SHE became a global star at the age of just 16 following the release of her debut album.
And fans will soon be able to hear the likes of her record-breaking hit Foolish Beat when she takes to the stage on her Love Songs comeback tour.
Debbie Gibson, 54, looks very different to those years as a teen pop sensation, though she is in great shape.
The pop star was pictured making a call in Las Vegas, Nevada, days before shows in New York City.
She showed off her toned legs in a pair of ripped denim shorts, which she wore with a gold fanny pack and khaki jacket with shimmering silver sleeves.
The makeup-free singer’s blonde hair fell over her shoulders and her statement love heart tee was on display.
Debbie’s music is still in demand and tickets for her shows will set fans back $100.50 for general seating, $128 for VIP options and $161 for the most premium seats.
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the short run will see her play two shows in NYC, one in Atlanta and another in Key West, Florida.
Later in the year she’ll release a memoir titled Eternally Electric: The Message In My Music.
She said of the book: “Writing my memoir during this profound second act is a way to celebrate the connection I have to my longtime audience and how we all can pull from our past challenges and lessons to be at our most vital and vibrant and stay eternally electric.”
Debbie now has a foot in both sides of the industry as she runs her own indie label, Stargirl Records.
She’s released 11 albums over the course of her career, but had an 11 year recording hiatus between 2010’s Ms Vocalist and 2021’s The Body Remembers.
Debbie Gibson, 51, is AGELESS in bikini as 80s star preps for concert to celebrate 35th anniversary of Out of the Blue
Hardworking Debbie shot to fame aged 17 when debut album Out of the Blue was released and spawned four top five singles including Foolish Beat, which made her the youngest female artist to write, record and produce a number one single on the Billboard 100.
Her 1989 follow-up Electric Youth included the number one single Lost In Your Eyes, and that year she received the prestigious American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) Songwriter of the Year of the year honour with Bruce Springsteen.
Debbie opened up about becoming famous at such a young age. to People, explaining: “My life has been very unconventional.
“I was employing 100 people by 17 years old, and I was an adult as a kid. I’m not breaking out the world’s smallest violin — but I lived life out of order.
“I never wanted to complain. I was a people pleaser, so God forbid anyone thought I was ungrateful. I’d always be like, ‘Oh, I’m fine. I can handle that.’
“But I was masking my fear and anxiety and nervousness. It really caught up with me, and I started having full-on hyperventilating panic attacks.
“I used to have that brown paper bag to breathe into with me all the time. At times I literally thought I was going to die.”
Later this year Debbie will be bestowed with another honor when she receives Nevada Ballet’s 2025 Woman of the Year award.
Who is 80s teen idol Debbie Gibson?
Debbie Gibson shot to fame in the late 1980s, becoming one of the youngest artists in history to write, produce, and perform a number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 with her iconic hit Foolish Beat.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Gibson’s talent emerged early, and by the age of 16, she had released her debut album Out of the Blue (1987), which went triple platinum.
Her follow-up album, Electric Youth (1989), cemented her status as a pop phenomenon, with the chart-topping single Lost in Your Eyes.
Gibson became a global sensation, known for her catchy melodies, heartfelt lyrics, and relatable girl-next-door image.
Beyond pop stardom, Gibson showcased her versatility by transitioning to Broadway and West End stages, starring in productions such as Les Misérables, Grease, and Beauty and the Beast.
She also ventured into television and film, starring in the likes of American Idol spin-off American Juniors, The Celebrity Apprentice, and Dancing with the Stars.
