Deborah Ann Gibson (born August 31, 1970) is an American singer who was, along with Tiffany in the late 1980s, a very popular teen idol who appeared on the cover of teen magazines such as Tiger Beat multiple times. During the time she was a teen idol, she became known to the world as Debbie Gibson, although she has always preferred to be called Deborah. August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining, as the final day of August. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Tiffany Tiffany Renee Darwish (born October 2, 1971 in California; sometimes mistakenly reported as being born in Oklahoma, where she has some relatives), better known in the music world as Tiffany, is an American singer who had a number of teen pop hits during the late 1980s. ... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 60s and 70s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... A teen idol is a famous person who generates attention from large numbers of teenagers. ... Tiger Beat, published by Laufer Media, Inc. ...

Biography

Debbie Gibson in her teens near the time of her Out of the Blue album release

Deborah Gibson in her thirties near the time of her Naked single release

Gibson was born in 1970 in Brooklyn, New York. At the age of five, she and her sisters began performing in a community theater, and she wrote her first song. When she was eight, she sang at the children's chorus in the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, where she got to meet such singers as Plácido Domingo and others. When she was 12, Gibson was already performing in Broadway, but as an actress. Image File history File links Public Domain Pic File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links This work is copyrighted. ... Image File history File links This work is copyrighted. ... For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki (R) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... The Metropolitan Opera is located at Lincoln Center in New York, New York. ... Plácido Domingo Plácido Domingo (born January 21, 1941) is a famous Spanish opera singer. ... This article is about the street in New York City. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ...

When Gibson turned 16, she was signed to a recording contract by Atlantic Records, and soon she became the youngest person ever to write, record and produce a number 1 hit, with her single "Foolish Beat", going up to number one. Another single of hers, "Only In My Dreams", also made it to the top. Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is a record label founded in 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. ...

Her initial success was followed by another smash hit in "Out Of The Blue". By this time, she and Tiffany, with her remake of "I Think We're Alone Now", were fighting for the top position as teen queen of the United States. Tiffany Tiffany Renee Darwish (born October 2, 1971 in California; sometimes mistakenly reported as being born in Oklahoma, where she has some relatives), better known in the music world as Tiffany, is an American singer who had a number of teen pop hits during the late 1980s. ...

In 1989, at the peak of her popularity, she was the subject of a satirical song by Mojo Nixon, entitled "Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant With My Two-headed Love Child". Mojo Nixon (born August 2, 1957) is a satirical psychobilly musician. ...

After her popularity as a pop singer waned, she returned to Broadway in 1992, playing Eponine in Les Misérables. She then went to London, where she played Sandy in a West End production of Grease. To go with her stage performance, she also helped record the soundtrack for the play, titled "Grease: The Original London Cast Recording". From that CD, came a hit single with Craig McLachlan: "You're the One That I Want", which reached #13 on the UK charts in 1993. 1991 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Les Misérables programme from Palace Theatre purchased for £3 in July 2003. ... St. ... Grease is a popular musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. ...

On returning to the States, she also participated in the Broadway version, but this time she played Rizzo. She also played Fanny Brice in the Funny Girl touring production. She also participated in the Broadway production of Beauty and the Beast (as Belle), and Gypsy at The Papermill Playhouse (as Gypsy Rose Lee). She also participated in a national tour with Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, where she played the character of The Narrator, and as Cinderella in the national tour of the play of the same name. In October 2002, she began work in the play Chicago in Boston. Fanny Brice, early Ziegfeld Follies portrait photograph Fanny Brice (October 29, 1891 – May 29, 1951) was a United States comedian, singer, and entertainer. ... Funny Girl is a 1964 semi-biographical musical that tells the story of Broadway star Fanny Brice. ... Beauty and the Beast is a traditional folktale (type 425C -- search for a lost husband -- in the Aarne-Thompson classification). ... Gypsy: A Musical Fable is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. ... The Screaming Mimi (1958) Gypsy Rose Lee (February 9, 1911 - April 26, 1970) was an American actress and burlesque entertainer. ... Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat was the first musical theatre show written by the team of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. ... Gustave Dorés illustration for Cendrillon This article is about the fairy tale. ... Chicago is a musical, first performed in 1975, based on the play Chicago by Maurine Dallas Watkins. ...

In 1995, she signed with EMI Records' SBK Records division and recorded what would be her only album for the label, Think With Your Heart. The album's producer, Niko Bolas (usually Neil Young's co-producer), was also producing the reunion album for veteran punk band The Circle Jerks, and invited Gibson to a recording session for that band's album. She subsequently ended up singing background vocals on the song "I Wanna Destroy You" as well as appearing at and participating in the Circle Jerks' performance at legendary punk venue CBGB's, wearing one of the band's t-shirts and sharing a microphone with frontman Keith Morris. (Unfortunately for posterity, the show, with the exception of photographs, wasn't recorded, nor was Gibson able to participate in the video the group shot for the song.) The EMI Group is a major record label, based in the United Kingdom and with operations in over 25 other countries. ... SBK Records is a record label started in the late eighties. ... For the former Canadian politician see Neil Young (politician) Neil Young with guitar (from the 1991 Weld tour) Neil Young (born November 12, 1945 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian singer-songwriter who has become one of the most respected and influential musicians of his generation. ... The Circle Jerks are a punk rock band formed circa 1978 in Los Angeles, California. ... CBGB, also CBGBs or CBs is a legendary club in the Manhattan Bowery district of New York City, New York. ... T-Shirt A T-shirt (or tee shirt) is a shirt with short or long sleeves, a round neck, put on over the head, without pockets. ... Keith Morris was the co-founder of Black Flag along with guitarist Greg Ginn. ...

After parting company with EMI, Gibson formed her own record label to release her original material.

The March 2005 issue of Playboy features a nude pictorial with Gibson, the release of which co-incides with the release of her new album, "Naked." Playboy is an adult entertainment magazine, or pornography magazine, founded in 1953 by Hugh Hefner, which has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc. ...

Discography

Her discography includes:

Out of the Blue (1987) #7 US, #26 UK
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• "Only in My Dreams" #4 US, #11 UK
• "Shake Your Love" #4 US, #7 UK
• "Out of the Blue" #4 US, #19 UK
• "Foolish Beat" #1 US, #9 UK
• "Staying Together" #22 US

Electric Youth (1989) #1 US, #8 UK
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• "Lost in Your Eyes" #1 US, #34 UK
• "Electric Youth" #11 US, #14 UK
• "No More Rhyme" #17 US
• "We Could Be Together" #22 UK

Anything Is Possible (1990) #41 US
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• "Anything Is Possible" #26 US
• "One Hand, One Heart"
• "One Step Ahead"
• "This So-Called Miracle"

Body, Mind, Soul (1992) #109 US
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• "Losin' Myself"
• "Shock Your Mama"

Grease: The Original London Cast Recording (1993) UK
Singles released:

• "You're the One That I Want" (1993, #13 UK)

Think with Your Heart (1995)
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• "For Better or Worse"
• "Didn't Have The Heart"

Deborah (1997)
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• "Only Words"

M.Y.O.B. (2001)
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• "What You Want"
• "M.Y.O.B."
• "Your Secret"

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External links

• Official website
• Deborah Gibson at the Internet Movie Database
• Deborah Gibson at the Internet Broadway Database