Deborah Ann "Debbie" Gibson (born August 31, 1970), Is An American Singer-songwriter Who Was A Teen Pop Icon. She Was Popular In The Late 1980s And The Early 1990s. At The Age Of Seventeen, Gibson Was The Youngest Person To Write, Produce, And Perform A Billboard Hot 100 #1 Hit Single (in The U.S.) With Her Song "Foolish Beat," A Title That Is Now Shared With Rapper Soulja Boy.