'80s star Tiffany steps into dream role after leaving Hollywood behind
'80s pop icon Tiffany is stepping back into the spotlight as she fulfills a dream she had prior to becoming a teen idol.The 54-year-old singer, who rose to fame in 1987 after her song "I Think We're Alone Now" became a massive hit, made her Off-Broadway debut in "Spandex the Musical" last week.During a July interview with People magazine, Tiffany reflected on why taking the stage felt like a "true full-circle moment for me."'80S POP STAR TIFFANY EMBRACES QUIET NASHVILLE ROUTINE AFTER LEAVING CALIFORNIA BEHIND FOR GOOD"Before music came into my life, I was a dancer and an actor, and those dreams were put on hold when ‘I Think We’re Alone Now’ took off and my recording career began," she said.'80s icon Tiffany is stepping back into the spotlight to fulfill her lifelong dream after leaving Hollywood.(Bruce Glikas/Getty Images; Frank Hempel/United Archives via Getty Images)Tiffany, whose full name is Tiffany Darwish, launched her career with the now-legendary Shopping Mall Tour '87, performing free concerts at malls across the country beginning in June 1987.
The grassroots campaign helped turn the then-15-year-old into a teen sensation before she became a chart-topping artist.In September 1987, Tiffany's cover of Tommy James and the Shondells' 1967 hit "I Think We're Alone Now" climbed to No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 less than two months after its release and made her a household name."I Think We're Alone Now" was the second single released from her self-titled debut album.
She followed up with "Could've Been," the third single released from "Tiffany," which also topped the Billboard Hot 100.In addition, the album produced her Beatles cover "I Saw Him Standing There," which peaked at No.
7 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Feelings of Forever," which reached the No.50 spot.Tiffany rose to fame at 15 with her hit song "I Think We're Alone Now." (Ron Eisenberg/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)At 16, Tiffany became the youngest female artist to top the Billboard ...