80s pop star Debbie Gibson: Fame at 16, flop at 20, electric at 48!

Gibson, a big pop star in the 1980s with hits like Foolish Beat and Electric Youth, counts herself as an actress now. Photo: Handout

Actress-singer Debbie Gibson knows what it’s like to be a world famous recording artiste at 16 and nearly forgotten at 20.

In her youth she sold more than 16 million albums. Her very first single, Only In My Dreams, jetted to the top of the charts almost overnight.