counting", is included on the short list for an Academy Award for Best Song in a Film in 2010.
In January 2011, Gibson released the song "Snake Charmer" for the film Mega Python vs. Gatoroid.
On April 18, 2011, Gibson confirmed via Twitter that she will be touring with fellow 80s pop princess Tiffany during the summer of 2011. Tiffany also made the announcement via the New York Post.
In June 2011, Gibson appeared in Katy Perry
's music video "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)
" alongside several other guest stars.
On August 13, 2011, the final night of the Journey Through The 80s Tour, Gibson and Tiffany sold out Chicago's House of Blues.
along with Corey Feldman
as part of an '80s special.
Gibson co-starred with actor Lorenzo Lamas
in the low-budget action/adventure film Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus
, produced by The Asylum
and released on May 19, 2009. The film's trailer has become a viral hit, scoring over one million hits on MTV.com and YouTube
. The film premiered at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival
. Ironically, Gibson's former music rival Tiffany had her film Necrosis
(a.k.a. Blood Snow) premiere at the Cannes as well.
Tiffany and Debbie Gibson starred in a Syfy
original movie entitled Mega Python vs. Gatoroid
, aired on January 29, 2011. The pairing was at the suggestion of Tiffany, who wanted to play off their supposed rivalry.
, who was convicted for murdering actress Rebecca Schaeffer
in 1989, had a wall in his house adorned with pictures of Gibson and Tiffany
. In May 1998, Michael Falkner, a disgruntled fan from Eau Claire, WI, was arrested outside Manhattan's Palace Theater, where Gibson was performing in the live musical adaptation of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. This was after Gibson received threatening letters, emails and faxes from Falkner, who used the alias 'Starcade'. On April 15, 2008, Gibson filed for a restraining order against Bassas Jorge Puigdollers, a fan club member from Spain
who had been allegedly stalking her since 2002. However, a temporary restraining order was not issued by the court, and a court date was set to determine if a restraining order was appropriate in the matter. The proceeding was dismissed when Gibson failed to show up at the courthouse for the hearing to present her case.
Gibson is currently in a relationship with Dr. Rutledge Taylor.
, the United Kingdom
, Canada
, Australia
, Japan
, Switzerland
, Republic of Ireland
and/or the Netherlands
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
, record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, 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
Foolish Beat
"Foolish Beat" is the fourth single, and the first ballad release, from American singer-songwriter-actress Deborah Gibson...
" and she remains the youngest female to write, record, and perform a No. 1 single to date. She has gone on to starring roles on Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
and touring musicals, as well as independent film
Independent film
An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...
and television work. She continues to record, and reached the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Adult Contemporary chart as high as No. 24 during 2006 in a duet
Duet (music)
A duet is a musical composition for two performers. In classical music, the term is most often used for a composition for two singers or pianists; with other instruments, the word duo is also often used. A piece performed by two pianists performing together on the same piano is referred to as...
with Jordan Knight
Jordan Knight
Jordan Nathaniel Marcel Knight is an American singer-songwriter best known as the lead singer in the boy band, New Kids on the Block , and actor, who rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s. He is best known for his distinctive falsetto style of singing, influenced by The Stylistics. After New Kids On...
titled "Say Goodbye."
Early life
Gibson was born in BrooklynBrooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, New York, the third daughter of four for Diane and Joseph Gibson. She grew up in the Long Island suburb of Merrick
Merrick, New York
Merrick is a hamlet in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, USA. As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 22,097. The name "Merrick" is taken from Meroke, the name of the Algonquian tribe formerly indigenous to the area...
and was raised Catholic. At the age of five, she began performing in community theater with her sisters Karen, Michele and Denise and cousin T.J Normandin and wrote her first song, "Make Sure You Know Your Classroom." At age eight, she sang in the children's chorus at the Metropolitan Opera House
Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera is an opera company, located in New York City. Originally founded in 1880, the company gave its first performance on October 22, 1883. The company is operated by the non-profit Metropolitan Opera Association, with Peter Gelb as general manager...
in New York. She began playing the ukulele
Ukulele
The ukulele, ; from ; it is a subset of the guitar family of instruments, generally with four nylon or gut strings or four courses of strings....
and taking piano lessons soon after, including with American pianist Morton Estrin
Morton Estrin
Morton Estrin, the noted American pianist, was born in Burlington, Vermont in 1923. His career began in 1949 with a well-received recital at Town Hall. He studied with the noted teacher Vera Maurina-Press and others....
. Gibson said that her household was probably the only one where bystanders would hear kids fighting over piano playing time.
1987–1990
Out of the Blue (Debbie Gibson album)
Out of the Blue is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Deborah Gibson, then known as Debbie Gibson. Gibson personally wrote all ten songs on this album. As executive producer, Douglas Breitbart of Broadbeard Productions, Inc...
reached the Top 5 of the Billboard Top 100: "Only in My Dreams
Only in My Dreams
"Only in My Dreams" is the debut single for American singer-songwriter-actress Deborah Gibson. Released December 16. 1986 as a maxi single , and then in remixed form February 1987, the song was written by Gibson herself in 1984, two years before she recorded it...
", "Shake Your Love
Shake Your Love
"Shake Your Love" is the second single by American singer-songwriter-actress Deborah Gibson, and the leadoff single for her album Out of the Blue...
", "Out Of The Blue
Out of the Blue (Debbie Gibson song)
"Out of the Blue" is the third single by American singer-songwriter-actress Deborah Gibson. Written by Gibson herself, co-produced and co-arranged with Fred Zarr, with Douglas Breitbart as executive producer, the single is identical to Track 1 of Gibson's debut album...
", and the No. 1 hit "Foolish Beat
Foolish Beat
"Foolish Beat" is the fourth single, and the first ballad release, from American singer-songwriter-actress Deborah Gibson...
", followed by "Staying Together
Staying Together
"Staying Together" is the fifth single from American singer-songwriter-actress Deborah Gibson, and the fourth released in support of her album Out of the Blue . However, it did not perform as well as any of the previous singles, stalling at number twenty-two on the Billboard Hot 100...
", which performed more modestly, reaching No. 22. "Foolish Beat" set a record for Gibson, making her (at 17) the youngest artist ever to write, produce, and perform a Billboard No. 1 single, as entered in the 1988 Guinness Book of World Records, and she remains the youngest female artist to write, record, and perform a No. 1 single to date. By the time Out Of The Blue
Out of the Blue (Debbie Gibson album)
Out of the Blue is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Deborah Gibson, then known as Debbie Gibson. Gibson personally wrote all ten songs on this album. As executive producer, Douglas Breitbart of Broadbeard Productions, Inc...
was established as a hit album, and she had success in the UK, as well as in Japan and southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
, filling stadiums with her Out Of The Blue tour. By the end of 1988, Out of the Blue had gone triple platinum. The Out Of The Blue music videos on VHS was certified platinum by the RIAA, as well as Live In Concert "The Out of The Blue tour VHS video was certified 2x platinum by the RIAA.
In October 1988, Gibson sang the national anthem for Game One of the Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
World Series
World Series
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball, played between the American League and National League champions since 1903. The winner of the World Series championship is determined through a best-of-seven playoff and awarded the Commissioner's Trophy...
. Throughout 1988 and early 1989, Gibson recorded her second album. Electric Youth
Electric Youth
Electric Youth is the second album by Debbie Gibson, released January 24, 1989 on Atlantic Records. It is the most successful album of her career, staying at the top of the Billboard Hot Albums chart for five weeks, and reaching Number 8 on the UK album chart.- Album :As with Out of the Blue, all...
was released in January 1989, and spent five weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's Top 200 Album Chart. The first single released, "Lost in Your Eyes
Lost in Your Eyes
"Lost in Your Eyes" is the sixth single from American singer-songwriter, Debbie Gibson, and the first from her second album, Electric Youth. Released in October 1988, the power ballad climbed to number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and remained there for three weeks, becoming her...
", was No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
for three weeks, garnering Debbie with another achievement the first female in chart history to chart both the Electric Youth album and the single "Lost In Your Eyes" simultaneously at No. 1. She shared ASCAP Songwriter of the Year Award 1989 with Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter who records and tours with the E Street Band...
. Subsequent singles from this album missed the Top 10: Electric Youth (No. 11), No More Rhyme (No. 17) and We Could Be Together (No. 71). The Electric Youth album was certified 2x platinum by the RIAA. Another successful "The Electric Youth" world tour, and Live Around the World tour on vhs certified 2x platinum by the RIAA followed.
Style and Influence
In tandem with the second album, she created a perfume called Electric YouthElectric Youth (fragrance)
Electric Youth was a celebrity scent designed by Deborah Gibson. Manufactured by Revlon Consumer Products Corporation and distributed by the latter's Natural Wonder Cosmetics subsidiary , Electric Youth was marketed concurrently with Gibson's Atlantic Records album, single and dance maxi-single of...
that was distributed by Revlon
Revlon
Revlon is an American cosmetics, skin care, fragrance, and personal care company founded in 1932.-History:Revlon was founded in the midst of the Great Depression, 1932, by Charles Revson and his brother Joseph, along with a chemist, Charles Lachman, who contributed the "L" in the Revlon name...
, and other makeup essentials for young girls that were distributed nationwide through Natural Wonder Cosmetics, another of her sponsors at the time. Debbie Gibson and bubblegum pop made side ponytails and crimped hair popular. She also made tight, rolled up jeans and wearing two Swatch watches popular. Her influences are Madonna and Olivia Newton John; though she has often said she admires Elton John, and Billy Joel as favorite artists. Debbie appeared on the covers of teen magazine
Teen magazine
Teen magazines are magazines aimed at female teenage readers. They usually consist of gossip, news, fashion tips and interviews and may include posters, stickers, small samples of cosmetics or other products and inserts. Magazines targeting teenage boys are not often called teen...
s (globally), such as Tiger Beat
Tiger Beat
Tiger Beat is an American fan magazine marketed primarily to adolescent girls. It is currently published by Laufer Media, Inc. of Los Angeles, California, which also produces its sister publication, Bop....
and many others. Her successes opened the doorway for many of todays pop princesses.
1990–1995
Gibson recorded two more albums for Atlantic RecordsAtlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
: Anything Is Possible
Anything Is Possible
Anything Is Possible is the third album by Debbie Gibson, released on November 20, 1990, under the Atlantic Records label...
(1990), and Body Mind Soul
Body, Mind, Soul
Body, Mind, Soul is the fourth album by American singer songwriter Deborah Gibson.Released January 19th, 1993, the album failed to find favor with the record buying public and missed out on the US top 100, peaking at #109, and also in the UK when it was released a few months later...
(1993). "Anything Is Possible
Anything Is Possible
Anything Is Possible is the third album by Debbie Gibson, released on November 20, 1990, under the Atlantic Records label...
", co-written with Motown mainstay Lamont Dozier
Lamont Dozier
Lamont Herbert Dozier is an American songwriter and record producer, born in Detroit, Michigan. Dozier has either co-written or produced several US Billboard #1 hits.-Career:...
, peaked at No. 26 on Billboard's Hot 100 in January 1991. Subsequent singles from Anything Is Possible
Anything Is Possible
Anything Is Possible is the third album by Debbie Gibson, released on November 20, 1990, under the Atlantic Records label...
failed to chart on The Billboard Hot 100, although "One Step Ahead
One Step Ahead (Debbie Gibson song)
"One Step Ahead" is the fourth single from the 1990 album Anything Is Possible by American singer-songwriter-actress Deborah Gibson. The LP Version was co-written with Lamont Dozier and co-produced with John "Jellybean" Benitez...
" scored on the Billboard Hot Maxi Singles and Hot Dance chart, peaking at No. 21 and No. 18 respectively. Body Mind Soul
Body, Mind, Soul
Body, Mind, Soul is the fourth album by American singer songwriter Deborah Gibson.Released January 19th, 1993, the album failed to find favor with the record buying public and missed out on the US top 100, peaking at #109, and also in the UK when it was released a few months later...
, which was released in February 1993, spawned another minor hit in "Losin' Myself
Losin' Myself
"Losin' Myself" is the first single from the album Body, Mind, Soul by American singer-songwriter-actress Deborah Gibson, released in January 1993. The song was written by Gibson, and co-written and co-produced with Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers....
", which was accompanied by a somewhat controversial Matthew Rolston
Matthew Rolston
Matthew Russell Rolston is an American photographer and music video director. Rolston is known for his signature lighting techniques and detailed approach to art direction and design, and has been repeatedly identified throughout his career with the revival and modern expression of Hollywood glamour...
-directed video clip featuring Gibson as a stripper. The second single from the album, "Shock Your Mama
Shock Your Mama
"Shock Your Mama" is the second single from the 1993 album Body Mind Soul by American singer-songwriter-actress Deborah Gibson. Co-written with Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers, as with "Losin' Myself," this single was co-produced with Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers and Teddy Riley...
", would become a minor hit in Europe and the UK, however "Losin' Myself" remains Gibson last appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 to date.
Supergroup (music)
In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups"....
that recorded the charity single Voices that Care
Voices That Care
"Voices That Care" is a 1991 song written by David Foster, Linda Thompson and Peter Cetera and recorded by a supergroup of popular musicians, entertainers and athletes. The single and supporting documentary music video were intended to help boost the morale of U.S...
which peaked at No. 11 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.
In 1995, she signed with EMI's SBK Records
SBK Records
SBK Records was a record label of the EMI Group that was founded in 1988.Stephen Swid, Martin Bandier, and Charles Koppelman formed the production company SBK in 1989 after they purchased the music publishing division of CBS Records in 1986....
division and recorded what would be her only album for the label, Think With Your Heart
Think With Your Heart
Think with Your Heart is the fifth album by American singer songwriter Deborah Gibson. The album was a failure in the US, only selling 25,000 copies, but was a minor success in Japan, peaking at #46 on the Japanese album charts as well as some success in South Africa.-Track listing:# "For Better or...
. This album is an Adult Contemporary heavy album consisting of piano ballads and keyboard ballads recorded predominantly with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom. The album's producer, Niko Bolas
Niko Bolas
Niko Bolas is an American music producer, sound engineer, and consultant and business developer in the fields of virtual reality and Internet radio...
(usually Neil Young
Neil Young
Neil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...
's co-producer), was producing the reunion album for veteran punk band Circle Jerks
Circle Jerks
The Circle Jerks are an American hardcore punk band, formed in 1980 in Los Angeles, California. It was formed by Black Flag's original singer, Keith Morris, and future Bad Religion guitarist Greg Hetson. They were among the preeminent hardcore punk bands of the L.A. scene in the late 1970s.The band...
, and invited Gibson to a recording session for that band's album, she sang background vocals on the song "I Wanna Destroy You," as well as appearing at and participating in the Circle Jerks' performance at punk venue CBGB
CBGB
CBGB was a music club at 315 Bowery at Bleecker Street in the borough of Manhattan in New York City.Founded by Hilly Kristal in 1973, it was originally intended to feature its namesake musical styles, but became a forum for American punk and New Wave bands like Ramones, Misfits, Television, the...
, wearing one of the band's t-shirts and sharing a microphone with frontman Keith Morris
Keith Morris
Keith Morris is an American singer and songwriter known for his role as frontman of the hardcore punk bands Black Flag, the Circle Jerks, and Off! Born and raised in Hermosa Beach, California, he formed Black Flag at the age of 21 with guitarist Greg Ginn and performed on the band's 1978 debut EP...
.
Independent releases
After parting company with EMI, Gibson formed her own record label, Espiritu, to release her original material. Her sixth album, DeborahDeborah (Deborah Gibson album)
Deborah is the sixth original album by American singer Debbie Gibson. Released December 1996 on Espiritu Records, this was the first release where the singer was credited with her full name.-Track listing:...
, marked her full return to dance-pop. Deborah includes the lead single "Only Words." "Only Words" (Dance Edit) became a Top 40 Hot Dance Music/Club Play hit. The album's other single is the ballad, "Naturally." Deborah
Deborah (Deborah Gibson album)
Deborah is the sixth original album by American singer Debbie Gibson. Released December 1996 on Espiritu Records, this was the first release where the singer was credited with her full name.-Track listing:...
was well received and remains respected, though it only sold 20,000 in the US.
In 2001, Gibson released her seventh album on her then-new record label, Golden Egg, titled M.Y.O.B.
M.Y.O.B.
M.Y.O.B. is the seventh original album by American singer Deborah Gibson...
(AKA Mind Your Own Business). It features the three singles, the sensual pop song "What You Want," the Latin-infused Dance-pop
Dance-pop
Dance-pop is dance-oriented pop music that originated in the early 1980s. Developing from post-disco, it is generally up-tempo music intended for clubs with the intention of being danceable or merely dancey...
song "Your Secret," and the bass heavy "M.Y.O.B." Highlights from the album include the sultry Latin flavored Smooth Jazz song "In Blue," her vintage style ballad "Wishing You Were Here," "Jaded," and a remix of "M.Y.O.B." Her single M.Y.O.B. had the background vocals of her two nieces.
In 2005, Gibson co-wrote and recorded a song titled "Someone You Love" with the O'Neill Brothers. With the O'Neill Brothers, Gibson released an updated, acoustic version of her former No. 1 hit "Lost in Your Eyes." There was a PBS special late 2005, and it was Emmy nominated in February 2006.
Theater career
Gibson debuted on BroadwayBroadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
in 1992, playing Eponine in Les Misérables
Les Misérables (musical)
Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo....
. She then went to London and starred as Sandy in Grease
Grease (musical)
Grease is a 1971 musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. The musical is named for the 1950s United States working-class youth subculture known as the greasers. The musical, set in 1959 at fictional Rydell High School , follows ten working-class teenagers as they navigate the complexities of love,...
– a role 800 other girls tried out for before producers chose Gibson – in a West End
West End theatre
West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London's 'Theatreland', the West End. Along with New York's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English speaking...
production. The show broke box office sales records. The single version of "You're the One That I Want
You're the One That I Want
"You're the One That I Want" is a song written by John Farrar for the 1978 film version of the musical Grease. It was performed by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John....
", a duet with Craig McLachlan, taken from the Original Cast Recording, reached No. 13 on the UK charts in 1993.
On returning to the States, she appeared in the Broadway touring production, this time playing Rizzo. She played Fanny Brice
Fanny Brice
Fanny Brice was a popular and influential American illustrated song "model," comedienne, singer, theatre and film actress, who made many stage, radio and film appearances and is known as the creator and star of the top-rated radio comedy series, The Baby Snooks Show...
in a revamped Funny Girl tour. She has had many successful theater credits; she was among the many actresses who took the starring role of Belle in the Broadway production of Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast (musical)
Beauty and the Beast is a musical with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice and a book by Linda Woolverton, based on the 1991 Disney film of the same name. Seven new songs were written for the stage musical...
. She replaced Kerry Butler
Kerry Butler
Kerry Marie Butler is an American actress known primarily for her work in theatre.-Early life and career:...
in July 1997 and was in the show until 1998 when she was then succeeded by Kim Huber. She also starred the critically lauded production of Gypsy
Gypsy: A Musical Fable
Gypsy is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Gypsy is loosely based on the 1957 memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, the famous striptease artist, and focuses on her mother, Rose, whose name has become synonymous with "the ultimate show business...
(in a production staged at The Paper Mill Playhouse
Paper Mill Playhouse
Paper Mill Playhouse is a regional theatre with approximately 1200 seats, located in Millburn, New Jersey, less than 25 miles from Manhattan. Due to its location, it can draw from the pool of actors who live in New York City. Its location, as well as its focus on producing large-scale shows, makes...
). She starred as Louise opposite Broadway legend Betty Buckley
Betty Buckley
Betty Lynn Buckley is an American theater, film and television actress and singer. She is a Tony Award winner and Grammy Award nominee.-Early life:...
. She participated in the national tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical with lyrics by Tim Rice. The story is based on the "coat of many colors" story of Joseph from the Hebrew Bible's Book of Genesis. This was the first Lloyd Webber and Rice musical to be performed publicly...
, where she played the part of The Narrator, and starred as Cinderella in the national tour of Rodgers & Hammerstein's musical with Eartha Kitt
Eartha Kitt
Eartha Mae Kitt was an American singer, actress, and cabaret star. She was perhaps best known for her highly distinctive singing style and her 1953 hit recordings of "C'est Si Bon" and the enduring Christmas novelty smash "Santa Baby." Orson Welles once called her the "most exciting woman in the...
as the Fairy Godmother. In October 2002, she starred as Velma Kelly in the Boston production of Chicago
Chicago (musical)
Chicago is a musical set in Prohibition-era Chicago. The music is by John Kander with lyrics by Fred Ebb and a book by Ebb and Bob Fosse. The story is a satire on corruption in the administration of criminal justice and the concept of the "celebrity criminal"...
. In 2003, she played Sally Bowles in the Broadway revival of Cabaret
Cabaret (musical)
Cabaret is a musical based on a book written by Christopher Isherwood, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb. The 1966 Broadway production became a hit and spawned a 1972 film as well as numerous subsequent productions....
. From March to April 2004, she played the role of 'Marta' in the UCLA Reprise! production of Company
Company (musical)
Company is a musical with a book by George Furth and music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The original production was nominated for a record-setting fourteen Tony Awards and won six....
.
Gibson starred as Anna Leonowens in Cabrillo Music Theatre's production of the Richard Rodgers
Richard Rodgers
Richard Charles Rodgers was an American composer of music for more than 900 songs and for 43 Broadway musicals. He also composed music for films and television. He is best known for his songwriting partnerships with the lyricists Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II...
and Oscar Hammerstein II
Oscar Hammerstein II
Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II was an American librettist, theatrical producer, and theatre director of musicals for almost forty years. Hammerstein won eight Tony Awards and was twice awarded an Academy Award for "Best Original Song". Many of his songs are standard repertoire for...
musical The King and I
The King and I
The King and I is a stage musical, the fifth by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. The work is based on the 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon and derives from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, who became governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in...
which began October 17, 2008 in the Kavli Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza and ran through October 26.
Reality television
In mid-2003, Gibson was a judge on the American IdolAmerican Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
spin-off American Juniors which lasted one season.
In January 2006, she joined the cast of Skating with Celebrities
Skating with Celebrities
Skating with Celebrities is a celebrity reality television show that began airing on the Fox network on January 18, 2006. The show also aired in Australia on Network Ten in early 2006 and in New Zealand in October 2008. The show was the U.S. version of Dancing on Ice, which also aired in the U.K....
on Fox Television
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
, partnered with former Canadian World Champion figure skater Kurt Browning
Kurt Browning
Kurt Browning, CM is a Canadian figure skater, choreographer and commentator. He is a four-time World Champion and four-time Canadian national champion.-Life and career:...
. She was voted out in the third episode.
Gibson is reportedly set to compete on the fifth season of The Celebrity Apprentice
The Apprentice (U.S. season 12)
The Celebrity Apprentice 5 is the twelfth installment of the United States version of the reality television series, The Apprentice. On May 15, 2011, NBC announced that the show would be returning for a fifth season due in 2012 on NBC...
, which will air early 2012.
Music 2005–present
The March 2005 issue of PlayboyPlayboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
featured a nude pictorial of Gibson, coinciding with the release of her single, "Naked". She has said that the magazine had asked her five times to pose for them since she turned 18. She agreed to pose in an effort to revamp her image, describing how one casting call called her agent, not realizing that Gibson had long since outgrown her teenage image. The single peaked No. 35 on the Billboard "Hot single sales" chart in March 2005.
Following her Skating with Celebrities appearance, she has had a resurgence of popularity in niche markets. Her single "Your Secret" came back from its dormant state and became popular on some radio stations including Super 91.7 WMPH in Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...
. "Your Secret" has been on their request show, Total Control Radio, for 12 months. "Your Secret" reached No. 1 on its third week on that station's chart in May 2006. It charted along with a few of her other singles, "M.Y.O.B." and "Only Words" (Dance Edit) which is a Eurodance mix of the song. They all have become recurrent hits on the station since.
Gibson continues to tour and has become a popular attraction at gay pride
Gay pride
LGBT pride or gay pride is the concept that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people should be proud of their sexual orientation and gender identity...
parades and various charity and music festivals around the US. Her 2006 single, "Say Goodbye," featuring dance-pop artist Jordan Knight
Jordan Knight
Jordan Nathaniel Marcel Knight is an American singer-songwriter best known as the lead singer in the boy band, New Kids on the Block , and actor, who rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s. He is best known for his distinctive falsetto style of singing, influenced by The Stylistics. After New Kids On...
, has made a good impression on the Soft AC and Hot AC radio formats, becoming the third-most added single on the format during summer 2006. It debuted at No. 35 on the Billboard magazine Hot Contemporary chart, peaking at No. 24 in early September through late November. The same year, Gibson appeared in the independent film Coffee Date
Coffee Date
Coffee Date is a 2006 independent film written and directed by Stewart Wade and released by BrownBag Productions. Originally a short film by Wade, it was expanded into a feature and played at various film festivals....
with Wilson Cruz
Wilson Cruz
Wilson Cruz is an American actor, known for playing Rickie Vasquez on My So-Called Life and a recurring character on Noah's Arc...
and Jonathan Silverman
Jonathan Silverman
-Personal life:Silverman was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Devora and Hillel Emanuel Silverman, a rabbi. He is the grandson of famous Conservative Rabbi Morris Silverman. David Schwimmer was his best friend in high school. He is married to actress Jennifer Finnigan who he briefly co...
.
On November 14, 2006, Gibson released the song "Famous" on her official website. The song was written by Gibson and Tiziano Lugli, and the recording was produced by T. Lugli. On May 2007 the world premiere of Electric Youth: The Musical was unveiled at The Starlight Theatre in Orlando, FL. The musical featured 14 of Gibsons's songs and was directed by Dean Parker. On August 24, 2007, Gibson and Frankie Avalon
Frankie Avalon
Frankie Avalon is an American actor, singer, playwright, and former teen idol.-Career:By the time he was 12, Avalon was on U.S. television playing his trumpet. As a teenager he played with Bobby Rydell in Rocco and the Saints...
hosted Time Life Presents Dick Clark's American Bandstand 50th Anniversary Collection.
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
area. The camp was reportedly attended by "over 120 talented singers, actors and dancers" from around the world.
Gibson was a judge for the online talent competition, Total Pop Star, along with Andrew Van Slee (producer and judge), and Joey Lawrence (from Blossom). The first season ran from Nov 12, 2007 – May 30, 2008, though it was later extended to June.
In January 2008, Gibson announced that she would revive and perform her 80s hits—along with her Broadway role songs—during a three-run week in May 2008 at Harrah's in Atlantic City.
She later appeared on the April 2008 cover of Lavender Magazine (a GLBT magazine in Minnesota) and was interviewed about her career and upcoming projects. Then on the 24th, Gibson hosted and performed on Spotlightlive 80's Karaoke Experience in New York singing songs such as "Only in My Dreams", "Out of the Blue", "Love Shack
Love Shack
"Love Shack" is a single by rock band The B-52's. Originally released in 1989 from their album Cosmic Thing, the single was the band's biggest hit song and first million-copy seller...
" (an original hit for the B-52's
The B-52's
The B-52's are an American rock band, formed in Athens, Georgia in 1976. The original line-up consisted of Fred Schneider , Kate Pierson , Cindy Wilson , Ricky Wilson , and Keith Strickland . Following Ricky Wilson's death in 1985 Strickland switched to guitar...
) and "9 to 5
9 to 5 (Dolly Parton song)
"9 to 5" is a song written and originally performed by Dolly Parton for the 1980 film comedy Nine to Five, starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Parton in her film debut....
".
She performed with Samantha Fox
Samantha Fox
Samantha Karen "Sam" Fox is an English dance-pop singer, actress, and former glamour model. In 1983, at the age of 16, she began her topless modeling career on Page Three of The Sun, and went on to become a popular pin-up girl...
, Tiffany
Tiffany (singer)
Tiffany Renee Darwish , known popularly as Tiffany, is an American singer and former teen icon. She is most notable for her 1987 cover version of "I Think We're Alone Now", originally recorded by Tommy James and the Shondells in 1967. Released as the second single from her eponymous album, Tiffany,...
, & Rick Astley
Rick Astley
Richard Paul "Rick" Astley is an English singer-songwriter, musician, and radio personality. He is known for his 1987 song, "Never Gonna Give You Up", which was a #1 hit single in 25 countries...
at the Colisee Pepsi
Colisée Pepsi
Colisée Pepsi , formerly the Colisée de Québec , is a multi-purpose arena in Quebec City, Quebec.It was the home of the WHA and NHL Quebec Nordiques from 1972–1995, and is currently the home of the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League...
in Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
on April 10, 2009.
Gibson has confirmed in interviews that she is working on a new album. Previews of possible singles were played on her YouTube channel in June 2009 through a video she uploaded herself.
She performed as Mother Nature in Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy at Foxwoods/MGM Casino from July 27 to September 1, 2010.
It was announced on her official website that "I Love You", the first single off her newest album Ms Vocalist, is No. 1 on the international cable radio charts for the week of November 3. Debbie covered J-Pop tunes for the Ms Vocalist album that were originally sung by Japanese artists like Chage and Aska
Chage and Aska
or Chage and Asuka are a Japanese popular music duo composed of two singer-songwriters from Fukuoka Prefecture, and . To date they have sold over 31 million albums and singles in Japan....
(Say Yes), Yutaka Ozaki
Yutaka Ozaki
was a popular Japanese musician.He is ranked at No. 23 in a list of Japan's top 100 musicians by HMV.-Biography:He was born in Tokyo Setagaya Ward SDF Central Hospital to Kinue and Kenichi Ozaki. He has one older brother, Yasushi. Early in life, he was hospitalized with intestinal torsion and...
(I love you), Sekaiju no Dareyori Kitto (by Miho Nakayama & WANDS
Wands (band)
was a Japanese rock band formed in 1991 as a three-member group. The band, throughout nine years of activity, had two vocalists, guitarists and keyboardists. Show Wesugi , Hiroshi Shibasaki , Kousuke Oshima are the original member of the band. Shinya Kimura joined them after Oshima separate early...
) among others, plus Japanese/English version of her hit No. 1 song Lost in your eyes and a duet with Eric Martin. The first official music video from the new album is "I Love You" which was released on Gibson Official YouTube site on October 19, 2010.
Her song "Rise", from the forthcoming documentary "3 Billion and Counting", is included on the short list for an Academy Award for Best Song in a Film in 2010.
In January 2011, Gibson released the song "Snake Charmer" for the film Mega Python vs. Gatoroid.
On April 18, 2011, Gibson confirmed via Twitter that she will be touring with fellow 80s pop princess Tiffany during the summer of 2011. Tiffany also made the announcement via the New York Post.
In June 2011, Gibson appeared in Katy Perry
Katy Perry
Katy Perry is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Born in Santa Barbara, California, and raised by Christian pastor parents, Perry grew up listening to only gospel music and sang in her local church as a child. After earning a GED during her first year of high school, she began to pursue a...
's music video "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)
Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)
"Last Friday Night " is a song by American recording artist Katy Perry. The song was produced by Lukasz Gottwald and Max Martin, who also co-wrote the song with Perry and Bonnie McKee for Perry's third studio album, Teenage Dream. Perry stated that she was inspired to write the track after a night...
" alongside several other guest stars.
On August 13, 2011, the final night of the Journey Through The 80s Tour, Gibson and Tiffany sold out Chicago's House of Blues.
Movies and television
On January 6, 2008 Gibson appeared on Deal or No DealDeal or No Deal
Deal or No Deal is the name of several closely related television game shows, the first of which was the Dutch Miljoenenjacht produced by Dutch producer Endemol. It is played with up to 26 cases with certain sums of money...
along with Corey Feldman
Corey Feldman
Corey Scott Feldman is an American film and television actor. He became known during the 1980s, with roles in the Hollywood films Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, The Goonies, Stand by Me, The Lost Boys, License to Drive, Dream a Little Dream, Gremlins and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles...
as part of an '80s special.
Gibson co-starred with actor Lorenzo Lamas
Lorenzo Lamas
Lorenzo Lamas y de Santos is an American actor. Lamas is known for playing Lance Cumson on the popular 1980s soap opera Falcon Crest, Reno Raines on the 1990s crime drama Renegade, and Hector Ramirez on the daytime soap opera The Bold and The Beautiful...
in the low-budget action/adventure film Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus
Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus
Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus is a monster/disaster film by The Asylum, released on May 19, 2009, in the United States and on August 7, 2009, in the United Kingdom. It was directed by Ace Hannah and stars singer Debbie Gibson and actor Lorenzo Lamas...
, produced by The Asylum
The Asylum
The Asylum is an American film studio and distributor which focuses on producing low-budget, usually direct-to-video productions. The studio has produced titles that capitalize on productions by major studios; these titles have been dubbed "mockbusters" by the press.-History:The Asylum was founded...
and released on May 19, 2009. The film's trailer has become a viral hit, scoring over one million hits on MTV.com and YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
. The film premiered at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival
2009 Cannes Film Festival
The 62nd annual Cannes Film Festival was held from May 13 to May 24, 2009. French actress Isabelle Huppert was the President of the Jury. It was announced on March 19, 2009, that Pixar's film Up would open the festival...
. Ironically, Gibson's former music rival Tiffany had her film Necrosis
Necrosis (film)
Necrosis is a 2010 independent psychological thriller film directed by Jason Robert Stephens and stars James Kyson Lee, Tiffany, George Stults and Michael Berryman.-Plot:...
(a.k.a. Blood Snow) premiere at the Cannes as well.
Tiffany and Debbie Gibson starred in a Syfy
Syfy
Syfy , formerly known as the Sci-Fi Channel and SCI FI, is an American cable television channel featuring science fiction, supernatural, fantasy, reality, paranormal, wrestling, and horror programming. Launched on September 24, 1992, it is part of the entertainment conglomerate NBCUniversal, a...
original movie entitled Mega Python vs. Gatoroid
Mega Python vs. Gatoroid
Mega Python vs. Gatoroid is a 2011 monster disaster film by The Asylum, directed by Mary Lambert, and starring pop singers Debbie Gibson and Tiffany. The film premiered theatrically in Texas and premiered on television on January 29, 2011 on Syfy in the United States. The film was released on home...
, aired on January 29, 2011. The pairing was at the suggestion of Tiffany, who wanted to play off their supposed rivalry.
Personal life
Over the years, Gibson has been the subject of stalkers. Robert BardoRobert John Bardo
Robert John Bardo is an American man serving life imprisonment without parole after being convicted in October 1991 for the murder of actress Rebecca Schaeffer on July 18, 1989, whom he had stalked for several years beforehand....
, who was convicted for murdering actress Rebecca Schaeffer
Rebecca Schaeffer
Rebecca Lucile Schaeffer was an American actress best known for her role in the sitcom My Sister Sam...
in 1989, had a wall in his house adorned with pictures of Gibson and Tiffany
Tiffany (singer)
Tiffany Renee Darwish , known popularly as Tiffany, is an American singer and former teen icon. She is most notable for her 1987 cover version of "I Think We're Alone Now", originally recorded by Tommy James and the Shondells in 1967. Released as the second single from her eponymous album, Tiffany,...
. In May 1998, Michael Falkner, a disgruntled fan from Eau Claire, WI, was arrested outside Manhattan's Palace Theater, where Gibson was performing in the live musical adaptation of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. This was after Gibson received threatening letters, emails and faxes from Falkner, who used the alias 'Starcade'. On April 15, 2008, Gibson filed for a restraining order against Bassas Jorge Puigdollers, a fan club member from Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
who had been allegedly stalking her since 2002. However, a temporary restraining order was not issued by the court, and a court date was set to determine if a restraining order was appropriate in the matter. The proceeding was dismissed when Gibson failed to show up at the courthouse for the hearing to present her case.
Gibson is currently in a relationship with Dr. Rutledge Taylor.
Studio albums
- Out of the BlueOut of the Blue (Debbie Gibson album)Out of the Blue is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Deborah Gibson, then known as Debbie Gibson. Gibson personally wrote all ten songs on this album. As executive producer, Douglas Breitbart of Broadbeard Productions, Inc...
(1987) - Electric YouthElectric YouthElectric Youth is the second album by Debbie Gibson, released January 24, 1989 on Atlantic Records. It is the most successful album of her career, staying at the top of the Billboard Hot Albums chart for five weeks, and reaching Number 8 on the UK album chart.- Album :As with Out of the Blue, all...
(1989) - Anything Is PossibleAnything Is PossibleAnything Is Possible is the third album by Debbie Gibson, released on November 20, 1990, under the Atlantic Records label...
(1990) - Body Mind SoulBody, Mind, SoulBody, Mind, Soul is the fourth album by American singer songwriter Deborah Gibson.Released January 19th, 1993, the album failed to find favor with the record buying public and missed out on the US top 100, peaking at #109, and also in the UK when it was released a few months later...
(1993) - Think With Your HeartThink With Your HeartThink with Your Heart is the fifth album by American singer songwriter Deborah Gibson. The album was a failure in the US, only selling 25,000 copies, but was a minor success in Japan, peaking at #46 on the Japanese album charts as well as some success in South Africa.-Track listing:# "For Better or...
(1995) - DeborahDeborah (Deborah Gibson album)Deborah is the sixth original album by American singer Debbie Gibson. Released December 1996 on Espiritu Records, this was the first release where the singer was credited with her full name.-Track listing:...
(1997) - M.Y.O.B.M.Y.O.B.M.Y.O.B. is the seventh original album by American singer Deborah Gibson...
(2001) - Colored Lights: The Broadway AlbumColored Lights: The Broadway AlbumColored Lights: The Broadway Album is the eighth studio album--and the first tribute album--by American singer-songwriter-actress Deborah Gibson...
(2003) - Ms. Vocalist (2010)
Charted singles
The following singles charted in the U.S.United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
and/or the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
.
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |||||||||
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
U.S. dance | U.S. AC Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States... |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
CAN Canadian Singles Chart The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays.... |
AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
JPN Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... |
SWI Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
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| 1987 | "Only in My Dreams Only in My Dreams "Only in My Dreams" is the debut single for American singer-songwriter-actress Deborah Gibson. Released December 16. 1986 as a maxi single , and then in remixed form February 1987, the song was written by Gibson herself in 1984, two years before she recorded it... " |
4 | 12 | 31 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | 46 | 20 | Out of the Blue |
| "Shake Your Love Shake Your Love "Shake Your Love" is the second single by American singer-songwriter-actress Deborah Gibson, and the leadoff single for her album Out of the Blue... " |
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| 1988 | "Out of the Blue Out of the Blue (Debbie Gibson song) "Out of the Blue" is the third single by American singer-songwriter-actress Deborah Gibson. Written by Gibson herself, co-produced and co-arranged with Fred Zarr, with Douglas Breitbart as executive producer, the single is identical to Track 1 of Gibson's debut album... " |
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| "Foolish Beat Foolish Beat "Foolish Beat" is the fourth single, and the first ballad release, from American singer-songwriter-actress Deborah Gibson... " |
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| "Staying Together Staying Together "Staying Together" is the fifth single from American singer-songwriter-actress Deborah Gibson, and the fourth released in support of her album Out of the Blue . However, it did not perform as well as any of the previous singles, stalling at number twenty-two on the Billboard Hot 100... " |
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| 1989 | "Lost in Your Eyes Lost in Your Eyes "Lost in Your Eyes" is the sixth single from American singer-songwriter, Debbie Gibson, and the first from her second album, Electric Youth. Released in October 1988, the power ballad climbed to number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and remained there for three weeks, becoming her... " |
1 | — | 3 | 34 | 5 | 8 | — | — | 45 | 18 | Electric Youth |
| "Electric Youth Electric Youth (song) "Electric Youth" is the seventh single from American singer-songwriter-actress Deborah Gibson, and the second from her second album Electric Youth... " |
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| "No More Rhyme No More Rhyme "No More Rhyme" is the eighth single from American singer-songwriter-actress Deborah Gibson, and the third from her second album Electric Youth... " |
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| "We Could Be Together We Could Be Together "We Could Be Together" is the ninth single from American singer-songwriter-actress Deborah Gibson, and the fourth from the 1989 album Electric Youth... " |
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| 1990 | "Without You Without You (Debbie Gibson song) "Without You" is a song by Debbie Gibson released as a single exclusively in Japan in 1990. Gibson wrote the lyrics herself, with music written by a Japanese singer-songwriter Tatsuro Yamashita. Production credits were given to S. Andrew Zulla... "2 |
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| "Anything Is Possible Anything Is Possible (song) "Anything Is Possible" is the first single from American singer-songwriter-actress Deborah Gibson's third album of the same title... " |
26 | — | 48 | 51 | 17 | 63 | — | — | — | — | Anything Is Possible | |
| 1991 | "One Step Ahead One Step Ahead (Debbie Gibson song) "One Step Ahead" is the fourth single from the 1990 album Anything Is Possible by American singer-songwriter-actress Deborah Gibson. The LP Version was co-written with Lamont Dozier and co-produced with John "Jellybean" Benitez... " |
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| "In His Mind In His Mind "In His Mind" is the fifth and final single from Debbie Gibson's 1990 album Anything Is Possible. It was released as a single exclusively in Japan in 1992.... " |
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| "Losin' Myself Losin' Myself "Losin' Myself" is the first single from the album Body, Mind, Soul by American singer-songwriter-actress Deborah Gibson, released in January 1993. The song was written by Gibson, and co-written and co-produced with Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers.... " |
86 | 46 | 49 | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | Body, Mind, Soul | |
| 1993 | "Shock Your Mama Shock Your Mama "Shock Your Mama" is the second single from the 1993 album Body Mind Soul by American singer-songwriter-actress Deborah Gibson. Co-written with Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers, as with "Losin' Myself," this single was co-produced with Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers and Teddy Riley... " |
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| 1993 | "You're the One That I Want You're the One That I Want "You're the One That I Want" is a song written by John Farrar for the 1978 film version of the musical Grease. It was performed by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John.... " Duet Duet (music) A duet is a musical composition for two performers. In classical music, the term is most often used for a composition for two singers or pianists; with other instruments, the word duo is also often used. A piece performed by two pianists performing together on the same piano is referred to as... with Craig McLachlan Craig McLachlan Craig McLachlan is an Australian actor and singer. He appeared in shows such as Sons and Daughters, Neighbours, Bugs and Home and Away.-Biography:... |
— | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | Grease Grease (musical) Grease is a 1971 musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. The musical is named for the 1950s United States working-class youth subculture known as the greasers. The musical, set in 1959 at fictional Rydell High School , follows ten working-class teenagers as they navigate the complexities of love,... – The Original London Cast Recording |
| 2006 | "Say Goodbye" (with Jordan Knight Jordan Knight Jordan Nathaniel Marcel Knight is an American singer-songwriter best known as the lead singer in the boy band, New Kids on the Block , and actor, who rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s. He is best known for his distinctive falsetto style of singing, influenced by The Stylistics. After New Kids On... ) |
— | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Jordan Knight Jordan Knight Jordan Nathaniel Marcel Knight is an American singer-songwriter best known as the lead singer in the boy band, New Kids on the Block , and actor, who rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s. He is best known for his distinctive falsetto style of singing, influenced by The Stylistics. After New Kids On... – Love Songs Love Songs (Jordan Knight album) Love Songs is the second album released by singer Jordan Knight on September 12, 2006. The single "Say Goodbye" reached #24 in the US Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart.-Track listing:*1. "Waiting for a Girl Like You" 3:56... |
| 2010 | "I Love You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | Ms Vocalist |
Film
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(1984) (uncredited) - My Girlfriend's BoyfriendMy Girlfriend's BoyfriendMy Girlfriend's Boyfriend is a 1998 screwball comedy film written and directed by Kenneth Schapiro. It was filmed on Long Island, New York.-Plot:...
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(2001) - Celeste in the City (2004)
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(2006) - Body/Antibody (2007)
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(2009) - Mega Python vs. GatoroidMega Python vs. GatoroidMega Python vs. Gatoroid is a 2011 monster disaster film by The Asylum, directed by Mary Lambert, and starring pop singers Debbie Gibson and Tiffany. The film premiered theatrically in Texas and premiered on television on January 29, 2011 on Syfy in the United States. The film was released on home...
(2011)
Television
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(1991) - Street JusticeStreet JusticeStreet Justice is an American action crime drama series starring Carl Weathers and Bryan Genesse. The series began airing in syndication in 1991, and was canceled in 1993 after two seasons.-Synopsis:...
(1991) - Step by Step (1995)
- The Kidsongs Television Show: Fun With Manners (1995)
- That '80s ShowThat '80s ShowThat '80s Show is an American sitcom that aired in half-hour long episodes from January through May 2002. Despite having a similar name, show structure, and many of the same writers and production staff, it is not considered a direct spin-off of the more successful That '70s Show, since the...
(2002) - American Juniors (2003)
- Skating with CelebritiesSkating with CelebritiesSkating with Celebrities is a celebrity reality television show that began airing on the Fox network on January 18, 2006. The show also aired in Australia on Network Ten in early 2006 and in New Zealand in October 2008. The show was the U.S. version of Dancing on Ice, which also aired in the U.K....
(2006) - Celebrity Ghost StoriesCelebrity Ghost StoriesCelebrity Ghost Stories is a television show on BIO & A&E Network. It is a reality show that interviews various celebrities who have witnessed paranormal events at certain points in their lives.-Season 1 - ::...
(2010)
Career highlights
- 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)
Active supporter of charities
- Pediatric AIDS Foundation
- The Make-A-Wish Foundation
- St. Mary's Children & Families Foundation
- Red Cross Clothes Drive
- Children International http://www.children.org/celebrity
- Long Island Head Injury Association