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At 3:30 p.m. on the dot, Tiffany walked onto the BMO Pavilion stage at Summerfest, dropped her shoulder bag to the floor and stepped up to the mic. "You guys ready to rock?" she asked casually.
Best known for her 1987 cover of "I Think We're Alone Now," Tiffany – born Tiffany Darwish in 1971 – hasn't topped the charts in decades, but her vocal chops are second to none.
With the accompaniment of a guitar player, keyboardist and electronic drums, Tiffany belted out 10 songs without missing a note. She still dons her signature long red hair – it's no longer crimped, though – and wore a fringe black dress with a flowy overjacket. She did reference her iconic jean jacket look towards the end of the show and added that she was never comfortable wearing denim and pastels, rather that was a decision of the higher ups.
"I loved my perms, though," she said to the crowd, who occupied about one-third of the BMO seating on a sunny, breezy Thursday afternoon.
It must be incredibly challenging at times to be, at 52 years old, still compared to her famous 15-year-old self. But Tiffany seems to take it in stride. Plus, she is clearly confident in the power and precision of her voice and wants to have a good time on stage while interacting with her fans.
Tiffany gained notoriety in 1987 when she embarked on a shopping mall tour backing her No. 1 hit, "I Think We're Alone Now," that was originally recorded by Tommy James and The Shondells in 1967. She went on to record five studio albums and two '80s cover song records.
Tiffany has sold more than 15 million records to date.
Beyond music, Tiffany has a quirky array of public expressions, including posing nude for "Playboy," appearing in numerous reality TV shows including "Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling" and acted in a handful of campy horror films. She also appeared in a national AT&T commercial with Meat Loaf and was cast in an episode of "How I Met Your Mother."
Hence, Tiffany – who resides in Nashville, Tenn. – has had no shortage of unique life experiences, a strong sense of humor and a show-stopper of a voice. She is currently on a tour that started in the Midwest and will continue to the United Kingdom, California, Canada and ends in November on Staten Island.
She also launched an online cooking show called, "Let's Food With Tiffany."
"It's more than 30 years later (since her No. 1 single), but I still feel like I'm growing as a person," she said.
Set list:
Hey Baby
Waste of Time
Shadows
Beautiful
All This Time
Feelings of Forever
Could've Been
Danny
Angels (2024)
I Think We're Alone Now
Molly Snyder started writing and publishing her work at the age 10, when her community newspaper printed her poem, "The Unicorn.” Since then, she's expanded beyond the subject of mythical creatures and written in many different mediums but, nearest and dearest to her heart, thousands of articles for OnMilwaukee.
Molly is a regular contributor to FOX6 News and numerous radio stations as well as the co-host of "Dandelions: A Podcast For Women.” She's received five Milwaukee Press Club Awards, served as the Pfister Narrator and is the Wisconsin State Fair’s Celebrity Cream Puff Eating Champion of 2019.
