In the 1980s, she was a formidable force in the teen pop music scene, captivating audiences with hits like “Shake Your Love” and “Lost In Your Eyes.”
Hailing from Brooklyn, her catchy and upbeat tunes made her a favorite among teenagers, who memorized every lyric of her songs.
Her career extended beyond music, as she graced Broadway stages in New York City with standout performances in renowned productions such as “Grease” and “Cabaret.”
A familiar face on the red carpet, she also ventured into reality television, appearing in shows like “Celebrity Apprentice” alongside Donald Trump during its fifth season, “Secret Celebrity Renovation,” and “America’s Most Musical Family.”
Her personal life gained attention as well, with relationships with TV personalities Lorenzo Lamas and Ryan Seacrest, and she made waves by posing for Hugh Hefner’s Playboy magazine.
Now 55, she recently made headlines for her unrecognizable appearance while out in Las Vegas, where she has called home for the last 15 years. Can you guess who she is?
She was a major teen pop singer in the 1980s with chart-topping songs such as Shake Your Love and Lost In Your Eyes. Who is she?
The Brooklyn native became a household name with her winning upbeat songs that teenagers knew all the lyrics to by heart. She went on to star on Broadway in popular shows like Grease and Cabaret
This celebrity dated Ryan Seacrest, left, and worked with Donald Trump, right
It’s Debbie Gibson.
Gibson was seen leaving a hair salon in Sin City where she got a cut, color and blow out.
The versatile crooner was sporting extremely short shorts that revealed her underwear and slender legs. She also wore a purple shirt with green print on front.
Earlier this year Gibson said she found it ‘terrifying’ to write her memoir.
The singer has told her life story for the first time in her tome Eternally Electric: The Message In My Music, which was released on September 9.
And she has found it a ‘cathartic and exhausting process’ but ultimately hopes to ‘inspire’ others.
She told People: ‘I mean, listen, it’s terrifying, the idea of putting out a book. Somebody said, Is it harder than writing a song? I’m like, a song is four minutes, and a book is 90,000 words.
‘It has been such a cathartic and exhausting process. The motivation behind everything I do is to hopefully inspire people.’
The Foolish Beat hitmaker thinks that readers may be surprised at what she has been through in her life but hopes that they will learn that they too can ‘turn it around’ like she did.
She is Debbie Gibson. The star in a cute black jumpsuit on October 7 in New York City
Gibson became a household name in 1987 after releasing her album Out of the Blue, with her hit tune Foolish Beat; pictured 1988 in NYC
She said: ‘I always felt like the girl who was like, people would say, ‘Well, if you could do it, I could do it.’ I hope they read this book and they say, ‘Oh my God, you went through that? I went through that. And you turned that around. Great, I want to turn that around.’
Gibson – who shot to fame as a teenager with her debut album Out of the Blue and later branched out into a career in TV and film as well as Broadway theatre – has been on a US tour recently.
She reflected that the whole experience has been ‘very, very profound and meaningful’ because it has informed how she has written the book.
She said: ‘I actually kind of set certain things around being at certain shows, and I’ve tried to take the reader on the journey with me with stops in the present and looking back at the same time.
‘It’s very, very profound and meaningful.’
Gibson at the Dancers Against Cancer’s 2025 Gala Of The Stars at The Beverly Hilton on October 21 in Beverly Hills
The pop phenomenon told the Nevada Ballet Theatre years ago that her heart is in her music.
She relayed that her deep rooted passion for music has enabled her to connect with audiences and tell stories the ‘way I first wrote them.’
‘I have always loved breaking songs down to their purest form and Acoustic Youth will find me at the keys, super intimate, telling stories and playing the songs the way I first wrote them on the piano,’ she shared.
‘My audience and I share a connection that allows for me to be super in the moment and this show will find me truly taking in every moment and free flowing so that no two shows are alike!
‘There may be some unexpected surprises on my set list and I can’t wait to experience this unique moment that marries the then and the now and with my community who has been with me on this journey for over three and a half decades,’ she shared.
Gibson released her debut album in 1987 and went on to successfully star on Broadway.
She was a last-minute addition to The Masked Singer in 2023, performing as the Night Owl.
