rose to stardom with her first hit song , " You Light Up My Life," in 1977. The song won her a Grammy award for the Best New Artist. She was 21 years old when she started topping the charts.
The faith-filled actress started singing gospel songs from the 1980s and even acted in the movie — Sins Of The Past (1984). She also imbibed her father's principles about family.
Debby Boone at Chiller Theatre Expo in Parsippany, New Jersey. | Photo: Getty Images
The New Jersey-born singer is happily married to Gabriel Ferrer, and they have four children, she puts her family as the number one priority. In a recent interview with FOX News, she said:
“It was always in my heart to put my kids first.”
Debby has praised her parents on several occasions for being supportive and good role models worth emulating. She has extended this support she learned from their parents to her other siblings. Her sister, Michaelis' son suffered from a medical disorder but was supported by her family.
Debby Boone at Capitol Records Tower in Los Angeles, California. | Photo: Getty Images
Michaelis recalled that she was in Spain when her sister, Debby called her to tell her the bad news. She said they both keyed into faith and prayed.
“he is happy, he talks, he eats. He is getting better in his movements all the time, more and more cognitive. He reads. He's funny; he makes us laugh.”
She referred to Debby as her “hero.”
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