At just sixteen years old, this auburn-haired teen idol was too young to tour the usual venues in the ’80s, so her management team came up with a brilliant alternative: mall concerts.
The national mall tour, the first of its kind, led her to perform for other teenagers across the United States in the lead-up to her self-titled debut album in 1987.
The album went on to sell a staggering seven million copies worldwide, no doubt thanks to that early exposure at every teenager’s favorite hangout.
Can you guess who it is?
Now a twice-divorced mother of one, she became an ’80s pop sensation at just 16 years old after performing in malls across the country.
The former teen pop star is still sporting her iconic fiery locks at age 52, as seen in these recent photos from DailyMail.com in Los Angeles last week.
Known mononymously as Tiffany in her heyday, today’s former teen sensation is a twice-divorced mother of one who still sings and travels around the country.
Tiffany Darwish, now 52, was seen arriving at her show at the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, California, in exclusive photos from DailyMail.com.
Dressed in black leggings, a purple tie-dye shirt and her famous red locks flowing with colored extensions added, sporting black nail polish, she carried two large bags to the back door of the venue.
Still as professional as ever, Tiffany appeared for over three hours before taking the stage at 8pm with her band.
The Canyon Club sells a variety of tickets. Guests who want to dine arrive at 7:00 p.m., while others can simply have a drink at the bar or even stand during the show.
There is even a small dance floor so patrons can bust a move when their favorite song is performed.
Tiffany now lives far from Los Angeles, on a quiet ranch in Tennessee.
Tiffany popularized the concept of mall tours in the ’80s, which led her to perform for other teenagers across the United States before her self-titled debut album in 1987.
The former pop idol was spotted arriving at a venue in Agoura Hills, California, last week dressed in black leggings and a dyed shirt with her famous red locks flowing.
Tiffany currently enjoys a quieter life on her six-acre ranch in Springfield, Tennessee, but continues to perform in concert venues in Los Angeles.
Her 1987 signature song, ‘I Think We’re Alone Now’, became an international hit and made her one of the biggest pop stars of the decade.
The song was originally recorded in 1967 by rock band Tommy James and the Shondells but it was Tiffany who took it to the top of the charts.
She even managed to knock Michael Jackson’s Bad out of the number one spot on the Billboard 200, making her the youngest female artist to take the top spot.
Tiffany shocked the world by posing for Playboy in 2002, at the age of 30, to show the world that she was no longer that teenage artist.
“I would do it again in a heartbeat,” he said later.
In 2011 she returned to the music scene with her country-pop style LP titled ‘Rose Tattoo’.
Tiffany performed a series of concerts at various malls after embarking on a nationwide mall tour. He is pictured at the Topanga Mall in Los Angeles in 1989.
She managed to knock Michael Jackson’s Bad out of the number one spot on the Billboard 200 charts the same year, making her the youngest female artist to claim the top spot.
Born Tiffany Renee Darwish in Norwalk, California, she has a good attitude toward the hit that made her famous and says she never tires of singing it to her fans, saying, “That song still gives people joy.”
No wonder it’s a one-hit wonder, his cover of the Beatles’ 1963 hit ‘I Saw HIM Standing There’ is another chart hit he performs to this day, along with the somber ballad ‘Could’ve Been’.
The evening at the Canyon Club was a success and his friend, Goonies actor and singer Corey Feldman, 53, showed up to support his friend and enjoy the show.
Tiffany has a busy touring schedule, after which she returns to her six-acre ranch in Springfield, Tennessee.
A country girl at heart, she says she enjoys gardening and rural living after leaving Los Angeles more than twenty years ago.
She was married to Bulmaro García from 1992 to 2004, they have a son Elijah, 32, and then to Benn George from 2004 to 2018.
