I've managed to keep my career going in a way that suits me. I'll perform, and then I'll go home to my actual life, and I've never been so visible.

"Foolish Beat" set a record for Gibson making her (at 17) the youngest artist ever to write produce and perform a Billboard #1 single as entered in the 1988 Guinness Book of World Records and Debbie Gibson remains the youngest female artist to do so. Theater career
Deborah Gibson debuted on Broadway in 1992 playing Eponine in Les Misérables. " Highlights from the album include the sultry Latin flavored Smooth Jazz song "In Blue" a vintage style ballad "Wishing You Were Here" "Jaded" and a remix of "M.

She has gone on to starring roles on Broadway and touring musicals as well as independent film and television work. Deborah Ann "Debbie" Gibson (born August 31 1970) is an American singer-songwriter record producer and actress. In 1988 Debbie Gibson was pronounced the youngest artist to write produce and perform a #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 with her song "Foolish Beat" and Debbie Gibson remains the youngest female to write record and perform a #1 single.