Editing Debbie Gibson (section)

==Music career==
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In 1983, Gibson submitted a cassette recording of her original composition "I Come From America" to [[WOR (AM)|WOR]] for the station's song contest. After she won a cash prize of {{USD}}1,000 from the contest, her mother convinced a relative to loan her {{USD}}10,000 to convert the family garage into a recording studio.<ref name="Diane">{{cite news |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/debbie-gibson-pays-tribute-to-late-mother-and-og-momager-diane-184955484.html |title=Debbie Gibson pays tribute to late mother and 'OG momager' Diane: 'I could never love again the way I loved you' |last=Parker |first=Lindsey |publisher=[[Yahoo!]] |date=January 27, 2022 |access-date=January 28, 2022}}</ref>

===1986–1989===
[[File:Debbie Gibson.jpg|thumb|right|Debbie Gibson in the late 1980s, when her music career began]]
After Gibson had written and produced her own material for years, a [[demo (music)|demonstration tape]] of hers submitted to a radio personality was eventually shared with an executive at [[Atlantic Records]]. Solely on the basis of Gibson's original song "[[Only in My Dreams]]", she was signed to a development deal and began a promotional tour of club venues throughout the United States.

For much of 1986 and the beginning of 1987 Gibson built a songwriting catalog, while continuing to play club dates. During her promotional tour, she continued attending classes at Calhoun High School and later graduated as an honor student. Diane Gibson, Debbie's mother and manager, accompanied her daughter on many of these track dates. Diane said, "We played dance clubs, straight clubs, and gay clubs."

The single "Only in My Dreams" was released in December 1986 and landed in the [[Billboard Hot 100]] chart beginning in May 1987, peaking at number four that September.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/513524/summer-songs-1985-present-top-10-tunes-each-summer-listen|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140603173936/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/513524/summer-songs-1985-present-top-10-tunes-each-summer-listen|archive-date=June 3, 2014|title=Summer Songs 1985–2014: Top 10 Tunes of Each Summer |magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 11, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tsort.info/music/610cwp.htm|title=Song artist 569 – Debbie Gibson|access-date=September 11, 2015}}</ref><ref name=AllMusic/> Atlantic Records and Debbie Gibson worked to complete her first album as a result of the good showing by the single. After the success of "Only in My Dreams", "[[Shake Your Love]]" was released as the follow-up single and reached the ''Billboard'' top five. The "Shake Your Love" video was choreographed by [[Paula Abdul]] and was the first time [[MTV]] had visited Gibson on a video shoot.

In 1987, while performing at nightclubs throughout the United States, Gibson recorded her debut album, ''[[Out of the Blue (Debbie Gibson album)|Out of the Blue]]''. Along with producer [[Fred Zarr]], Gibson wrote, recorded, and produced it in four weeks. Four singles from the album reached the top five of the Hot 100 chart: "Only in My Dreams", "Shake Your Love", "[[Out of the Blue (Debbie Gibson song)|Out of the Blue]]", and the number-one hit "[[Foolish Beat]]", followed by "[[Staying Together (song)|Staying Together]]", which performed more modestly, reaching number 22. "Foolish Beat" set a record, making Gibson at 16 the youngest artist to write, produce, and perform a ''Billboard'' number-one single, as cited in the 1988 ''[[Guinness World Records|Guinness Book of World Records]]''.<ref name=AllMusic>{{cite web |last1=Erlewine |first1=Stephen |title=Artist Biography |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/debbie-gibson-mn0000813731/biography |website=AllMusic |publisher=AllMusic, Netaktion LLC. |access-date=9 September 2021}}</ref> She remains the youngest female artist to have done so. ''Out of the Blue'' became a hit album, and she had success in the [[UK]] and [[Southeast Asia]], filling stadiums with her Out of the Blue Tour. By the end of 1988, ''Out of the Blue'' had gone triple platinum.<ref name="RIAA"/>

The music video compilation ''Out of the Blue'' was certified platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]; the concert tour video was certified double platinum. In October 1988, Gibson sang [[The Star-Spangled Banner|the national anthem]] for [[1988 World Series|Game 1]] of the [[Major League Baseball]] [[World Series]]. ''[[Electric Youth (album)|Electric Youth]]'' was released in early 1989 and spent five weeks at number one on the [[Billboard 200]]. The first single released, "[[Lost in Your Eyes]]", was number one on the Hot 100 for three weeks, garnering her another achievement as the youngest female to have both an album and single simultaneously at number one.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1989-03-11 |title=The Hot 100, Week of March 11, 1989 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=February 15, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1989-03-11 |title=Billboard 200, Week of March 11, 1989 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=February 15, 2021}}</ref> She shared the 1989 [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP]] Songwriter of the Year Award with [[Bruce Springsteen]].<ref name="Blair 1989">{{cite news |last1=Blair |first1=Iain |title=DEBBIE GIBSON |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1989-08-13-8901040260-story.html |access-date=17 March 2021 |work=Chicago Tribune |date=13 August 1989}}</ref> Subsequent singles from the album were "[[Electric Youth (song)|Electric Youth]]" (number 11), "[[No More Rhyme]]" (number 17), and "[[We Could Be Together]]" (number 71). The ''Electric Youth'' album was certified double platinum by the RIAA. The successful Electric Youth Tour and ''Live Around the World'' VHS (double platinum) followed.

===1990–2001===
Gibson recorded two more albums for Atlantic Records: ''[[Anything Is Possible (Debbie Gibson album)|Anything Is Possible]]'' (1990) and ''[[Body, Mind, Soul]]'' (1993). The former's [[Anything Is Possible (Debbie Gibson song)|title song]], co-written with [[Motown]] mainstay [[Lamont Dozier]], peaked at number 26 on ''Billboard'''s Hot 100 in 1991. Subsequent singles from ''Anything Is Possible'' failed to chart on the Hot 100, although "[[One Step Ahead (Debbie Gibson song)|One Step Ahead]]" scored on the Hot Maxi Singles and [[Dance Club Songs|Hot Dance charts]], peaking at numbers 21 and 18, respectively. During that time, she was part of the [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]] that recorded the charity single "[[Voices That Care]]", which peaked at number 11 on the Hot 100 chart. In 1992, she contributed a version of "[[Sleigh Ride]]" to the charity album ''[[A Very Special Christmas 2]]'' which hit #7 on the Billboard album chart and was certified [[RIAA certification|Double Platinum]] for shipment of two million copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=a+very+special+christmas+2#search_section |title=Various - A Very Special Christmas 2 |work=Recording Industry Association of America|quote=2× Platinum - December 7, 2001|access-date=January 2, 2024}}</ref>

In 1995, she signed with [[EMI]]'s [[SBK Records]] division and recorded her only album for the label, ''[[Think with Your Heart]].'' It was an [[Adult contemporary music|adult contemporary]]-heavy album consisting of piano and [[musical keyboard|keyboard]] ballads recorded predominantly with the [[London Philharmonic Orchestra]]. The album's producer, [[Niko Bolas]], who was usually [[Neil Young]]'s co-producer, was producing the reunion album for veteran punk band [[Circle Jerks]] and invited Gibson to a recording session for that band's album ''[[Oddities, Abnormalities and Curiosities]]''. She sang background vocals on the song "I Wanna Destroy You", as well as appearing at and participating in the Circle Jerks' performance<ref>{{cite news |title=The legendary Debbie Gibson chats about her upcoming performance |url=https://www.8newsnow.com/news/las-vegas-now/the-legendary-debbie-gibson-chats-about-her-upcoming-performance/ |work=KLAS - 8 News Now |date=28 April 2020}}</ref> at the punk venue [[CBGB]] wearing one of the band's T-shirts and sharing a microphone with frontman [[Keith Morris]]. In 1998, she sang the song, "I Do", which is featured on the soundtrack to the film, ''[[The Naked Man (1998 film)|The Naked Man]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Olson|first1=Olson, Catherine Applelfeld|title=Soundtrack and Film Score News|agency=Billboard|issue=35|date=August 29, 1998|volume=110}}</ref> The lyrics to the song were composed by the co-writer of the film, [[Coen brothers|Ethan Coen]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Olson|first1=Catherine Applefeld|title=Soundtrack and Film Score News|agency=Billboard|issue=35|publisher=Nielson Business Media|date=August 29, 1998|volume=110}}</ref> The soundtrack has never been released.

After parting company with EMI, Gibson formed her own record label, Espiritu, to release her original material. Her sixth album, ''[[Deborah (album)|Deborah]]'' (1997), marked her full return to pop. ''Deborah'' includes the lead single "Only Words". "Only Words" (Dance Edit) became a Top-40 [[Hot Dance Music/Club Play]] hit. The album's other single was the ballad "Naturally". It only sold 20,000 in the US.

In 2001, she released her seventh album on her new record label, Golden Egg, titled ''[[M.Y.O.B. (album)|M.Y.O.B.]]'' <!-- (i.e., mind your own business). --> It featured three singles: the sensual pop song "What You Want", the Latin-infused [[dance-pop]] song "Your Secret", and the bass-heavy "M.Y.O.B." Highlights from the album include the sultry [[Latin music|Latin]]-flavored [[smooth jazz]] song "In Blue", a vintage-style ballad "Wishing You Were Here", "Jaded", and a remix of "M.Y.O.B." with the background vocals of her two nieces.{{citation needed|date=August 2016}}

===2005–2009===
In 2005, Gibson co-wrote and recorded a song titled "Someone You Love" with [[The O'Neill Brothers]]. With the brothers, she released an updated, acoustic version of her number-one hit "Lost in Your Eyes". An [[Upper Midwest Emmy Awards|Emmy]]-nominated PBS special ''The O'Neill Brothers: Piano for Someone You Love" aired in 2005.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sheboyganpress.com/article/20081113/SHE04/811130429/1097|title=Voice of Riverdance to join O'Neill Brothers for holiday show|newspaper=Sheboygan Press Media |date=December 27, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227155222/http://www.sheboyganpress.com/article/20081113/SHE04/811130429/1097|access-date=September 3, 2021|archive-date=December 27, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pianobrothers.com/news/EmmyAward.asp|title=Piano Music Wedding Music Holiday Music Piano Wedding Music|access-date=September 11, 2015}}</ref>

The March 2005 issue of ''[[Playboy]]'' featured a nude pictorial of Gibson, coinciding with the release of her single, "Naked". She has said that the magazine had asked her five times to pose for them since she turned 18.<ref name=MalayStar>{{cite web|url=http://ecentral.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/4/13/music/20899468&sec=music |title=Down-to-earth Deborah |publisher=[[Malaysia Star]] |access-date=August 7, 2010 |author=Tiffany Fumiko Tay |date=April 13, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111030050046/http://ecentral.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2008%2F4%2F13%2Fmusic%2F20899468&sec=music |archive-date=October 30, 2011  }}</ref> She agreed to pose to revamp her image, describing how one casting call called her agent, not realizing that Gibson had long since outgrown her teenager image.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.foxnews.com/story/deborah-gibson-poses-nude-talks-to-fox|title= Deborah Gibson Poses Nude, Talks to FOX|publisher= [[Fox News Channel]]|access-date= August 7, 2010|date= February 20, 2005|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130525172023/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,148164,00.html|archive-date= May 25, 2013|url-status= live|df= mdy-all}}</ref> The single peaked at No. 35 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Single Sales chart in March 2005.<ref name=Tube>{{cite web|website=Tubelyrics.org|title=Debbie Gibson|url=http://www.tubelyrics.org/artist_debbie_gibson-about-2068.html|access-date=May 3, 2012}}</ref> In 2006, Gibson went on tour with the O'Neill Brothers for the Someone You Love Tour<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-C03kHl7NU  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/s-C03kHl7NU| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title="Someone You Love" Exclusive Debut KARE Channel 11 (NBC) |via=YouTube |date=July 20, 2007 |access-date=April 11, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> in 2006. "Lost in Your Eyes" was revamped with an acoustic sound and a song "Someone You Love" was written and performed by Gibson and the O'Neill Brothers. These two songs also appeared on the O'Neill Brothers album ''Someone You Love''.

She had a resurgence of popularity in niche markets. Her single "Your Secret" came back from its dormant state and became popular on some radio stations, including Super 91.7 [[WMPH]] in [[Wilmington, Delaware]]. "Your Secret" was on their request show, ''Total Control Radio'', for 12 months; it reached No. 1 on its third week on that station's chart in May 2006. It charted along with a few of her other singles, "M.Y.O.B." and "Only Words" (Dance Edit), the [[Eurodance]] mix. They all have become recurrent hits on WMPH.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wmph.org/Shows/TotalControlRadio/index.aspx|title=Super 91.7 WMPH ::&#124;:: The BEAT of Wilmington|date=May 13, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513164341/http://www.wmph.org/Shows/TotalControlRadio/index.aspx|access-date=September 3, 2021|archive-date=May 13, 2008}}</ref> The 2006 single, "Say Goodbye", featuring dance-pop artist [[Jordan Knight]], made an impression in the [[Soft AC]] and [[Hot AC]] radio formats, becoming the third-most added single during the summer of 2006. It debuted at number 35 on the Hot Contemporary chart, peaking at number 24 in early September.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}} The same year, Gibson appeared in the independent film ''[[Coffee Date]]'' with [[Wilson Cruz]] and [[Jonathan Silverman]] and provided a soundtrack song called "Sounds Like Love".

On November 14, 2006, Gibson released the song "Famous" on her official website. The song was written by Gibson and Tiziano Lugli and was produced by Lugli. [[Image:Debbie Gibson LA Pride 2007.jpg|thumb|right|Gibson at LA Pride 2007]]
In September 2007, Gibson considered creating a camp on the [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]]. She is the founder and creator of Camp Electric Youth,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deborahgibsonselectricyouth.com/ |title=Deborah Gibson's Electric Youth |publisher=Deborahgibsonselectricyouth.com |access-date=April 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202125633/http://deborahgibsonselectricyouth.com/ |archive-date=February 2, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> a children's summer day camp, which ran from July 7–18, 2008. It claims to be the first camp of its kind in the [[Los Angeles]] area. The camp was reportedly attended by "over 120 talented singers, actors, and dancers" from around the world.

Gibson was a judge for the online talent competition, ''Total Pop Star'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.totalpopstar.com/ |title=Total Pop Star : One of the World's Biggest Singing Competitions |access-date=April 26, 2008 |archive-date=April 23, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423231836/http://totalpopstar.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> along with [[Andrew Van Slee]] (producer and judge) and [[Joey Lawrence]] (from ''[[Blossom (American TV series)|Blossom]]''). The first season ran from November 12, 2007 – May 30, 2008, though it was later extended to June. The show ended abruptly during its second season. In May 2008, Gibson performed her 1980s hits, along with her Broadway role songs, during a three-run week at [[Harrah's Atlantic City|Harrah's]] in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.tampabay.com/80s/2008/01/oh-no-shes-back.html|title=Out of the blue, Debbie Gibson is back|last=Spears|first=Steve|date=January 16, 2008|website=Tampa Bay Times|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081025051230/http://blogs.tampabay.com/80s/2008/01/oh-no-shes-back.html|archive-date=October 25, 2008|access-date=September 11, 2015}}</ref>

She later appeared on the April 2008 cover of ''[[Lavender Magazine]]'' (an [[LGBT]] magazine in [[Minnesota]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lavendermagazine.com/|title=Lavender Magazine – Minnesota's GLBT Magazine – Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender News – Minneapolis / Saint Paul|access-date=September 11, 2015}}</ref> and was interviewed about her career and upcoming projects. Then on the 24th, Gibson hosted and performed on Spotlightlive '80s Karaoke Experience in New York<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spotlightlive.com/|title=Tsufit|website=Spotlightlive.com}}</ref> singing songs such as "Only in My Dreams", "Out of the Blue", "[[Love Shack]]" (an original hit for [[the B-52's]]) and "[[9 to 5 (Dolly Parton song)|9 to 5]]". She performed with [[Samantha Fox]], [[Tiffany Darwish|Tiffany]], and [[Rick Astley]] at the [[Colisée Pepsi]] in [[Quebec City]], [[Canada]], on April 10, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ieb17ddd24af6bab65579b8befb6798ce|title=Debbie Gibson, Tiffany to battle in Syfy movie|author=James Hibberd|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=September 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100627121101/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ieb17ddd24af6bab65579b8befb6798ce|archive-date=June 27, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On March 9, 2009, Gibson released a new song called "Already Gone" on her official website and [[ReverbNation]], written by Gibson and produced by [[Fred Coury]]. It was accompanied by a music video, released on March 13, 2009, produced by Guy Birtwhistle and directed by John Knowles, which starred Birtwhistle, Gibson, and [[Steve Valentine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2XqvihWISc  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/v2XqvihWISc| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=Already Gone |via=YouTube |date=March 13, 2009 |access-date=April 11, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

===2010–present===
In January 2010, an unofficial clip named "Cougar" was uploaded on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPRlBHvOKvg  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/aPRlBHvOKvg| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=Deborah (Debbie) Gibson – Cougar – Preview New Song |via=YouTube |date=January 4, 2010 |access-date=April 11, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She also became a spokesperson for Murad's Resurgence Skin Care and plays piano and sings a line of the song called "Cougar".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI7fU3IVmGU  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/hI7fU3IVmGU| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=Murad with Debbie Gibson |via=YouTube |date=January 31, 2011 |access-date=April 11, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Gibson's song "Rise", from the documentary ''3 Billion and Counting'', was included on the shortlist for an [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=481018760495 |title=Rise on the Academy Award Shortlist |publisher=Rhapsody |access-date=January 4, 2011}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=May 2020}} In the summer of 2011, she released ''Rise'' on [[iTunes]], and also performed it on ''[[Good Morning America]]'' in New York. Gibson performed as [[Mother Nature]] in [[Cirque Dreams]]' ''Jungle Fantasy'' at [[Foxwoods Resort Casino]] from July 27 to September 1, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.masslive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2010/07/cirque_dreams_jungle_fantasy_b.html|title=Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy brings Deborah Gibson to MGM Grand at Foxwoods|work=masslive.com|date=July 24, 2010|access-date=September 11, 2015}}</ref>

In 2010, the album ''[[Ms. Vocalist]]'', released via [[Sony Music Entertainment Japan|Sony Japan]], reached the Top 10 on the ''[[Billboard Japan]]'' chart. Gibson covered [[J-pop]] tunes for the album that were originally sung by Japanese artists such as [[Chage and Aska]] ("[[Say Yes (Chage and Aska song)|Say Yes]]"), [[Yutaka Ozaki]] ("I love you"), [[Miho Nakayama]] and [[Wands (band)|WANDS]] ([[Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto]]) among others, plus a [[Japanese language|Japanese]]/English version of her number-one hit "Lost in Your Eyes" and a duet with [[Eric Martin (American singer)|Eric Martin]].  The first single from the album, "I Love You", hit No. 1 on the international cable radio chart on November 3, 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://deborah-gibson.com/bio/ |title=Web Page Under Construction |access-date=December 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227141855/http://www.deborah-gibson.com/bio/ |archive-date=December 27, 2008 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

In January 2011, Gibson wrote, performed, and produced the song "Snake Charmer" for the film ''[[Mega Python vs. Gatoroid]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/snake-charmer-from-motion/415636164|title=Snake Charmer (From the Motion Picture "Mega Python Vs. Gatoroid") – Single|date=January 18, 2011|publisher=iTunes Store|access-date=September 11, 2015}}</ref> During the summer of 2011, Gibson toured with fellow 1980s [[pop princess]] Tiffany.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Perricone |first1=Kathleen |title=Debbie Gibson, Tiffany to tour together: '80s singing rivals hit the road this summer |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/debbie-gibson-tiffany-tour-80s-singing-rivals-hit-road-summer-article-1.110941 |website=New York Daily News |access-date=November 15, 2021 |date=April 18, 2011}}</ref> In June 2011, Gibson appeared in [[Katy Perry]]'s music video "[[Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)]]" alongside several other guest stars.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/470544/debbie-gibson-co-star-katy-perry-raising-the-bar-with-last-friday | title=Debbie Gibson: Co-Star Katy Perry 'Raising The Bar' With 'Last Friday Night' Video | magazine=Billboard | date=June 15, 2011 | access-date=November 19, 2012 | author=Trust, Gary}}</ref> On August 27, 2016, Gibson starred in an original [[Hallmark Channel]] film, ''Summer of Dreams'', about a former pop star, trying to make a comeback, who finds herself better suited as a school's choir director. She also recorded a song titled "Wonderland" for the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/tv/debbie-gibson-returns-to-tv-in-summer-of-dreams-and-debuts-a-new-song/|title=Debbie Gibson Returns to TV in Summer of Dreams – and Debuts a New Song! |last=Helling|first= Steve|date=July 27, 2016|website=People|access-date=November 15, 2021}}</ref>

In June 2017, ''Billboard'' Gibson achieved her highest-charting hit in more than 25 years in her duet with [[Ivan Wilzig|Sir Ivan]] on "I Am Peaceman", which hit number 26 on the [[Dance Club Songs|''Billboard ''Dance Club chart]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/music/sir-ivan|title=Sir Ivan|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 11, 2019}}</ref> In June 2018, Gibson appeared in the music video of American [[heavy metal music|heavy-metal]] band Voices of Extreme's cover version of "Foolish Beat".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHFgraO6I64  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/BHFgraO6I64| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=Voices of Extreme 'Foolish Beat' Official Video with special appearance by Debbie Gibson |author=Voices of Extreme |via=YouTube |date=June 25, 2018 |access-date=March 19, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In March 2019, Gibson hosted a special program on [[Sirius XM Satellite Radio|SiriusXM]] Radio's [['80s on 8]] channel to celebrate the 30th anniversary of her ''Electric Youth'' album, during which she played each song from the album in sequence, accompanied by personal stories surrounding each song.

On May 2, the Mixtape Tour commenced in [[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]]. Performers on this tour included Gibson, Tiffany, [[Salt-N-Pepa]], and [[Naughty by Nature]], with [[New Kids on the Block]]  billed as the headline performers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://debbiegibsonofficial.com/event_category/shows|title=Debbie Gibson 2019 Tour Schedule|access-date=May 30, 2019|archive-date=May 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530194401/https://debbiegibsonofficial.com/event_category/shows/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The tour grossed $53.2 million and sold 662,911 tickets over 55 dates.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8527842/new-kids-on-the-block-50-million-the-mixtape-tour|title=New Kids on the Block Exceed $50 Million on The Mixtape Tour|website=Billboard.com|date=August 20, 2019|access-date=September 3, 2021}}</ref> On June 7, 2019, Gibson released a new pop anthem "[[Girls Night Out (Debbie Gibson song)|Girls Night Out]]". The music video for "Girls Night Out" was shot in [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fox5vegas.com/more/debbie-gibson-shoots-new-music-video-in-las-vegas/article_25857308-4ebd-11ea-a2d9-5b6f439da960.html |title=Debbie Gibson shoots new music video in Las Vegas &#124; More |website=Fox5vegas.com |date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=March 13, 2020}}</ref> The song peaked at number four on the'' Billboard'' Dance Club chart.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Dance Club Songs Chart|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/2020-03-28|access-date=2020-06-17|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> On August 20, 2021, Gibson released the album ''[[The Body Remembers]]'', her first studio recording of original songs since ''M.Y.O.B.''. It contained a new version of "Lost in Your Eyes" with [[Joey McIntyre]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9582427/debbie-gibson-new-album-the-body-remembers/ |title=Debbie Gibson Says New Album ''The Body Remembers'' Is Like ''Electric Youth 2021'' |first=Gary |last=Graff |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=June 4, 2021 |access-date=June 5, 2021}}</ref>

Gibson performed at the 2025 [[Rose Parade]] singing "[[Electric Youth (song)|Electric Youth]]" as part of the Grand Finale presented by the Mansion Entertainment Group with [[Betty Who]] and the [[Debbie Allen|Debbie Allen Dance Academy]] dancers.<ref name="2025RoseParade">{{cite web |title=Debbie Gibson to Headline Grand Finale of 2025 Rose Parade |url=https://tournamentofroses.com/2025-grand-finale-debbie-gibson/ |website=Pasadena Tournament of Roses |access-date=1 January 2025}}</ref>

Gibson will release her memoir, ''Eternally Electric: The Message in My Music'', in September 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title= Debbie Gibson Embarks on Her 'Second Act' with Memoir Eternally ''Electric — See the Cover!'' (Exclusive) |url= https://people.com/debbie-gibson-announces-memoir-eternally-electric-exclusive-8785101 |website=People |access-date=11 April 2025}}</ref>