Deborah Ann Gibson (born August , ) is an American singer-songwriter,
record producer, and actress. Gibson released her debut album Out of
the Blue in , which spawned several international hits, later being
certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of
America. One of those singles, "Foolish Beat", made Gibson the
youngest female artist to write, produce, and perform a Billboard Hot
number-one single. Her double-platinum second album Electric Youth (),
gave Gibson another U.S. number-one hit with "Lost in Your Eyes".
Gibson is the sole songwriter on all of her singles to reach the top
of the Hot charts. She was recognized by ASCAP as Songwriter of the
Year, along with Bruce Springsteen, in .Gibson continued to record and
release music throughout the s and s. In , she reached number on the
U.S. adult contemporary chart with "Say Goodbye", a duet with Jordan
Knight, and in achieved her highest-charting hit in more than years
in her duet with Sir Ivan, "I Am Peaceman". Gibson's latest single
"Girls Night Out" became her first top five and highest-charting hit
after years. In addition to music, she has gone on to starring roles
on Broadway and touring musicals, including playing Eponine in Les
Misérables and Sandy in Grease, as well as television and independent
film work.Gibson was born in Brooklyn, New York, the third of Diane
(née Pustizzi) and Joseph Gibson's four daughters. Her father, who
enjoyed singing, was originally named Joseph Schultz and was orphaned
as a boy; his biological mother married a man with the surname Gibson
before putting Joseph into an orphanage. Debbie Gibson grew up in
suburban Merrick, New York, on Long Island. She describes herself as
of "Italian/Sicilian and part German and possibly some Russian"
descent. She studied piano under American pianist Morton Estrin.
record producer, and actress. Gibson released her debut album Out of
the Blue in , which spawned several international hits, later being
certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of
America. One of those singles, "Foolish Beat", made Gibson the
youngest female artist to write, produce, and perform a Billboard Hot
number-one single. Her double-platinum second album Electric Youth (),
gave Gibson another U.S. number-one hit with "Lost in Your Eyes".
Gibson is the sole songwriter on all of her singles to reach the top
of the Hot charts. She was recognized by ASCAP as Songwriter of the
Year, along with Bruce Springsteen, in .Gibson continued to record and
release music throughout the s and s. In , she reached number on the
U.S. adult contemporary chart with "Say Goodbye", a duet with Jordan
Knight, and in achieved her highest-charting hit in more than years
in her duet with Sir Ivan, "I Am Peaceman". Gibson's latest single
"Girls Night Out" became her first top five and highest-charting hit
after years. In addition to music, she has gone on to starring roles
on Broadway and touring musicals, including playing Eponine in Les
Misérables and Sandy in Grease, as well as television and independent
film work.Gibson was born in Brooklyn, New York, the third of Diane
(née Pustizzi) and Joseph Gibson's four daughters. Her father, who
enjoyed singing, was originally named Joseph Schultz and was orphaned
as a boy; his biological mother married a man with the surname Gibson
before putting Joseph into an orphanage. Debbie Gibson grew up in
suburban Merrick, New York, on Long Island. She describes herself as
of "Italian/Sicilian and part German and possibly some Russian"
descent. She studied piano under American pianist Morton Estrin.
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