Deborah Ann Gibson, credited as Debbie Gibson (born August 31, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York), is an American singer who was initially a teen idol appearing repeatedly on the cover of such teen magazines as Tiger Beat. In contrast to the prevalence of the name Debbie in her teen-idol phase, she showed a preference for “Deborah” even then, and her fans had, before the release of Naked, signalled a departure from that image by using this name to refer to her.

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. Three other singles from her debut LP Out Of The Blue also cracked the top 5 Billboard Top 100: Only In My Dreams, Out Of The Blue, and Shake Your Love.

By the time Out Of The Blue was established as a hit album, she and Tiffany, with her remake of I Think We’re Alone Now, were fighting for the top position ... read more »