Deborah Gibson

From Free net encyclopedia

(Difference between revisions)
Revision as of 20:26, 10 April 2006
Extraordinary Machine (Talk | contribs)
/* Discography */ rm wrong link
Next diff →

Current revision

{{Infobox band 

| band_name = Debbie Gibson
| image = 
| caption = Promotional shot of Debbie near the time of her Out of the Blue album release
| origin = Brooklyn, New York
| years_active = 1987–present 
| music_genre = Pop
| record_label = Atlantic Records
SBK Records
}}

Deborah Ann Gibson, credited as Debbie Gibson (born August 31, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York<ref>{{{2|{{{name|Deborah Gibson}}}}}} at The Internet Movie Database</ref><ref>Biography at official site of Deborah Gibson</ref>), 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.

Contents

[edit]

Biography

Gibson was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up living in the Long Island suburb of Merrick, 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.

[edit]

Career

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 as teen queen of the United States. She also had considerable success in the UK, as well as Japan and south east Asia.

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. The single of "You're the One That I Want", co-sung with Craig McLachlan, from the Original Cast Recording reached #13 on the UK charts in 1993.

On returning to the States, she appeared in the Broadway version, but this time she played Rizzo. She played Fanny Brice in the Funny Girl touring production. She participated in the Broadway production of Beauty and the Beast (as Belle), and Gypsy at The Papermill Playhouse (as Gypsy Rose Lee). She participated in a national tour with Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, where she played the part 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.

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. 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.)

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

Controversially for some of her fans who were more comfortable with her earlier wholesome image, the March 2005 issue of Playboy featured a nude pictorial with Gibson, the publication of which also coincided with the release of her single, "Naked."

In the summer of 2003, she was a judge on the kids show American Juniors.

In 2005, Gibson co-wrote and recorded a song titled "Someone You Love" with the O'Neill Brothers. With the O'Neill Brothers, Gibson also released an updated, acoustic version of her former number 1 hit "Lost In Your Eyes".

In January 2006, she joined the cast of Skating with Celebrities on FOX, partnered with former Canadian World Champion figure skater Kurt Browning. She was voted out in the third episode.

[edit]

Discography

Her discography includes:

Out of the Blue (1987) #7 US, #26 UK
Singles released:

Electric Youth (1989) #1 (5 weeks) US, #8 UK
Singles released:

Anything Is Possible (1990) #41 US , #69 UK
Singles released:

Body, Mind, Soul (1993) #109 US
Singles released:

  • "Losin' Myself" #86 US
  • "Shock Your Mama" #74 UK

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)
Singles released:

  • "For Better or Worse"
  • "Didn't Have The Heart"

Deborah (1997)
Singles released:

  • "Only Words"

M.Y.O.B. (2001)
Singles released:

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

Colored Lights: The Broadway Album (2004) <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

  • "On My Own" from Les Misérables
  • "Who Are You Now?" from Funny Girl
  • "I'd Rather Leave While I'm In Love" from The Boy from Oz
  • "Raise The Roof!" from The Wild Party
  • "I'm The Greatest Star" from Funny Girl
  • "They All Laughed" from Shall We Dance
  • "Let Me Entertain You" from Gypsy
  • "Sex" from Skirts
  • "Blame It on the Summer Night" from Rags
  • "Colored Lights" from The Rink
  • "Anytime (I Am There)" from Elegies: A Song Cycle
  • "Maybe This Time" from Cabaret
  • "I Enjoy Being A Girl" from Flower Drum Song

Naked (2005)

[edit]

Trivia

  • Mojo Nixon wrote a song called "Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant With My Two-Headed Love Child."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • She is the subject of a song titled "Make Believe" written and sung by drummer, David Lovering from The Pixies.
  • She was a cheerleader in high school.
  • As a child, she was friends with Ricki Lake.
[edit]

References

<references />

[edit]

External links


{{Persondata |NAME=Gibson, Deborah Ann |ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Gibson, Debbie |SHORT DESCRIPTION=American singer, songwriter, actress |DATE OF BIRTH=August 31, 1970 |PLACE OF BIRTH=Brooklyn, New York |DATE OF DEATH= |PLACE OF DEATH= }}de:Deborah Gibson

Retrieved from "http://www.netipedia.com/index.php/Deborah_Gibson"