'80s pop star Tiffany to appear at Four Food Studio

With the club scene these days so open to mature, older crowds, it’s no strange occurrence for musicians whose most successful days were during the 1980s and 1990s to appear on stages around Nassau and Suffolk counties in 2012. There are a number of such performers – like TKA, Lisette Melendez and George LaMond – and many of them often lean heavily toward freestyle and classic dance. Another characteristic many of these particular club-friendly artists share is their level-of-recognition factor: most have had some national success, yet didn’t collect the attention and blanketed fame that pop stars of the same era received.

While Long Island did – and still does – remember the club-based acts fondly, outlets like mainstream radio and MTV tended to instead back singers who had tunes on the hit charts and faces that adorned everything from posters to lunchboxes, fueling fever for their records and tapes here as well. Furthermore, as many Americans did, Long Islanders also appreciated when those megastars came to town, helping sell out their concerts.

For those who’d like to see one of those faces – and hear one of those voices – that, for a time, made waves from coast-to-coast, the night to make that happen would be Friday, June 22, as the artist known as Tiffany will be appearing at Four Food Studio in Melville.

Tiffany (aka Tiffany Renee Darwish) first gained attention for a successful musical tour of malls across the country in the late '80s. Her 1987 remake of “I Think We're Alone Now” (originally by Tommy James and the Shondells) became a No. 1 hit on the Billboard charts, and by the end of the decade she had sold millions of albums, becoming an international star.

By the '90s however, Tiffany had lost much of that attention, and stopped scoring mainstream, major hits – but her face and name stayed in the American consciousness. She has managed to stay afloat, experimenting with different musical genres while landing small acting and TV gigs, all the while continuing to perform. She’ll do the latter at Four sometime after 8 p.m., and should be good for both new sounds and her signature classics – the cover charge (if there will even be one) has yet to be announced. For more information call 631-577-4444 or check online at fourfoodstudio.com and facebook.com/FourFoodStudioEvents.

Singer Tiffany performs on ABC's “Good Morning America” at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park. (July 29, 2011)