On September 22, 1956, Debby Boone was born. [View all]

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I have no idea how many copies of "You Light Up My Life" she's sold.

Hat tip, in 2021, This Day in Country Music

1956
Born on this day, was Debby Anne Boone, singer and actress best known for her 1977 hit, "You Light Up My Life," which spent ten weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and won her the Grammy Award for Best New Artist the following year. Boone also scored the 1980 #1 hit, "Are You on the Road to Lovin' Me Again".

Debby Boone


Boone in 1997

Born: September 22, 1956 (age 68); Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S.
Website: debbyboone.net

Deborah Anne Boone (born September 22, 1956) is an American singer, author, and actress. She is best known for her 1977 hit, "You Light Up My Life", which spent ten weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and led to her winning the Grammy Award for Best New Artist the following year. Boone later focused her music career on country music, resulting in the 1980 No. 1 country hit "Are You on the Road to Lovin' Me Again". In the 1980s, she recorded Christian music which garnered her four top 10 Contemporary Christian albums as well as two more Grammys. Throughout her career, Boone has appeared in several musical theater productions and has co-authored many children's books with her husband Gabriel Ferrer.

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I'm sure everyone here has his favorite Debby Boone video, so why don't we all think of one we'd like to post.

DEBBY BOONE - You Light Up My Life (1977)
18,101 views Jun 17, 2020

Classic Sounds 70s
4.11K subscribers

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