Editing Tina Arena (section)

== Life and career ==
=== 1967–1987: Early life and career beginnings ===
Arena was born in the [[Melbourne]] suburb of [[Keilor East]], to Giuseppe "Joe" Arena and Francesca "Franca" Catalfamo (both from [[Valguarnera Caropepe|Valguarnera]], Sicily), [[Sicily|Sicilian]] [[Immigration to Australia|immigrants]], in Melbourne on 1 November 1967.<ref name="Arena's Auto">{{cite book | last1 = Arena |first1 = Tina | last2 = McGee | first2 = Jude | date = 14 October 2013 | title = Now I Can Dance | url= https://books.google.com/books?id=eCc7Wxw8QpIC&q=father | location = Sydney, NSW | publisher = [[HarperCollins]] | isbn = 978-0-7322-9756-5 }}</ref><ref name="NAA Giuseppe"/><ref name="Elliott"/> Giuseppe was a rural worker in [[Sicily]] and then a cane cutter in Cairns in 1955. By the following year he was a labourer in Melbourne and later worked for [[Victorian Railways]].<ref name="Arena's Auto"/>{{rp|7}}<ref name="NAA Giuseppe">{{cite web | url = http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/NameSearch/Interface/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=12369587 | title = Item details for: B44, V1970/6362 Arena, Giuseppe | publisher = [[National Archives of Australia]] | date = 27 May 2008 | access-date = 27 October 2015 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Arena grew up in Keilor East, Victoria with two sisters, Nancy and Silvana;<ref name="Elliott"/> As a child, she listened to Spanish, Italian and French songs that were in her family's record collection. At the age of six, she was the flower girl at her cousin Gaetano's wedding, and at the reception she urged her father to approach the host so that she could sing—[[Daryl Braithwaite]]'s version of "[[You're My World]]"—it was her first public performance.<ref name="talking heads">{{cite web | url = http://www.abc.net.au/tv/talkingheads/txt/s2487384.htm | title = Tina Arena – Transcript | work = [[Talking Heads with Peter Thompson]] | publisher = [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] (ABC) | date = 16 February 2009 | access-date = 27 October 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151215101302/http://www.abc.net.au/tv/talkingheads/txt/s2487384.htm | archive-date = 15 December 2015 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

Arena's family call her Pina, which is her shortened first name. She changed her first name from Filippina to ''Tina'', her stage name becoming ''Tina Arena'', when she appeared as a child performer on the national television talent show ''[[Young Talent Time]]'' in 1976, at age 8.<ref name="talking heads"/><ref name="ReferenceD">{{Cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/meet-tina-arena-the-taxi-driver/news-story/9357a32f371b3030b93f8d406def863e|title=Meet Tina Arena: the taxi driver|date=11 April 2012|website=NewsComAu}}</ref><ref name="themusic.com.au">{{Cite web|url=https://themusic.com.au/news/all/2017/09/07/making-music-means-selling-it-and-other-things-we-learnt-from-tina-arenas-bigsound-keynote/|title=/|website=The Music|access-date=12 August 2019|archive-date=12 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812134054/https://themusic.com.au/news/all/2017/09/07/making-music-means-selling-it-and-other-things-we-learnt-from-tina-arenas-bigsound-keynote/|url-status=dead}}</ref> For secondary schooling, she attended a Catholic girls' college, [[St. Columba's College, Essendon]], in Melbourne.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/lunch-with-tina-arena-20140906-10bzw4.html|title=Lunch with Tina Arena|first=Michael|last=Lallo|date=12 September 2014|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> Recalling her upbringing, Arena says, "It was a very Italian household, it was a very traditional household. There was a lot of love but there was a lot of discipline. And there was no room for pretentiousness. Really, there just wasn't."<ref name="talking heads"/>

===''Young Talent Time'' years===
Arena received singing lessons from Voila Ritchie who recommended her to appear on a television talent quest and variety show, ''[[Young Talent Time]]'', an Australian weekly television variety program produced by Lewis-Young Productions and screened on [[Network Ten]].<ref name="talking heads"/>

When Arena was selected to appear on ''Young Talent Time'' in 1974,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nfsa.gov.au/collection/curated/tina-arena-sings-abba-whitney-houston-young-talent-time | title=Tina Arena sings ABBA, Whitney Houston: Young Talent Time | date=28 May 2022 | access-date=25 May 2022 | archive-date=27 September 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927035217/https://www.nfsa.gov.au/collection/curated/tina-arena-sings-abba-whitney-houston-young-talent-time | url-status=dead }}</ref> the producers at Lewis-Young Productions and Network Ten asked her to change her first name from Filippina to "Tina"—creating her stage name, "Tina Arena"—so as to be more relatable to the wider national audience.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eCc7Wxw8QpIC&q=Now+I+Can+Dance | title=Now I Can Dance | isbn=978-1460700082 | last1=Arena | first1=Tina | date=14 October 2013 | publisher=HarperCollins Australia }}</ref><ref name="themusic.com.au"/> In the mid-1970s, there was a minority of ethnic diversity represented in the Australian mainstream media, especially on primetime television.<ref name="themusic.com.au"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dss.gov.au/our-responsibilities/settlement-services/programs-policy/a-multicultural-australia/programs-and-publications/1995-global-cultural-diversity-conference-proceedings-sydney/political-aspects-of-diversity/political-aspects-of-diversity-social|title=Political Aspects of Diversity – Social Justice in a Changing Australia &#124; Department of Social Services, Australian Government|website=Dss.gov.au|access-date=12 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001142531/https://www.dss.gov.au/our-responsibilities/settlement-services/programs-policy/a-multicultural-australia/programs-and-publications/1995-global-cultural-diversity-conference-proceedings-sydney/political-aspects-of-diversity/political-aspects-of-diversity-social|archive-date=1 October 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Initially appearing as a ''Young Talent Time'' contestant in 1974, Arena went on to permanently join the cast as a regular member of the show's Young Talent Team in 1976. She then quickly, and affectionately, became known on the show by her nickname "Tiny Tina".<ref name="talking heads"/><ref name="ReferenceD"/><ref name="McFarlane">{{cite book | last1 = McFarlane | first1 = Ian | author-link1 = Ian McFarlane | title = [[Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop]] | chapter = Encyclopedia entry for 'Tina Arena' | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040803084057/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=39 | chapter-url = http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=39 | access-date = 27 October 2015 | year = 2000 | publisher = [[Allen & Unwin]] | location = [[St Leonards, New South Wales|St Leonards, NSW]] | archive-date = 3 August 2004 | isbn = 1-86508-072-1 }}</ref><ref name="big talent time">{{cite web | url = http://mmmmusic.tripod.com/bigtalenttime.htm | title = Tina Arena's Big Talent Time | last = de Brito | first = Kate | publisher = Mmmmusic.tripod.com |access-date=22 July 2013}}</ref> For her first appearance she performed [[ABBA]]'s "[[Ring Ring (ABBA song)|Ring Ring]]".<ref name="big talent time"/>

As a core member of the Young Talent Team performing live on Australian national television each week, Arena sang cover versions of popular music tracks. In 1977, she released a [[split album]], ''[[Tiny Tina and Little John]]'', alternating tracks with fellow Young Talent Team member, John Bowles.<ref name="Adams 1">{{cite news | url = http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/australian-singer-tina-arena-speaks-frankly-about-youth-and-the-obsession-with-the-selfie-culture/story-e6frfn09-1227502883447 | title = Australian singer Tina Arena speaks frankly about youth and the obsession with the selfie culture | last = Adams | first = Cameron | publisher = [[News Corp Australia]] | date = 2 September 2015 | access-date = 27 October 2015 | archive-date = 1 November 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151101021051/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/australian-singer-tina-arena-speaks-frankly-about-youth-and-the-obsession-with-the-selfie-culture/story-e6frfn09-1227502883447 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

As a member of the Young Talent Team, Arena appeared in TV specials, in TV commercials, at shopping centres and on tourist venues.<ref name="Flynn">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51191538 |title=Sydney Spree for Young Talent Team | last = Flynn | first = Greg | newspaper = [[The Australian Women's Weekly]] | date = 22 October 1980 | access-date = 27 October 2015 | page = 10 Supplement: Your TV Magazine | publisher = [[National Library of Australia]] }}</ref> In September 1982, she became a "coach" for new team members, [[Dannii Minogue|Danielle Minogue]] and Mark McCormack; Arena told ''[[The Australian Women's Weekly]]''{{'}}s [[Debra Byrne|Debbie Byrne]] that "They seem to be settling down a lot quicker than I did. They both have a really professional attitude."<ref name="Byrne">{{cite news | url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article52250982 | title = Here's ''Young Talent Time''{{'}}s Newest Arrivals | last = Byrne | first = Debbie | newspaper = The Australian Women's Weekly | date = 22 September 1982 | access-date = 27 October 2015 | page = 179 | publisher = National Library of Australia }}</ref> At 14, she told Byrne "my aim: to be a recording artist and actress but, now, I have to concentrate simply on what I'm doing and that can take enough effort."<ref name="Byrne 2">{{cite news | url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article44525291 | title = The two faces of talented Tina | last = Byrne | first = Debbie | newspaper = The Australian Women's Weekly | date = 13 October 1982 | access-date = 27 October 2015 | page = 65 | publisher = National Library of Australia }}</ref>

Arena left the ''Young Talent Time'' show in October 1983, ahead of her 16th birthday, due to the Network Ten ''Young Talent Time'' series age-limit contract stipulation to give way for younger members. Arena performed the songs "[[The Way We Were (song)|The Way We Were]]" and "[[MacArthur Park (song)|MacArthur Park]]" for her finale set on her farewell ''Young Talent Time'' episode. Arena starred in ''Young Talent Time'' from 1976 to 1983—making her the show's longest-serving cast member.<ref name="ReferenceB"/><ref name="Williamson"/>

Arena completed her [[Higher School Certificate (Victoria)|Higher School Certificate]] (final year of secondary school) and was hired as an insurance clerk; however, she resigned after three months to pursue a music career.<ref name="Williamson">{{cite web | first = Derek | last = Williamson | url = http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Tina-Arena-Biography/443777B8DAAC213E4825697B000E9147 | title = Tina Arena Biography | publisher = Sing365.com | access-date = 22 July 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130709114345/http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Tina-Arena-Biography/443777B8DAAC213E4825697B000E9147 | archive-date = 9 July 2013 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

Speaking at her [[BIGSOUND]] keynote address in 2017, Arena described her childhood to teenage experience on ''Young Talent Time'' as an inclusive apprenticeship into the television light-entertainment and musical industry in Australia, Arena noted:

<blockquote>It was 40 years ago and there were no ethnic faces on [Australian] television. It was an extraordinary apprenticeship. Young Talent Time was inclusive and welcoming. The only downside of Young Talent Time was when I was trying to transition to an adult.<ref name="themusic.com.au"/></blockquote>

===Starting a solo recording career===
At age 17, Arena signed a record deal with Graffiti Records, which released her debut single, "[[Turn Up the Beat]]", in 1985. Australian musicologist, [[Ian McFarlane]], described it as having a "dance-pop" style.<ref name="McFarlane"/> ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]''{{'}}s Tim Elliott said that it "failed to impress".<ref name="Elliott">{{cite news | last1 = Elliott | first1 = Tim | title = Why the French love Tina Arena more than Australians | url = http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/why-the-french-love-tina-arena-more-than-australians-20130930-2un5j.html | access-date = 27 October 2015 | work = [[The Sydney Morning Herald]] | date = 8 October 2013 }}</ref> It had been recorded in the previous year with [[Brian Cadd]] producing at Flagstaff Studios in Melbourne.<ref name="Kimball BC">{{cite web | archive-url = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080306130200/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/35967/20080307-0002/www.milesago.com/Artists/cadd.html | url = http://www.milesago.com/Artists/cadd.html | title = Brian Cadd | last1 = Kimball | first1 = Duncan | publisher = Milesago: Australasian Music and Popular Culture 1964–1975. Ice Productions | year = 2002 | archive-date = 6 March 2008 | access-date = 27 October 2015 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> When the single did not appear in the top&nbsp;50 her planned album was scrapped.<ref name="Kimball BC"/>

Following her 1985 recording, Arena sang advertising jingles and worked on the pub and club circuit to earn a living.<ref name="Elliott"/><ref name="Bush">{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tina-arena-mn0000597585/biography | title = Tina Arena | author = Bush, John | publisher = [[AllMusic]]| work = [[All Media Guide]] | access-date = 27 October 2015 }}</ref> She performed solo shows and in bands, including as a member of a nine-piece ensemble, Network.<ref name="McFarlane"/> She also appeared in musicals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/artists/tina-arena/biography/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005200534/http://www.mtv.com/artists/tina-arena/biography/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 October 2013 |title=Tina Arena Bio |publisher=MTV |access-date=22 July 2013}}</ref> In 1987, she supported American artist [[Lionel Richie]] on his Australian tour<ref name="McFarlane"/> following a number of charity performances.

=== 1988–1993: Debut solo album – ''Strong as Steel'' ===
During 1988, Arena appeared as a guest on Australian TV shows recalling her tenure on ''Young Talent Time'' and looking for a new record label. In 1990, she had a singing and dancing role in the David Atkins' musical, ''Dynamite'', for a 10-month run.<ref name="McFarlane"/> Also that year she signed with [[EMI]] and reinvented her image as a raunchy [[disco]] diva.<ref name="McFarlane"/> In April she issued a single, "[[I Need Your Body]]",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/ves1Krj.png|title=Product Available from: 30/04/90 – Singles (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 16)|website=Imgur.com|access-date=13 May 2016}}</ref> which peaked at No.&nbsp;3 on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Singles Chart]].<ref name="AUS Charts">{{cite web | url = http://www.australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Tina+Arena | title = Discography Tina Arena | publisher = Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung) | last = Hung | first = Steffen | access-date = 27 October 2015 }}</ref> McFarlane described it as "uptempo" with the associated music video "projecting a raunchy disco-diva persona&nbsp;... flaunting a pouting rock starlet with bouncing cleavage and attitude to burn."<ref name="McFarlane"/> Australian journalist [[Ed Nimmervoll]] noticed that she used "raunchy videos showing off her cleavage as if to prove she was a woman now."<ref name="Nimmervoll">{{cite web | archive-url = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20010328130000/http://www.howlspace.com.au/en2/arenatina/arenatina.htm | url = http://www.howlspace.com.au/en2/arenatina/arenatina.htm | title = Tina Arena | last1 = Nimmervoll | first1 = Ed | author-link1 = Ed Nimmervoll | publisher = Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music. White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd (Ed Nimmervoll) | archive-date = 28 March 2001 | access-date = 27 October 2015 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

The artist followed with another single, "[[The Machine's Breaking Down]]", in July 1990, which peaked in the top&nbsp;30.<ref name="AUS Charts"/> Her debut solo album, ''[[Strong as Steel]]'', was released in October, and peaked at number&nbsp;17 on the ARIA Albums Chart.<ref name="AUS Charts"/> Most of the album was produced by Ross Inglis.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Layland"/> Penelope Layland of ''[[The Canberra Times]]'' opined that "the frantic single, 'I Need Your Body', is quite uncharacteristic of much of the music on Tina Arena's album, ''Strong As Steel''. In fact, it is one of the weakest tracks on an album which bounces with potential pop hits."<ref name="Layland">{{cite news | url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122328490 | title = Just Saved from Total Banality | last = Layland | first = Penelope | newspaper = [[The Canberra Times]] | date = 6 December 1990 | access-date = 27 October 2015 | page = 21 | publisher = National Library of Australia }}</ref>

According to music historian [[Ed Nimmervoll]], Arena "was not comfortable. This was not her. This was not what she wanted to be for the rest of her life. Tina went into seclusion while she decided what to do next, moving to Los Angeles to be a nobody again."<ref name="Nimmervoll"/> She relocated to LA in 1991, where she took more singing lessons and started songwriting.<ref name="McFarlane"/> Upon return to Australia, in 1993, she performed in the local December 1992 to February 1993 musical theatre production, ''[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]]'', as the Narrator, at the [[State Theatre (Melbourne)|State Theatre]], Melbourne.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="big talent time"/><ref name="Nimmervoll"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/17360|title=AusStage|website=Ausstage.edu.au|access-date=12 August 2019}}</ref> In 1992 Arena sang background vocals on the debut album by Australian singer-songwriter [[Rick Price]], titled ''[[Heaven Knows (Rick Price album)|Heaven Knows]]'', which was released in July 1992, and she appeared in the 1993 music video by Price for the single "[[A House Divided (song)|A House Divided]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://australianmusichistory.com/rick-price-heaven-knows-tour-1992-93/|title=Rick Price – Heaven Knows tour 1992–93|date=7 November 2010|website=Australian Music History}}</ref>

===1994–1996: Second solo album – ''Don't Ask''===
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Arena's second solo studio album, ''[[Don't Ask]]'', was released on 14 November 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/SDHoRMh.jpg|title=ARIA Report > New Releases 14th November 1994 (from the ARIA Report Issue No. 248 – Week Ending 13th November 1994)|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]], via Imgur.com|access-date=15 November 2019}}</ref> It was produced by [[David Tyson]] for [[Columbia Records]]. According to Nimmervoll, during recording "Tina nearly broke down. This was an all-important moment in her career."<ref name="Nimmervoll"/> Arena co-wrote all 10 tracks of the original Australian version.<ref name="APRA Chains">{{cite web|publisher=[[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) |title='Chains' at APRA search engine |url=https://www.apra.com.au/cms/worksearch/worksearch.srvlt?action=workSearch#axd?q=Chains |access-date=28 October 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117020448/https://www.apra.com.au/cms/worksearch/worksearch.srvlt?action=workSearch |archive-date=17 November 2015 }} Note: User may have to click "Search again" and provide details at "Enter a title:" e.g. Chains; or at "Performer:" Tina Arena</ref>

Ian McFarlane noticed it demonstrated a "more mature, sophisticated, soul-tinged style and approach&nbsp;... [and] her powerful, crystal clear voice more than adequately matched the material on offer."<ref name="McFarlane"/> Kelvin Hayes of AllMusic felt that "a lot of ''Don't Ask'' remains twee. However, there are good moments."<ref name="Hayes">{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/dont-ask-mw0000181135 | title = ''Don't Ask'' – Tina Arena | last = Hayes | first = Kelvin | publisher = AllMusic | work = All Media Guide | access-date = 28 October 2015 }}</ref> It peaked at No.&nbsp;1 on the ARIA Albums Chart—a year after its release—and remained in the top&nbsp;50 for 83&nbsp;weeks.<ref name="AUS Charts"/> It reached No.&nbsp;11 on the [[UK Albums Chart]] and No.&nbsp;12 in [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|New Zealand]].<ref name="UK Charts">{{cite web | url = http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/31403/tina-arena/ | title = Tina Arena &#124; full Official Charts History | publisher = [[Official Charts Company]] | access-date = 28 October 2015 }}</ref><ref name="NZL Charts">{{cite web | url = https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Tina+Arena | title = Discography Tina Arena | publisher = New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien | last = Hung | first = Steffen | access-date = 28 October 2015 }}</ref>

''Don't Ask'' was the highest-selling album of 1995 in Australia and one of the biggest-selling albums by an Australian female singer to date.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Nimmervoll"/> It has sold over two million copies worldwide and was certified 10&nbsp;times platinum by ARIA in 2011 for shipment of over 700,000 copies in that country alone.<ref name="Nimmervoll"/><ref name="ARIA Cert11A">{{Cite certification|region=Australia|type=album|certyear=2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131022162815/http://www.glorydazemusic.com/articles.php?article_id=4053 | url = http://www.glorydazemusic.com/articles.php?article_id=4053 |title=Arena, Tina – 1994 ''Don't Ask'' | publisher=Glorydaze Music | archive-date = 22 October 2013 | date = 21 April 2010 | access-date = 22 July 2013 }}</ref> The success of the record made her a "priority artist" for [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony]], who marketed her in the US.<ref name="McFarlane"/> Her European success was realised: ''Don't Ask'' charted in Germany, Sweden and Switzerland.<ref name="GER Charts">{{cite web | url = http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Tina+Arena/1355/longplay | title = Tina Arena – German Albums Chart | website=Musicline.de | language = de | access-date = 28 October 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304220058/http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Tina+Arena/1355/longplay | archive-date = 4 March 2016 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="SWE Charts">{{cite web | url = http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Tina+Arena | title = Discography Tina Arena | publisher = Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien | last = Hung | first = Steffen | access-date = 28 October 2015 }}</ref><ref name="SWI Charts">{{cite web | url = http://hitparade.ch/album/Tina-Arena/Don't-Ask-2078 | title = Tina Arena – ''Don't Ask'' | last = Hung | first = Steffen | publisher = [[Swiss Hitparade]]. Hung Medien | language = de | access-date = 28 October 2015 }}</ref>

The lead single, "[[Chains (Tina Arena song)|Chains]]", was issued ahead of the album in August 1994<ref>{{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/IPkqPWX.png|title=New Release Summary – Product Available from : 29/08/94 > Singles (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 237)|publisher=ARIA, via Imgur.com|access-date=15 November 2019}}</ref> and peaked at No.&nbsp;4 on the ARIA Singles Chart.<ref name="AUS Charts"/> It also reached No.&nbsp;6 in the UK,<ref name="UK Charts"/> No.&nbsp;7 in New Zealand,<ref name="NZL Charts"/> No.&nbsp;9 in Ireland, No. 38 in the U.S., and No.&nbsp;20 in Canada.<ref name="McFarlane"/> In 1995, she toured Europe, appearing on ''[[Top of the Pops]]'' which broadcast to an audience of 60&nbsp;million people. In the European market Arena was an unknown and a fresh commodity, she opined: "I loved every minute of that—of people not knowing who I was. I guess it was tiring fighting the individual thing. It was good to not be a part of a past and being accepted as an artist. Not having to carry this ''Young Talent Time'' luggage which was constantly shoved in my face."<ref name="big talent time"/> Five additional singles were released, "[[Sorrento Moon (I Remember)]]" (January 1995), "[[Heaven Help My Heart]]" (May), "[[Wasn't It Good (Tina Arena song)|Wasn't It Good]]" (September), "[[Show Me Heaven]]" (November) and "That's the Way a Woman Feels" (February 1996).<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="AUS Charts"/><ref name="Nimmervoll"/>

At the [[ARIA Music Awards of 1995]], Arena was nominated in six categories and won four trophies: [[ARIA Award for Best Pop Release|Best Pop Release]] and [[ARIA Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] for "Chains"; and [[ARIA Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] and [[ARIA Award for Best Female Artist|Best Female Artist]] for ''Don't Ask''.<ref name="ARIA List">ARIA Music Awards for Tina Arena:
* Search Results 'Tina Arena': {{cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/search/?q=Tina%2BArena&view=list&text=Tina%20Arena |title=Search Results for 'Tina Arena' |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |access-date=1 November 2015 }}
* 1995 winners and nominees: {{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235646/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1995 |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/1995 |title=Winners by Year 1995 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |archive-date=26 September 2007 |access-date=1 November 2015 |url-status=dead }}
* 1996 winners and nominees: {{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214142950/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1996 |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/1996 |title=Winners by Year 1996 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |archive-date=14 December 2007 |access-date=1 November 2015 |url-status=dead }}
* 1998 winners and nominees: {{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927121049/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1998 |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/1998 |title=Winners by Year 1998 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |archive-date=27 September 2011 |access-date=1 November 2015 |url-status=dead }}
* 2000 winners and nominees: {{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235639/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=2000 |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2000 |title=Winners by Year 2000 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |archive-date=26 September 2007 |access-date=1 November 2015 |url-status=dead }}
* 2008 winners and nominees: {{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090813152819/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=2008 |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2008 |title=Winners by Year 2008 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |archive-date=13 August 2009 |access-date=1 November 2015 |url-status=dead }}
* 2009 winners and nominees: {{cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2009?view=list |title=Winners by Year 2009 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |access-date=1 November 2015 }}
* 2013 winners and nominees: {{cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2013?view=list |title=Winners by Year 2013 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |access-date=1 November 2015 }}
</ref> At the [[ARIA Music Awards of 1996|1996 ceremony]] she received five more nominations and won Highest Selling Album for ''Don't Ask''.<ref name="ARIA List"/> Other accolades she earned were Variety Club Entertainer of the Year, an Advance Australia Foundation award, and a World Music Award.

===1997–2000: ''In Deep'' and the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games===
Arena relocated to Los Angeles in 1996 and 1997, to record her third solo studio album, ''[[In Deep (Tina Arena album)|In Deep]]'' (18 August 1997), which became her second number-one album in Australia.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="AUS Charts"/><ref name="Nimmervoll"/> For the Australian version of the album Arena co-wrote eleven of its twelve tracks—her fellow writers include [[Mick Jones (Foreigner)|Mick Jones]] (of [[Foreigner (band)|Foreigner]]), David Tyson, [[Christopher Ward (songwriter)|Christopher Ward]], [[Dean McTaggart]], Pam Reswick and Steve Werfel. The album included her cover version of Foreigner's "[[I Want to Know What Love Is#Tina Arena version|I Want to Know What Love Is]]", originally written by Jones who produced Arena's version. ''In Deep'' "was recorded predominantly live in the studio in an attempt to bring the material closer to Tina's stage performance persona" with four tracks produced by Tyson and the rest by Jones.<ref name="Nimmervoll"/> ''In Deep'' was certified 3× platinum in Australia.<ref name="ARIA Cert97A">{{Cite certification|region=Australia|type=album|certyear=1997}}</ref> William Ruhlmann of AllMusic found the US version of the album showed that "Her own songs, co-written with a team of others, are perfectly good contemporary pop/rock, and she sings them with passionate commitment" and it was "brimming with potential hit singles (it spawned three in Australia)."<ref name="Ruhlmann">{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/in-deep-mw0000044287 | title = ''In Deep'' – Tina Arena | last = Ruhlmann | first = William | publisher = AllMusic | work = All Media Guide | access-date = 29 October 2015 }}</ref>

''In Deep'', in its different versions, provided ten singles, with the lead one, "[[Burn (Tina Arena song)|Burn]]", appearing in July 1997,<ref name="AUS Charts"/> which had some US airplay. The track was co-written by Arena with Reswick and Werfel.<ref name="APRA Chains"/> In Australia it debuted at No.&nbsp;2 and was certified gold upon its release.<ref name="AUS Charts"/><ref name="ARIA Cert97S">{{Cite certification|region=Australia|type=single|certyear=1997}}</ref> It was also a hit in Asia. Besides the English-language version she also recorded it in Spanish and Italian (in the form of "[[Ti Voglio Qui]]"). The second single, "[[If I Didn't Love You (Tina Arena song)|If I Didn't Love You]]" (November) appeared in the ARIA top&nbsp;50.<ref name="AUS Charts"/> In April of the following year she issued "[[Now I Can Dance]]", which peaked at No.&nbsp;13.<ref name="AUS Charts"/> In the UK Arena released "Whistle Down the Wind" (June 1998) as a cover version single, it was the title track from the 1996 musical of [[Whistle Down the Wind (1996 musical)|the same name]], her version reached the UK Singles Chart top&nbsp;30.<ref name="UK Charts"/>

In April 1998, Arena performed at the 50th birthday celebration for [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]] at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in London. Arena performed at the celebration, along with [[John Farnham]], and featured musical performances by [[Elaine Paige]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/two-australia-stars-to-perform-at-webber-b-day-bash-apr-7-com-74451|title=Two Australia Stars To Perform at Webber B-day Bash, Apr. 7|date=3 April 1998|website=Playbill|access-date=12 August 2019}}</ref>

Arena's duet with US artist, [[Marc Anthony]], "[[I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You]]", from the feature film soundtrack for ''[[The Mask of Zorro]]'' (July 1998), gained her European chart success.<ref name="McFarlane"/> The track was issued as a non-album single in Australia in September, but did not reach the top&nbsp;50.<ref name="AUS Charts"/> It was included on the French release version of ''In Deep'', appearing in October, which peaked at No.&nbsp;3 on the [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|French Albums Chart]]—a year after its first entry—and spent 88 weeks on that chart.<ref name="FRE Charts">{{cite web | url =http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Tina+Arena | title = Discographie Tina Arena | publisher = French Charts Portal. Hung Medien | last = Hung | first = Steffen | language = fr | access-date = 28 October 2015 }}</ref> It also reached the top&nbsp;10 in Belgium and top&nbsp;40 in Switzerland.<ref name="SWI Charts"/><ref name="BEL Charts">{{cite web | url = http://www.ultratop.be/fr/album/c40/Tina-Arena-In-Deep | title = Tina Arena – ''In Deep'' | last = Hung | first = Steffen | publisher = [[Ultratop]]. Hung Medien | language = fr | access-date = 29 October 2015 }}</ref> It was certified 3× platinum by Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP) in May 2001 for sales in France.<ref name="SNEP Cert01">{{cite web |title=Albums 4/5 – Les Certifications – Triple Platine – 2001 |url=http://www.snepmusique.com/les-disques-dor/page/4/?awards_cat=65&awards_awd=triple%20platine&awards_year=0&awards_artist&awards_title&awards_edit_distrib&awards_sort=artist-asc&awards_nb=30&submitAdvanced=Rechercher |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104311/http://www.snepmusique.com/les-disques-dor/page/4/?awards_cat=65&awards_awd=triple%20platine&awards_year=0&awards_artist&awards_title&awards_edit_distrib&awards_sort=artist-asc&awards_nb=30&submitAdvanced=Rechercher |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 October 2015 |publisher=[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique]] (SNEP)}}</ref> "I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You" had been issued in Europe in September 1998, it peaked at No.&nbsp;3 in France—her first charting single in that market.<ref name="FRE Charts"/> It also reached No.&nbsp;3 in [[Dutch Top 40|the Netherlands]] and top&nbsp;10 in Belgium.<ref name="BEL Charts"/><ref name="NED Charts">{{cite web | url = http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Tina+Arena+%26+Marc+Anthony&titel=I+Want+To+Spend+My+Lifetime+Loving+You&cat=s | title = Tina Arena & Marc Anthony – 'I Want to Spend My Life Loving You' | last = Hung | first = Steffen | publisher = [[Ultratop]]. Hung Medien | language = nl | access-date = 30 October 2015 }}</ref>

Arena toured the US from March 1999, to promote the album's local release, as well as another single, "[[If I Was a River]]", which did peak in the UK top&nbsp;40.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="UK Charts"/> Sony attempted to "break" Arena into the US market by the release of "If I Was a River", penned by [[Diane Warren]]. Ruhlmann felt the label had an "obvious plan is to turn her into a down-under Celine Dion" however the album and its singles "had no commercial impact upon release in the U.S." and "must be considered a disappointment."<ref name="Ruhlmann"/> Her US foray included appearances on TV shows such as ''[[Donny & Marie (1998 TV series)|Donny & Marie]]''. In February 1999, she teamed with label-mate [[Donna Summer]] to perform a cover version of "[[No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)]]"; the duet appeared on Summer's live album, ''[[Live & More Encore]]'' (June 1999).

Arena's first French-language single, "[[Aller plus haut]]" (English: "Go Higher", July 1999), appeared on the continental version of ''In Deep'', which peaked at No.&nbsp;2 on the local singles chart.<ref name="FRE Charts"/> It also became her first number-one hit on the Belgian Singles Chart.<ref name="BEL Charts"/> Her second French-language single was a cover version of "[[Les trois cloches]]" (English: "The Three Bells", January 2000), which reached No.&nbsp;4 in France and another number-one hit in Belgium.<ref name="FRE Charts"/><ref name="BEL Charts"/> From May that year she lived in London while she appeared in the lead role of [[Esméralda (The Hunchback of Notre-Dame)|Esméralda]] for the stage musical, ''[[Notre-Dame de Paris (musical)|Notre Dame de Paris]]'' during a six-month run.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Webb"/> Carr, by now her ex-husband, had claimed in ''[[BRW (magazine)|Business Review Weekly]]'' (2000) that Arena was paid $200,000 per week when she was performing in ''Notre Dame de Paris''.<ref name="Carr">{{cite web |url = http://www.ralphcarr.com/web/resource/pdf/ralphCarrBRW.pdf |title = A no-nonsense pop master hits a new groove |publisher = Ralph Carr Management |access-date = 25 July 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130513164744/http://www.ralphcarr.com/web/resource/pdf/ralphCarrBRW.pdf |archive-date = 13 May 2013 |url-status = dead }}</ref>

Arena sang "The Flame" (written by [[John Foreman (musician)|John Foreman]]) at the [[2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony|2000 Opening Ceremony of the Sydney Olympics]] on 15 September.<ref name="Albert">{{cite web | url = http://afr.com/p/lifestyle/review/tina_arena_second_coming_zNNUL3ITXsmbT24QDPu2iP | title = Tina Arena's second coming | last = Albert | first = Jane | work = [[The Australian Financial Review]] | date = 29 May 2012 | access-date = 30 October 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140814185326/http://www.afr.com/p/lifestyle/review/tina_arena_second_coming_zNNUL3ITXsmbT24QDPu2iP | archive-date = 14 August 2014 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref> [[Seven Network]] covered the national broadcast across Australia, which become the highest rating TV telecast in Australian history.<ref name="Shirley">{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120620162047/http://www.cavemanproductions.com/REVS/tinaa.html | url = http://www.cavemanproductions.com/REVS/tinaa.html | title = Tina Arena – 'The Flame' Session | last = Shirley | first = Kevin | author-link = Kevin Shirley | publisher = Cavemanproductions.com | archive-date = 20 June 2012 | access-date = 30 October 2015 }}</ref> [[John Farnham]], [[Olivia Newton-John]], [[Vanessa Amorosi]], [[Human Nature (band)|Human Nature]] and [[Julie Anthony (singer)|Julie Anthony]] were some of the other Australian artists who appeared at the opening ceremony and contributed to the various artists' album, ''[[The Games of the XXVII Olympiad: Official Music from the Opening Ceremony]]'' (September 2000).<ref name="Shirley"/><ref name="JTV">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1124123/pop-goes-olympics-opening-ceremony.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104055528/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1124123/pop-goes-olympics-opening-ceremony.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 November 2013 |title=Olivia Newton-John, Tina Arena Star in Olympics' Opening Ceremony |publisher=MTV |date=15 September 2000 |access-date=22 July 2013}}</ref> She recalled, "When I sang at the Olympics, I cared about the fact that I was Australian. And I was touched because I was an ethnic girl, of ethnic blood but that WAS Australian. Because I was born here, this is where I grew up, this is where I learned everything."<ref name="talking heads"/>

At the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2000]] in October, Arena received an Outstanding Achievement Award.<ref name="ARIA List"/> In the following month she issued her first compilation album, ''[[Souvenirs (Tina Arena album)|Souvenirs]]'', which reached the ARIA top&nbsp;40.<ref name="AUS Charts"/>

===2001–2007: ''Just Me'', "Never (Past Tense)" and ''Un autre univers''===
Arena's fourth solo studio album, ''[[Just Me (Tina Arena album)|Just Me]]'', was released on 12 November 2001 and debuted at No.&nbsp;7 in Australia;<ref name="AUS Charts"/> it reached the top&nbsp;50 in France and top&nbsp;70 in Switzerland.<ref name="SWI Charts"/><ref name="FRE Charts"/> She co-wrote tracks with [[Nile Rodgers]] ([[Madonna]], [[Diana Ross]]), [[Desmond Child]] ([[Ricky Martin]], [[Aerosmith]]), [[Robbie Nevil]] ([[Earth, Wind & Fire]]), [[Mark Hudson (musician)|Mark Hudson]] ([[Eric Clapton]], [[Cher]]), [[Victoria Shaw (singer)|Victoria Shaw]] and [[Peter-John Vettese]] ([[Dido (singer)|Dido]], [[Paul McCartney]]). The album explored different genres, containing more upbeat tracks as opposed to her two previous studio records which featured her soprano voice on slow pop ballads. Although written after the divorce from Carr, she said that the record is not angry nor bitter but rather a "celebration of womanhood".<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ukmix.org/reviews/release.php?release_id=2849 | title = Reviews – Tina Arena – ''Just Me'' | last = Tiger Lily | publisher = UKMIX | date = January 2002 | access-date = 22 July 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131022200701/http://www.ukmix.org/reviews/release.php?release_id=2849 | archive-date = 22 October 2013 | url-status = dead }}</ref> It was certified gold by ARIA and by SNEP (France).<ref name="ARIA Cert01A">{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2001.htm |title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Albums |publisher=ARIA |access-date=22 July 2013}}</ref><ref name="SNEP Cert02A">{{cite web |title=Albums 2/2 – Les Certifications – Or – 2002 |url=http://www.snepmusique.com/les-disques-dor/page/2/?awards_cat=65&awards_awd=or&awards_year=2002&awards_artist&awards_title&awards_edit_distrib&awards_sort=artist-asc&awards_nb=100&submitAdvanced=Rechercher |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104532/http://www.snepmusique.com/les-disques-dor/page/2/?awards_cat=65&awards_awd=or&awards_year=2002&awards_artist&awards_title&awards_edit_distrib&awards_sort=artist-asc&awards_nb=100&submitAdvanced=Rechercher |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=31 October 2015 |publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP)}}</ref>

To promote ''Just Me'' she showcased it for 150 people, mostly Australian TV and media personalities, in Melbourne.<ref name="Tina Online">{{cite web | url = http://tinaarenaonline.free.fr/newsarchive.htm | title = Everything You Need & More About Tina Arena | publisher = Tina Arena Online | access-date = 31 October 2015 }}</ref> The record provided four singles including "[[Symphony of Life]]" (September 2002), which peaked at No.&nbsp;8 in Australia and top&nbsp;50 (as "Symphonie de l'âme") in France.<ref name="AUS Charts"/> In November 2008 she performed the track at the closing of the [[Gay Games]], when the international sporting event was held in Sydney.<ref name="Gay Games08">{{cite web | url = http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/local-news/new-south-wales-news/tinas-turn-for-gay-games/6506 | title = Tina's turn for Gay Games | work = [[Star Observer]] | date = 20 April 2008 | access-date = 31 October 2015 }}</ref> She was featured on ''[[2 (Olivia Newton-John album)|2]]'' (November 2002), a duets album from [[Olivia Newton-John]] for which the pair recorded an uptempo track, "I'll Come Runnin'".

In March 2002, Arena posed for a semi-nude [[photo shoot]] by James Houston for ''[[Black+White]]'' magazine.<ref name="Keenan">{{cite web | url = http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/08/02/1028157842116.html | title = Adult Themes | last = Keenan | work = The Sydney Morning Herald | date = 3 August 2002 |access-date=22 July 2013}}</ref> She explained, "This shoot isn't about shock value, and it's not porn, it's an elegant, understated and honest exercise in challenging my sexuality and learning to love myself again."<ref name="Meddah 2">{{cite web|url=http://tinaarenaonline.free.fr/readnews.php3?id=33 |title = ''Black+White'' Magazine Out | publisher = Tina Arena Online | date = 27 March 2002 | access-date = 22 July 2013 }}</ref> She appeared in ''[[Cabaret (musical)|Cabaret]]'' in August that year in Sydney in the lead role of [[Sally Bowles]].<ref name="Webb">{{cite web | url = http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/07/11/1026185081381.html | title = Tina Arena takes Paris | last = Webb | first = Carolyn | work = The Age | date= 11 July 2002 | access-date = 29 October 2015 }}</ref><ref name="Keenan"/>

In April 2003, Arena and US electronica group, [[Roc Project]], released a dance music single "[[Never (Past Tense)]]",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dancemusic.about.com/cs/interviews/a/RayRocInt_5.htm |title=Interview with Ray Roc |website=Dancemusic.about.com |date=14 July 2013 |access-date=22 July 2013 |archive-date=10 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140710170855/http://dancemusic.about.com/cs/interviews/a/RayRocInt_5.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> which reached number 1 on the US [[Billboard charts|''Billboard'']] [[Dance/Mix Show Airplay|Dance Airplay]] Chart in October 2003.<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-dance-airplay/2003-10-04 Dance/Mix Show Airplay (4 October 2018)] from Billboard (31 August 2018)</ref> The single included seven [[House music|house]] and electronic dance music remixed versions by various DJs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Roc-ProjectFeat-Tina-Arena-Never-Filterheadz-Remix/master/50857 |title=Roc Project, The Feat. Tina Arena – 'Never' |publisher=discogs |access-date=22 July 2013}}</ref> This was the first time three performers associated with ''Young Talent Time'' were simultaneously in the chart's Top&nbsp;10 with Dannii Minogue's "[[I Begin to Wonder]]" and [[Kylie Minogue]]'s "[[Slow (Kylie Minogue song)|Slow]]" also appearing on the chart.

"Never (Past Tense)" was used on the US TV series, ''[[Queer as Folk (2000 TV series)|Queer as Folk]]'', and on its associated [[Queer as Folk soundtracks#Third Season (2003)|soundtrack album]] (2003). The singer-songwriter performed the [[Tiësto]] remix with a new remix of "[[Dare You to Be Happy]]" live at the [[Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras]] after party in March 2005.<ref name="Set List">{{cite web|url=http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/tina-arena/2005/royal-hall-of-industries-sydney-australia-73d212ed.html |title=Tina Arena Concert Setlist at Sydney Mardi Gras 2005 on March 6, 2005 |website=Setlist.fm |access-date=22 July 2013}}</ref> By 2014 she had performed at the Mardi Gras for a fourth time: she is one of the gay icons of this generation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guidetogay.com/the-news/news-oz/108-tina-arena-to-headline-mardi-gras-2009 |title=Tina Arena to headline Mardi Gras 2009? |website=Guidetogay.com |date=7 November 2008 |access-date=22 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006003641/http://guidetogay.com/the-news/news-oz/108-tina-arena-to-headline-mardi-gras-2009 |archive-date=6 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Ma Roger">{{cite web | url = http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/tina-arena-to-headline-afterparty-at-sydney-gay-and-lesbian-mardi-gras-2014-20140129-31ma2.html | title = Tina Arena to headline after-party at Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2014 | author = Ma, Roger | work = The Sydney Morning Herald | date = 29 January 2014 | access-date = 1 November 2015 }}</ref>

In October 2004, Arena released ''[[Greatest Hits 1994–2004]]'', her second compilation album, which peaked at No.&nbsp;10 in Australia.<ref name="AUS Charts"/><ref name="Eliezer 07Feb">{{cite magazine | url = http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1439124/australias-tina-arena-splits-with-sony | title = Australia's Tina Arena Splits With Sony | magazine = Billboard | date = 26 February 2007 | access-date = 25 July 2013 | archive-date = 27 July 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140727075449/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1439124/australias-tina-arena-splits-with-sony | url-status = dead }}</ref> The compilation provided a newly recorded track as a single, "[[Italian Love Song]]" (November), which reached the top&nbsp;40.<ref name="AUS Charts"/> After its release she left the recording label, striking a new deal with Sony Music BMG, France.<ref name="Eliezer 07Feb"/> She embarked on an Australian national tour in late 2004 to early 2005, to support the album.

Her debut French-language album, ''[[Un autre univers]]'' was released in December 2005, and gained a platinum certificate from SNEP in February 2006,<ref name="SNEP Cert06">{{cite web |title=Albums – Les Certifications – Platine – 2006 |url=http://www.snepmusique.com/les-disques-dor/?awards_cat=65&awards_awd=platine&awards_year=2006&awards_artist=&awards_title=&awards_edit_distrib=&awards_sort=artist-asc&awards_nb=100&submitAdvanced=Rechercher |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060238/http://www.snepmusique.com/les-disques-dor/?awards_cat=65&awards_awd=platine&awards_year=2006&awards_artist=&awards_title=&awards_edit_distrib=&awards_sort=artist-asc&awards_nb=100&submitAdvanced=Rechercher |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=1 November 2015 |publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP)}}</ref> it peaked at No.&nbsp;9 on the French charts and remained for 78&nbsp;weeks.<ref name="FRE Charts"/>

''Un autre univers'' lead single, "[[Aimer jusqu'à l'impossible]]" which peaked at No.&nbsp;3 on the French charts, in November 2005, and stayed in the top&nbsp;5 for over 10 weeks.<ref name="FRE Charts"/> The single was her biggest French hit to date on the French national charts<ref>[http://phorums.com.au/archive/index.php/t-149118.html Chart Information] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929024938/http://phorums.com.au/archive/index.php/t-149118.html |date=29 September 2007 }} 3 December 2005.</ref><ref>[http://phorums.com.au/archive/index.php/t-161470-p-1.html Chart Information] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929024945/http://phorums.com.au/archive/index.php/t-161470-p-1.html |date=29 September 2007 }} 1 March 2006.</ref> In February 2006, the single achieved [[platinum single|platinum]] sales in France.<ref>[http://tinaarena.com/news.php?action=default&section=&page=11&lang=en]{{Dead link|date=July 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=no}}</ref> The single peaked at No.&nbsp;1 in Belgium and was a top&nbsp;20 hit in Switzerland.<ref name="SWI Charts"/><ref name="BEL Charts"/> The song received an award for Song of the Year in France.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.melbournetimesweekly.com.au/story/284903/tina-arena-memorable-moments-in-a-35-year-career/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121230175059/http://www.melbournetimesweekly.com.au/story/284903/tina-arena-memorable-moments-in-a-35-year-career/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 December 2012 |title=Tina Arena: Memorable moments in a 35-year career |website=Melbournetimesweekly.com.au |date=20 March 2012 |access-date=22 July 2013 }}</ref> A second single "[[Je m'appelle Bagdad]]" was released in June 2006, peaking at No.&nbsp;6 in France and No.&nbsp;8 in Belgium.<ref name="FRE Charts"/><ref name="BEL Charts"/> The third and final single from the album, "[[Tu aurais dû me dire (Oser parler d'amour)]]" (English: "You Should Have Told Me (Dare to Speak of Love)"), was issued in October.

Arena toured France, including two concerts at the [[Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin]] in Paris. She performed her French hits and some of her Australian repertoire. In July, she appeared on ''[[The Footy Show (AFL)|The Footy Show]]'' where she performed, with fellow Australian singer [[Kane Alexander]], direct from [[Munich]]'s [[Prinzregententheater|Prince Regent's Theatre]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tina in Concert [FRA]|url=http://members.optusnet.com.au/tinafan/k/index_files/headlines.htm|website=Members.optusnet.com.au|access-date=22 July 2013|date=18 June 2006|quote=Tina performed two intense, soulful nights at Theatre de la Porte St. Martin this week to open a summer of live dates across France. Sold-out audiences were treated to a mix of new material from ''Un Autre Univers'' as well as past hits in both French and English. Tonight: Tina is on ''The Footy Show'' on Channel 9 @ 8.30pm – Australia Only|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002745/http://members.optusnet.com.au/tinafan/k/index_files/headlines.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2006, she appeared on various European TV shows to promote the album and has appeared in [[Night of the Proms]], ''[[Star Academy (France)|Star Academy]]'', [[Fête de la Musique]], [[Les Enfoirés]] and the [[NRJ Music Award]]s where she performed her single, "[[Aimer jusqu'à l'impossible]]" (English: "Love Even the Impossible", November 2005) backed by her French contemporaries: [[Anggun]], [[Leslie (singer)|Leslie Bourgoin]], [[Amel Bent]], [[Nâdiya]], [[Lââm]] and [[Natasha St-Pier]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.setlist.fm/stats/average-setlist/tina-arena-1bd6c518.html?tour=Night+of+the+Proms+2006 |title = Tina Arena Average Setlists of tour: Night of the Proms 2006 | publisher = setlist.fm | access-date = 22 July 2013 }}</ref>

===2007–2009: ''Songs of Love and Loss'' 1 and 2===
Arena returned to the London stage in April 2007, starring as [[Roxie Hart]] in the West End production of ''[[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]]'', at the [[Cambridge Theatre]], [[West End of London]]. ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' reported that, "Arena is returning to the stage following the birth of her first baby, Gabriel, now aged 13 months. Arena will make her debut at the prestigious Cambridge Theatre in Covent Garden in April playing the infamous murderess who exploits the media to escape prosecution. Arena said she was "excited, if not a little daunted" about playing the role, which means Arena will have to dust off her dancing shoes for toe-tappers such as ''Razzle Dazzle'' and ''All That Jazz''."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/tina-set-to-give-em-the-old-razzle-dazzle-in-the-west-end-20070204-gdpebd.html|title=Tina set to give 'em the old razzle-dazzle in the West End|date=4 February 2007|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.monstersandcritics.com/arts/news/article_1269589.php/Tina_Arena_to_join_London_s_Chicago |title=Tina Arena to join London's Chicago |publisher=Monsters and Critics |date=26 February 2007 |access-date=22 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005214855/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/arts/news/article_1269589.php/Tina_Arena_to_join_London_s_Chicago |archive-date=5 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2007, Arena's sixth studio album, ''[[Songs of Love & Loss]]'', was recorded independently and self-financed as she no longer had a recording contract in Australia. The album was issued on 1 December 2007 after a new deal was struck with [[EMI]]. It has [[torch song]]s, originally recorded by women in the 1960s and 1970s, including by [[Dusty Springfield]] and [[Diana Ross]], and the arrangements featured a full string orchestra conducted by [[Simon Hale]]. A promotional tour of Australia, in early November, included appearances on ''[[Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]'' and ''[[Sunrise (Australian TV program)|Sunrise]]''. Five concert dates backed by a 35-piece orchestra were held over December to January: three at the [[Sydney Opera House]] and two at [[Melbourne]]'s [[Hamer Hall, Melbourne|Hamer Hall]]. The album peaked at No.&nbsp;3 on the ARIA Albums Chart;<ref name="AUS Charts"/> at the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2008]] it was nominated for Best Selling Album.<ref name="ARIA List"/>

While Arena was promoting ''Songs of Love & Loss'' in Australia in 2008, she shot a music video in and around Sydney for her next French-language single, "[[Entends-tu le monde?]]" (English: "Do you hear the world?"), was made available to French radio and music TV channels. It appeared on her second French-language album, ''[[7 vies]]'' (28 January 2008), which debuted at No.&nbsp;12 on the official French charts, her highest debut in the country.<ref name="FRE Charts"/> "Entends-tu le monde?" was physically released in February and debuted at No.&nbsp;10 on the French charts, becoming her sixth top&nbsp;10 single in that market.<ref name="FRE Charts"/>
[[File:Tina Arena & Alison Jiear at Mardi Gras.jpg|thumb|Arena and [[Alison Jiear]] at [[Sydney Mardi Gras]] 2009]]

In August 2008, Arena performed with [[Andrea Bocelli]] during his Australian tour.<ref name="Cashmere">{{cite web | url = http://www.undercover.fm/news/5710-tina-arena-to-perform-with-andrea-bocelli | title = Tina Arena to Perform with Andrea Bocelli | last = Cashmere | first = Paul | author-link = Paul Cashmere | publisher = Undercover Media (Paul Cashmere, Ros O'Gorman) | date = 27 July 2008 | access-date = 1 November 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235046/http://www.undercover.fm/news/5710-tina-arena-to-perform-with-andrea-bocelli | archive-date = 3 March 2016 | url-status = usurped }}</ref> The two performed duets of "[[The Prayer (Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli song)|The Prayer]]", "[[Canto della Terra]]" and a cover of Elvis Presley's "[[Can't Help Falling in Love]]".<ref>[http://tinaarena.com/index.php?module=news&section=newsdetail&secid=85&lang=en Tina joins Andrea Bocelli for his Australian tour] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203033914/http://tinaarena.com/index.php?module=news&section=newsdetail&secid=85&lang=en |date=3 February 2009 }} (26 July 2008). Tina Arena official website. Retrieved 26 July 2008.</ref> Prior to the tour she had been in the UK recording her eighth studio album, ''[[Songs of Love & Loss 2]]'', it was released on 15 November 2008, and reached No.&nbsp;12 in Australia.<ref name="AUS Charts"/> For this album, her vocals were recorded live with the London Studio Orchestra, again conducted by Hale.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.simonhale.co.uk/news2008.html |title=News |publisher=Simon Hale |access-date=22 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005153557/http://www.simonhale.co.uk/news2008.html |archive-date=5 October 2013 }}</ref> On 27 August 2008, alongside fellow Australian singer and songwriter [[Darren Hayes]], Arena appeared as a guest judge during the London auditions of the [[Australian Idol season 6|sixth season]] of ''Australian Idol''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.take40.com/news/14303/darren-hayes,-tina-arena-announced-as-idol-judges |title=Darren Hayes, Tina Arena Announced as Idol Judges |publisher=Take 40 |date=10 April 2008 |access-date=22 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006010108/http://www.take40.com/news/14303/darren-hayes,-tina-arena-announced-as-idol-judges |archive-date=6 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She appeared again as a guest judge, on 16 November, while she was in Australia to promote, ''Songs of Love & Loss 2''.

In March 2009, Arena toured Australia and appeared as a guest performer at the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras party singing a medley of "Aimer jusqu'à l'impossible" and "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)", accompanied by [[Alison Jiear]] on the latter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/tina-arena/2009/royal-hall-of-industries-sydney-australia-5bd21b44.html |title=Tina Arena Concert Setlist at Sydney Mardi Gras 2009 on March 8, 2009 |website=Setlist.fm |access-date=22 July 2013}}</ref> She travelled to South Australia to co-headline with US musician, [[Chris Isaak]], at [[Barossa Valley|Barossa Under the Stars]], an outdoors concert.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stockjournal.com.au/news/agriculture/agribusiness/general-news/chris-isaak-tina-arena-to-perform-at-barossa/1454106.aspx?storypage=0 |title=Chris Isaak, Tina Arena to perform at Barossa |work=Stock Journal |date=9 March 2009 |access-date=22 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924110535/http://www.stockjournal.com.au/news/agriculture/agribusiness/general-news/chris-isaak-tina-arena-to-perform-at-barossa/1454106.aspx?storypage=0 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Also in March 2009 her first French-language compilation album, ''[[The Best & le meilleur]]'' (English: ''The Best & the best''), was released. ''[[The Peel Me Sessions 2003|The Peel Me Sessions]]'', an album of original material recorded in 2003, was also officially released in May 2009.

===2010–2011: French National Order of Merit and ''Tour de France'' ===
In January 2010, Arena and Irish singer [[Ronan Keating]] (of [[Boyzone]]) were co-headliners for an outdoor concert festival, A Day on the Green, at [[Swan Valley (Western Australia)|Swan Valley]].<ref name="Bahbah"/> The duo performed tracks from their latest respective albums and were supported by ''Australian Idol'' season 4 winner, [[Damien Leith]].<ref name="Bahbah">{{cite news | last = Bahbah | first = Sandra | title = Ronan Keating, Tina Arena and Damien Leith Sizzle at A Day on the Green | url =http://www.perthnow.com.au/entertainment/ronan-keating-tina-arena-and-damien-leith-sizzle-at-a-day-on-the-green/story-e6frg30c-1225820518964 | access-date = 22 July 2013 | newspaper = Perth Now. Sunday Times | publisher = News Corp Australia | date = 17 January 2010 }}</ref><ref name="WA Today">{{cite news | url = http://www.watoday.com.au/entertainment/ronan-keating-and-tina-arena-join-forces-20091026-hglv.html | title = Ronan Keating and Tina Arena A Day on the Green at Sandalford Wines | work = WA Today | date = 27 October 2009 | access-date = 22 July 2013 }}</ref>

In January 2010, Arena released a live CD and DVD in Australia titled ''[[Live: The Onstage Collection]]'' The album peaked at No.&nbsp;22 on the ARIA Albums Chart.<ref name="AUS Charts"/> The live recording was her eighth Top&nbsp;10 album on the ARIA Australian-only artist chart and was also promoted and sold during Arena and Keating's concerts.

On 24 July 2011, Arena sang an ''a cappella'' performance of ''[[Advance Australia Fair]]'' on the podium on the Avenue des Champs-Élysées at the ''[[2011 Tour de France|Tour de France]]'' winner's ceremony after [[Cadel Evans]] became the first Australian winner in the tour's history.<ref name="Cadel win">{{cite news | title = Tour and Cadel waited for Tina Arena | url = http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/tour-and-cadel-waited-for-tina-arena/story-e6frf7jx-1226101607247 | access-date = 22 July 2013 | newspaper = Herald Sun | publisher = News Corp Australia | agency = [[Australian Associated Press]] (AAP) | date = 25 July 2011 | archive-date = 28 December 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131228003855/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/tour-and-cadel-waited-for-tina-arena/story-e6frf7jx-1226101607247 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.foxsports.com.au/other-sports/tour-de-france/tina-arena-toasts-cadel-evans-with-emotional-rendition-of-advance-australia-fair-to-celebrate-tour-de-france-win/story-e6frf5hu-1226101056223 | title = Tina Arena Toasts Cadel Evans with Emotional Rendition of Advance Australia Fair to Celebrate Tour de France Win | work = Fox Sports | date = 25 July 2011 | access-date = 22 July 2013 }}</ref> This was unscheduled and came about because Arena was living in Paris at the time and offered her services only hours before the ceremony. It was the first time in the tour's history that a national anthem was performed live on the podium in front of huge crowds and a broadcast audience of millions.

In 2011, Arena was a judge on the French version of ''[[The Sing-Off]]'' TV singing competition program, alongside two other judges, French singer [[Michel Jonasz]], and French artistic director of radio and television Nathalie André. The program was broadcast on [[France 2]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Tina-Arena/news-75303.html|title=France 2 : "The Sing-Off" à la rentrée avec Tina Arena, Soprano & M. Jonasz|website=Chartsinfrance.net|date=25 August 2011 |access-date=12 August 2019}}</ref><ref name="Sing Off">{{cite web | title = Le Sing-Off | url = http://www.acappellanews.com/archive/002796.html | publisher = A Cappella News | access-date = 22 July 2013 | date = 24 October 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130925230935/http://www.acappellanews.com/archive/002796.html | archive-date = 25 September 2013 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

In 2011, Arena became the first Australian to be awarded a knighthood of the French [[National Order of Merit (France)|National Order of National Merit]], presented by the President of the French Republic, [[Nicolas Sarkozy]], for her contributions to French culture, and ceremonially awarded by [[Frédéric Mitterrand]], the Minister of Culture and Communication of France.<ref name="ReferenceC"/>

===2012: ''Young Talent Time'' revival and Australian symphony orchestra tour===
Arena appeared as a judge on the 2012 version of ''Young Talent Time'' in Australia, 29 years after her final regular appearance on the original series.<ref name="Davies">{{cite web | author = Davies, Rebecca | url = http://www.digitalspy.com/australian-tv/news/a359461/tina-arena-ill-be-an-honest-judge-on-young-talent-time.html | title = Tina Arena: 'I'll be an honest judge on ''Young Talent Time''{{'}} | website = Digital Spy | date = 11 January 2012 | access-date = 22 July 2013 }}</ref> After judging the talent shows, she finished her national Australian tour backed by various Australian symphony orchestras with [[Anthony Callea]] as a special guest. Arena detailed working on the tour: "They are precious, those moments where the orchestra swells behind you, they are difficult to describe in words and from an adrenalin perspective it is a sensational feeling."<ref name="Cooper">{{cite news | last = Cooper | first = Nathanael | title = Who Is Tina Arena? | url = http://www.couriermail.com.au/lifestyle/who-is-tina-arena/story-fn8zv21o-1226396544045 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130624214857/http://www.couriermail.com.au/lifestyle/who-is-tina-arena/story-fn8zv21o-1226396544045 | url-status = dead | archive-date = 24 June 2013 | access-date = 22 July 2013 | newspaper = The Courier-Mail | date = 16 June 2012 }}</ref><ref name="Cashmere 2">{{cite web | author = Cashmere, Paul | url = http://www.noise11.com/news/tina-arena-to-play-more-orchestra-shows-for-sydney-and-melbourne-20121118 | title = Tina Arena to Play More Orchestra Shows for Sydney and Melbourne | publisher = Noise11 (Paul Cashmere, Ros O'Gorman) | date = 18 November 2012 | access-date = 22 July 2013 }}</ref> In November 2012, she issued her fourth live album released on CD and DVD, ''[[Symphony of Life (album)|Symphony of Life]]'', recorded at one of her Melbourne concerts.<ref>{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131012003056/http://www.theinsoundfromwayout.com/post/tina-arena-celebrates-her-symphony-life-live | url = http://www.theinsoundfromwayout.com/post/tina-arena-celebrates-her-symphony-life-live | title = Tina Arena Celebrates Her Symphony of Life Live | author = Andy | publisher = The in Sound From Way Out | archive-date = 12 October 2013 | date = 2 November 2012 | access-date = 22 July 2013 }}</ref> Arena's management is Beebox.<ref name="Sams">{{cite web | url = http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/danielle-spencer-on-life-without-russell-crowe-motherhood-and-her-music-and-acting-career/story-fni0cx2y-1227289237754?sv=f05e724ac3914ca02e497b0126a414cf | title = Danielle Spencer on Life Without Russell Crowe, Motherhood and Her Music and Acting Career | author = Sams, Christine | work = The Daily Telegraph | date = 1 April 2015 | access-date = 1 November 2015 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

===2013–2014: ''Reset'', ''Now I Can Dance'' and ''Dancing with the Stars Australia''===
Due to the success of her Symphony of Life Tour, Arena added five extra shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra for February and March 2013, as part of her Encore Concerts.<ref name="Fanfare">{{cite web | url = http://fanfarerecords.com/tina-arena | title = Tina Arena – Ambition Entertainment | publisher = Fanfare Records | year = 2012 | access-date = 22 July 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131006075720/http://fanfarerecords.com/tina-arena | archive-date = 6 October 2013 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name="D'Innocenzo">{{cite web | url = http://www.eventfinder.com.au/news/2012/11/tina-arena-announces-australian-encore-shows | title = Tina Arena announces Australian encore shows | first = Chantel | last = D'Innocenzo | publisher = Eventfinder | date = 16 November 2012 | access-date = 22 July 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131005174207/http://www.eventfinder.com.au/news/2012/11/tina-arena-announces-australian-encore-shows | archive-date = 5 October 2013 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name="auspOp">{{cite web | url = https://www.auspop.com.au/2012/12/encore-arena-encores/ | title = Encore Arena Encores | publisher = Auspop.com.au | date = 1 December 2012 | access-date = 22 July 2013 | archive-date = 4 March 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044432/https://www.auspop.com.au/2012/12/encore-arena-encores/ | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name="Musa">{{cite news | url = http://citynews.com.au/2012/just-magical-arena/ | title = 'Just magical' Arena | last = Musa | first = Helen | publisher = Citynews.com.au | date = 14 December 2012 | access-date = 22 July 2013 }}</ref> In July she performed two concerts at the Queensland Music Festival. One of these was a solo show backed by the [[Queensland Youth Orchestras|Queensland Youth Orchestra]] performing her own hits and covers; and the other was with local artists, [[Christine Anu]], [[Anthony Callea]], [[Rick Price]] and [[Katie Noonan]] paying tribute to the [[Bee Gees]].<ref name="QMF Crew">{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141110082408/http://www.qmf.org.au/public/public/?id=212 | url=http://www.qmf.org.au/public/public/?id=212 | title = How Deep Is Your Love | publisher = Queensland Music Festival | archive-date = 10 November 2014 | access-date = 1 November 2015 }}</ref><ref name="QMF Arena">{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141110082122/http://www.qmf.org.au/public/public/?id=342 | url = http://www.qmf.org.au/public/public/?id=342 | title = Tina Arena: In Concert with Queensland Youth Orchestra | publisher = Queensland Music Festival | archive-date = 10 November 2014 | access-date = 1 November 2015 }}</ref><ref name="Bochenski">{{cite web | last = Bochenski | first = Natalie | url = http://www.baysidebulletin.com.au/story/1537373/morrison-flying-high-for-music-festival/ | title = Morrison flying high for music festival | work = Bayside Bulletin | date = 30 May 2013 | access-date = 1 November 2015 | archive-date = 4 October 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131004234221/http://www.baysidebulletin.com.au/story/1537373/morrison-flying-high-for-music-festival/ | url-status = dead }}</ref>

Arena released her first English-language solo studio album in eleven years, ''[[Reset (Tina Arena album)|Reset]]'', on 18 October 2013, which peaked at No.&nbsp;4 and became her sixth Top&nbsp;10 album in Australia.<ref name="AUS Charts"/><ref>[http://au.tv.yahoo.com/dancing-with-the-stars/news/article/-/18992515/tina-arena-s-new-album-reset-hits-stores-oct-18/ "Tina Arena's New Album ''Reset'' Hits Stores Oct 18"], ''Yahoo 7 TV''. Retrieved 13 October 2013.</ref> It was released in both standard and a deluxe editions (with three extra tracks). It was certified gold in three weeks and then platinum in December 2013.<ref name="Subculture">{{cite web | url = http://subcultureentertainment.com/2013/11/tina-arenas-reset-goes-gold/ | title = Tina Arena's ''Reset'' Goes Gold | date = 11 November 2013 | access-date = 2 November 2015 }}</ref><ref name="ARIA Cert13A">{{Cite certification|region=Australia|type=album|certyear=2013}}</ref> Its lead single, "[[You Set Fire to My Life]]" (September), included both studio and acoustic versions; as well as three official remixes by Cosmic Dawn, The Slips and 7th Heaven—it reached the ARIA top&nbsp;40.<ref name="AUS Charts"/> The track "[[Only Lonely]]" featured in Channel 7's ''[[Home and Away]]'' promo, which also reached the top&nbsp;40.<ref name="AUS Charts"/><ref name="Yahoo Only">{{cite web|url=http://au.tv.yahoo.com/sunrise/video/watch/19737002/tina-arenas-home-away-song | title = Tina Arena's ''Home & Away'' Song | publisher = Yahoo! | access-date = 11 February 2014 }}</ref> Also in October 2013 Arena published her autobiography, ''Now I Can Dance'', written with Jude McGee, to coincide with the release of ''Reset'' and is now on its 4th reprint.<ref name="ARIA HoF"/><ref name="McCabe">{{cite news | last = McCabe | first = Kathy | title = Tina opens book on love and loss | url = http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/tina-opens-book-on-love-and-loss/story-e6frfn09-1226537455214 | access-date = 2 November 2015 | newspaper = News.com.au | publisher = News Corp Australia | date = 16 December 2012 | archive-date = 10 November 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141110074958/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/tina-opens-book-on-love-and-loss/story-e6frfn09-1226537455214 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://renownedforsound.com/index.php/news-tina-arena-announces-australian-tour/ |title=New World Artists Tina Arena |website=Renownedforsound.com |access-date=8 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054227/http://renownedforsound.com/index.php/news-tina-arena-announces-australian-tour/ |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Arena performed at the ''G'Day USA Los Angeles Black Tie Gala'' on 11 January 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/gday-usa-will-show-off-kylie-minogue-cate-blanchett-and-tina-arena-to-the-world/story-fnk825dz-1226787572537 |title=G'Day USA will show off Kylie Minogue, Cate Blanchett and Tina Arena to the world |website=News.com.au |access-date=3 February 2014 |archive-date=3 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203105947/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/gday-usa-will-show-off-kylie-minogue-cate-blanchett-and-tina-arena-to-the-world/story-fnk825dz-1226787572537 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 14 March 2014, Arena appeared on ''Sunrise'' and performed "You Set Fire to My Life".<ref name="Yahoo You Set">{{cite web|url=http://au.tv.yahoo.com/sunrise/video/watch/21972670/tina-arena-live-on-sunrise/ |title=Tina Arena performs Live |publisher=Yahoo!7 |date=14 March 2014 |access-date=17 March 2014}}</ref> Also in March, Arena appeared on ''[[So You Think You Can Dance Australia season 4|So You Think You Can Dance Australia]]'' to perform her single, "Reset All" (December 2013), which was accompanied by a routine from two previous winners of the series, Jack Chambers and Talia Fowler.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/previous-winners-of-so-you-think-you-can-dance-jack-chambers-and-talia-fowler-return-to-perform/story-e6frfmyi-1226859459051 |title=Previous winners of ''So You Think You Can Dance'' Jack Chambers and Talia Fowler return to perform |publisher=News Corp Australia |date=20 March 2014 |access-date=24 March 2014 |archive-date=4 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504030112/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/previous-winners-of-so-you-think-you-can-dance-jack-chambers-and-talia-fowler-return-to-perform/story-e6frfmyi-1226859459051 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===2015–2017: ''Eleven'', ARIA Hall of Fame and Australia Day honours===
In May 2015, Arena issued ''Songs of Love & Loss'' in France.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evous.fr/Tina-Arena-nouvel-album,1151023.html|title=Tina Arena: Son nouvel album en 2015|author= Jean|date= 15 April 2015|access-date=21 April 2015}}</ref> Her eleventh studio album, ''[[Eleven (Tina Arena album)|Eleven]]'', was released on 30 October 2015.<ref name="Adams 2">{{cite web | url = http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/tina-arena-is-a-check-out-chic-for-album-eleven-and-talks-about-her-fan-scott-morrison/story-e6frfn09-1227588613208 | title = Tina Arena works JB HiFi for album ''Eleven'' and talks Scott Morrison | author = Adams, Cameron | publisher = News Corp Australia | date = 30 October 2015 | access-date = 30 October 2015 | archive-date = 30 October 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151030201225/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/tina-arena-is-a-check-out-chic-for-album-eleven-and-talks-about-her-fan-scott-morrison/story-e6frfn09-1227588613208 | url-status = dead }}</ref> It was preceded in September by its lead single, "I Want to Love You". Arena premiered the single by performing on the live television show ''[[Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 15)|Dancing with the Stars]]'' on 4 September 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/australian-singer-tina-arena-speaks-frankly-about-youth-and-the-obsession-with-the-selfie-culture/story-e6frfn09-1227502883447|title=Australian singer Tina Arena speaks frankly about youth and the obsession with the selfie culture|website=News.com.au|date=29 August 2015|access-date=31 August 2015|archive-date=1 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150901231745/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/australian-singer-tina-arena-speaks-frankly-about-youth-and-the-obsession-with-the-selfie-culture/story-e6frfn09-1227502883447|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Arena's album ''[[Eleven (Tina Arena album)|Eleven]]'' is so named because it is the 11th album of her recording career, but also because she likes its astrological implications, 11 being a figure of enlightenment and artistic sensitivity. Like its predecessor, 2013's ''[[Reset (Tina Arena album)|Reset]]'', ''Eleven''is a pop-heavy collection featuring songwriting collaborations with, among others, [[Kate Miller-Heidke]], [[Hayley Warner]] and [[Evermore (band)|Evermore]]'s [[Jon Hume]]. The album was recorded in Sydney, Melbourne, London and Stockholm, as well as in Paris. The ''Eleven'' album is a mix of atmospheric electronica (Unravel Me, Overload), smouldering anthems (Wouldn't Be Love If It Didn't, Love Falls, Not Still in Love with You) and dance-friendly pop (Magic).<ref name="theaustralian.com.au">{{cite web|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/tina-arena-aria-hall-of-fame-honours-tiny-singer-with-the-big-voice/news-story/c52c0cc2151bb9c895f2d57772210bc2|title=Subscribe|website=The Australian|access-date=5 August 2017}}</ref> Arena's most recent release, ''[[Eleven (Tina Arena album)|Eleven]]'', became her seventh Top 10 album in Australia by debuting at No. 2 on the ARIA album chart in November 2016, and is now certified gold.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6851858/tina-arena-named-to-australia-day-honors-list|title=Tina Arena Named to Australia Day Honors List|magazine=Billboard|access-date=5 August 2017}}</ref>

In September 2015, Arena hosted shows on SmoothFM Radio Stations from 4:00&nbsp;pm every Saturday on Sydney's SmoothFM 93.5 and on Melbourne's SmoothFM 91.5.<ref name="Tina Arena returns to smoothfm!">{{cite web |url=http://www.smoothfm.com.au/article/tina-arena-returns-smoothfm |title=Tina Arena returns to smoothfm! |website=Smoothfm.com.au |access-date=5 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222104940/http://www.smoothfm.com.au/article/tina-arena-returns-smoothfm |archive-date=22 December 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 25 October 2015, the [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA) announced that Arena was due to be inducted into their [[ARIA Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] in the annual awards ceremony in November as a member of the [[Music of Australia|Australian music]] industry [[ARIA Hall of Fame]].<ref name="ARIA HoF"/> In mid-November ARIA announced that she would be inducted by Australian-British singer and actress [[Kylie Minogue]], also a Hall of Fame inductee—and the sister of singer [[Dannii Minogue]], a former ''Young Talent Time'' contestant.<ref name="ARIA Kylie">{{cite news | url = http://www.ariaawards.com.au/News/2015/KYLIE-IS-COMING-HOME-FOR-THE-ARIA-AWARDS | title = Kylie Is Coming Home for the ARIA Awards | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | date = 13 November 2015 | access-date = 17 November 2015 }}</ref> Arena looked forward to enjoying the acknowledgment of her peers at the Australian music industry's gala celebration on 26 November 2015. She was quick to point out that receiving the honour doesn't mean she was entering the twilight of her career. "It's not the end," she says, "Not yet", adding, "I don't have another 40 years in me, I don't know how long it's going to last, but I'm touched by the recognition. It will be an emotional night".<ref name="theaustralian.com.au"/> On 26 November 2015, Arena was inducted into the [[ARIA Hall of Fame]] at the 2015 ARIA Awards ceremony.<ref name="ARIA HoF"/>

During Arena's [[ARIA Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] ceremony induction on 26 November 2015, fellow Australian singer [[Kylie Minogue]]—also a Hall of Fame inductee—paid tribute to Arena by stating, "I remember being blown away when she sang "[[MacArthur Park (song)|MacArthur Park]]" on ''[[Young Talent Time]]'', and I tried countless times to try and sing that song the way she did it and couldn't do it. She has the pipes. She could teach us all a lesson." This was a nod to Arena's entire career, as one of the Australia's highest-selling female artists, and her childhood fame on ''Young Talent Time'' from 1976 to 1983—making her the show's longest-serving cast member.<ref name="Williamson"/><ref name="ReferenceB"/>

Speaking with MOZA Music in a January 2019 interview, Arena stated that:

<blockquote>One of my favourite moments was the Arias hall of fame induction in 2015. For myself that moment meant that I could speak freely about the industry, which I obviously love, but feel that there are far too many inequalities. Also the sheer volume of music that is made available to people makes it difficult to financially exist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://happymag.tv/tina-arena-and-paces-chat-the-highs-and-lows-of-the-music-industry/|title=Tina Arena and Paces chat the highs and lows of the music industry|date=21 January 2019 }}</ref></blockquote>

On [[Australia Day]], 26 January 2016, Arena was recognised in the ''Australia Day Honours'', which the [[Monarchy of Australia|country's sovereign]] awards its citizens for actions or deeds that benefit the nation. Arena has been appointed as a Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia—[[Order of Australia]]—in recognition of her contribution to the arts, representing Australia on the world stage and philanthropic work.<ref name="auto"/>

On 27 September 2016, Arena performed at the [[Odeon of Herodes Atticus]] in Athens, [[Greece]], as a special guest of Greek singer [[George Perris]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clickatlife.gr/atzenta/event/58105|title=Μάριος Φραγκούλης – Γιώργος Περρής: "Mediterranea – Στη μέση της γης" (27/09/2016) – Συναυλίες|website=Clickatlife.gr|access-date=5 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fayscontrol.gr/mediterranea-marios-fragkoulis-giorgos-perris-sto-irodio/|title="Mediterranea": Μάριος Φραγκούλης & Γιώργος Περρής στο Ηρώδειο! – Fay's Control|date=14 September 2016|website=Fayscontrol.gr|access-date=5 August 2017}}</ref>
 
On 9 December 2016, Arena, in her capacity as the official ambassador, launched the 'Versailles: Treasures From The Palace' exhibition at the [[National Gallery of Australia]] (NGA), located in [[Canberra]] in the [[Australian Capital Territory]]. The exhibit, which is said to be the most elaborate ever put on by the NGA, features 130 priceless works of 18th century of art flown to Australia from France.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/photogallery/act-news/tina-arena-opens-the-versailles-treasures-from-the-palace-at-the-nga-20161208-gt6yum.html|title=Tina Arena opens the Versailles: Treasures from the palace at the NGA|website=The Canberra Times|access-date=5 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806114507/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/photogallery/act-news/tina-arena-opens-the-versailles-treasures-from-the-palace-at-the-nga-20161208-gt6yum.html|archive-date=6 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.com.au/culture/features/watch+tina+arena+launches+versailles+exhibit+at+national+gallery+of+australia+,41340|title=Watch: Tina Arena launches Versailles exhibit at National Gallery of Australia|date=8 December 2016|website=Vogue.com.au|access-date=5 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805190129/http://www.vogue.com.au/culture/features/watch+tina+arena+launches+versailles+exhibit+at+national+gallery+of+australia+,41340|archive-date=5 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On [[Australia Day]], 26 January 2017, at the ''Australia Day Concert: Live at The Sydney Opera House'', Arena joined a collection of Australia's best talent, including [[Guy Sebastian]], [[Human Nature (band)|Human Nature]], [[Dami Im]], children's group [[The Wiggles]], and others, performing contemporary tunes and tributes to the great songs of Australia's past. The 2017 Australia Day Concert was a free public event, organised by the NSW Government through its tourism and major events agency.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/whatson/australia_day_2017.aspx|title=Australia Day 2017 Live at Sydney Opera House|website=Sydneyoperahouse.com|access-date=5 August 2017}}{{Dead link|date=January 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Arena, as one of Australia's most accomplished performers, with a career spanning several decades, said prior to the event, "Australia Day is a great opportunity to come out, eat some delicious food, listen to some amazing music and take part in the diversity that defines our country" and "I can't wait to be part of the day—to stand in the middle of the harbour, to sing with the harbour crowds and school choir, and give my own version of a salute to Australia".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/australia-day-human-nature-guy-sebastian-dami-im-tina-arena-to-perform-on-our-most-patriotic-day/news-story/91f338e251e76d27eb8507acffcab0af|title=Musicians line up to show Australia love|website=The Daily Telegraph|location=Australia|access-date=5 August 2017}}</ref>

In April 2017, Arena released her fifth compilation double album titled, ''[[Greatest Hits & Interpretations]]'', released by [[EMI Music Australia]]. The album is a 2-CD set—the first contains 17 of Arena's hits; the second is an album of interpretations.The interpretations disc includes a duet with [[Dannii Minogue]], singing with Arena for the first time since ''[[Young Talent Time]]''.<ref name="Out in Perth">{{cite web|url=http://www.outinperth.com/tina-arena-celebrates-40-years-new-hits-collection/|title=Tina Arena celebrates 40 years New hits collection|publisher=Out in Perth|date=March 2017|access-date=9 March 2017}}</ref>

Arena announced her ''Innocence to Understanding Tour'' in conjunction with the release of her ''[[Greatest Hits & Interpretations]]'', starting in Brisbane on Wednesday, 6 September 2017, and concluding in early October.<ref name="broadwayworld.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/australia-melbourne/article/Tina-Arena-Announces-INNOCENCE-TO-UNDERSTANDING-National-Tour-20170402|title=Tina Arena Announces INNOCENCE TO UNDERSTANDING National Tour|website=BroadwayWorld.com}}</ref> The title of the tour is a telling nod to her career journey, one of only a few artists who has been able to live four decades in music.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/tours/tina-arena-is-moving-back-to-australia-for-a-great-reason/news-story/681d85e10c34f49c4ec74d6c68c7542b|title=Tina Arena says she's faced discrimination|date=29 August 2017|website=NewsComAu}}</ref>

In early May 2017, Arena released her first fragrance, after working three years on the project, called ''Renaissance'' developed with [[Bertrand Duchaufour]], one of the world's leading perfumers in Paris. Bertrand have come up with a high-quality Eau De Parfum combining ingredients sourced from Arena's three cultures: France, Italy and Australia, including [[sandalwood]] from Indigenous Australia.<ref name="broadwayworld.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.who.com.au/tina-arena-to-release-a-new-fragrance|title=Tina Arena to release a new fragrance|website=Who.com.au|date=12 April 2017 |access-date=12 August 2019}}</ref>

In June 2017, Arena featured as the portraiture guest on the Australian TV series ''Anh Do's Brush with Fame'' aired on ABC. Arena shared journey from child star to international artist the challenges and sacrifices that have shaped her. [[Anh Do]] is a Vietnamese-born Australian author, actor, comedian, and artist. He was three-times a finalist in the annual [[Archibald Prize]] art award.<ref name="online.clickview.com.au">{{Cite web|url=https://online.clickview.com.au/exchange/videos/9295011|title=Tina Arena|website=ClickView}}</ref>

In September 2017, Arena featured as a keynote speaker at the Australian BIGSOUND Musical Conference.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bigsound.org.au/previous-years|title=Previous Years|website=Bigsound.org.au|access-date=12 August 2019}}</ref> Now in its seventeenth year, BIGSOUND attracts more than 6,000 music fans and industry gurus who attend the event at [[Fortitude Valley, Queensland|Fortitude Valley]], Queensland, for the more than 130 artists across 18 venues over three nights. Arena's keynote speech shared her experience and her advice for the changing face of the music industry, having been at the forefront of the Australian music scene for 40 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/confidential/bigsound-brisbane-upcoming-artists-make-a-big-impression/news-story/2df757e482ba625c606db3c61ef5d564|title=Upcoming artists make a big impression|date=9 September 2017|website=The Courier-Mail|access-date=12 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theindustryobserver.thebrag.com/tina-arena-on-the-fragmented-industry-future-plans-and-what-being-dropped-from-sony-taught-her/|title=Tina Arena on the fragmented industry, future plans, and what being dropped from Sony taught her|date=15 June 2017}}</ref>

===2018: ''Quand tout Recommence''===
After almost a decade away, Arena made a return to French pop music with a new 2018 French-language album, ''[[Quand tout Recommence]]'' (translates to: "When Everything Restarts"), set for an April release, to the [[francophone]] music market (primarily France) and also reaching audiences in Belgium and Sweden. ''Quand tout Recommence'' is Arena's third French-language studio album, and her twelfth studio album overall, since her francophone album, ''[[7 vies]]'', released in January 2008, which debuted at No.&nbsp;12 on the official French charts; her highest debut in France.<ref name="FRE Charts"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-singles-telecharges/?ye=2017&we=47|title=Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 47, 2017)|publisher=[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique]]|language=fr|access-date=27 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925135619/http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-singles-telecharges/?ye=2017&we=47|archive-date=25 September 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The album title ''Quand tout Recommence'' translates to "When Everything Restarts".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.outinperth.com/theres-fresh-new-music-tina-arena/|title=There's some fresh new music from Tina Arena|publisher=Out in Perth|date=2 March 2018|access-date=23 March 2018}}</ref> Arena has stated that when she records in the French language, she is careful not to record French versions of her English-language hits, as lyric meanings in French and English differ. Arena notes that too often the intention of the song gets "lost in translation", therefore she has always chosen to write in both languages.<ref name="outinperth.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.outinperth.com/line-tina-arena/|title=On the Line: Tina Arena on her new album and career highlights|date=28 May 2017}}</ref>

On 17 November 2017, Arena released on digital preview platforms a new song recording, "''[[Tant que tu es là]]''" (translates as "As long as you're around"), as the lead single for ''Quand tout Recommence''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/tant-que-tu-es-l%C3%A0-single/1313738554|title=Tant que tu es là – Single by Tina Arena|website=Music.apple.com|date=17 November 2017}}</ref>

In an April 2018 interview with ''Webmedia SAS Pure Charts'' (France), Arena defined what pulled her into the French Pop music after a decade away, recording and performing in her homeland Australia and in selective international showcase tours, Arena explains, "I wanted to re-do music in French. Everything started from there with this project. The desire". She is motivated by the desire to reconnect with the success of her French Pop hits, "Go higher" and "Love to the impossible". On her 2018 ''Quand tout Recommence'' album, Arena offers ten new songs recorded in the language of Molière, ''L'ombre de ma voix'' (Translates to: The Shadow of My Voice"). The contents of songs on the record is quite varied. Recalling her former residency in French Pop Music, yet, her inaugural entry on the French Music Charts was in 1998, and was her first French platinum record. Arena concludes, ""I miss the connection with the French public. It was time. With all that happened." Good, is what happens with Arena, and France.<ref name="chartsinfrance.net">{{Cite web|url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Tina-Arena/news-106640.html|title=Clip "L'ombre de ma voix" : Tina Arena revisite sa carrière avec nostalgie|website=Chartsinfrance.net|date=22 April 2018 |access-date=12 August 2019}}</ref>

On 16 February 2018, Arena released on digital preview platforms the next single, ''L'ombre de ma voix'' ("The Shadow of My Voice"), from her new album ''Quand tout Recommence''.<ref name="iTunes">{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/lombre-de-ma-voix-single/1346650331|title=L'ombre de ma voix – Single by Tina Arena|website=Music.apple.com|date=16 February 2018}}</ref>

On 6 April 2018, the new French-language album, ''Quand tout Recommence'' was released on the francophone market, with the album peaking on the French album chart Top 150 at No.62, and also peaking on the Belgium album chart at No.46.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://acharts.co/album/113071|title=Quand Tout Recommence by Tina Arena – Music Charts|website=Acharts.co|access-date=12 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/album/5478b/tina-arena-quand-tout-recommence|title=Tina Arena – Quand tout recommence|website=Ultratop.be|access-date=12 August 2019}}</ref> The two single releases and the complete album, ''Quand tout recommence'', are now available to download and stream worldwide.<ref name="iTunes"/>

===2018: ''L'ombre de ma voix'' music video===
An accompanying official music video for ''L'ombre de ma voix'' ("The Shadow of My Voice"), was released on 16 February 2018. The music video director is Michael Westbrook with production by Positive Dream Réalisation.

The video thematically delivers a nostalgic mood, as Arena traces her 40-year career in the music industry, showing a montage of video footage and TV clips across her lifespan as a live performer. Capturing the visual evolution of Arena's artistry, beginning in 1974 for the then-eight-year-old child performer on ''Young Talent Time''.<ref name="ReferenceD"/>

In the ''Quand tout Recommence'' music video, Arena appears multiple times in every frame, and it doubles and triples; Arena is seen as the artist she is today, in the recording studio, and throughout the footage of clips revolving around her, as she is evolving through her career. The montage chronicles Arena's childhood, and adolescence, to womanhood—including childhood piano lessons, roller-skating, backstage rehearsals, signing autographs with fans, to singing live at the Sydney Olympic Games 2000, and more. Clearly, Tina Arena has always got to work, sung her heart out and in again, and she keeps working. The song title, "The Shadow of My Voice", makes a report on 40 years her a career, composed of ups and downs, and mixes childhood images, live performances, and studio sessions. The opportunity is taken by the Australian to prove that she is still active and far from relying on her previous success.<ref name="chartsinfrance.net"/>

===2018–present===
In January 2018, Arena performed as part of the live-music program at the Australian Open 2018 Grand Slam [[tennis]] tournament at [[Melbourne Park]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/entertainment/article/australian-open-2019-music-line-|title=The Australian Open 2019 Music Line-Up Has Been Announced|website=Broadsheet}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/australian-opens-summer-of-music-your-guide-to-lineup/news-story/79d77db44e4dc5c311255eafeb64b891|title=Australian Open Live Stage concert series: Your guide|date=11 January 2018|website=Herald Sun}}</ref>

In February 2018, Arena featured as the portrait guest in an episode of the Australian TV series ''Anh Do's Brush with Fame'' with comedian and artist [[Anh Do]], on the ABC network. Arena shared her journey from child star to international artist, reflecting on the challenges and sacrifices that have shaped her.<ref name="online.clickview.com.au"/>

In March 2019, the [[Government of Australia]] appointed Arena as a board member of the [[Australia Council for the Arts]] for a three-year term. The council, informally known as the Australia Council, is the principal [[arts council]] or arts funding body of the federal government. The federal arts minister, [[Mitch Fifield]], released a statement that Arena will be a welcome influence, "The high-profile singer-songwriter, musician and musical theatre actor brings significant experience as an artist to the board."<ref name="auto3"/><ref name="auto5"/><ref name="auto4"/>

In May 2019, Arena was awarded the perennial Excellence in Community Award by the Australian Music in the House organisation. The award was presented at Support Act Limited's annual Music in the House event. The award recognises "members of the music industry who, by their tireless efforts and charitable works, have made a difference and enriched the fabric of the broader Australian community".<ref name="themusicnetwork.com">{{Cite web|url=https://themusicnetwork.com/industrial-strength-tina-arena-awarded-pub-protection-musical-chairs-golden-guitars-more/|title=Industrial Strength: Tina Arena awarded, pub protection, musical chairs, Golden Guitars & more|website=Themusicnetwork.com|date=18 April 2019}}</ref><ref name="oztix.com.au">{{Cite web |url=https://www.oztix.com.au/news/archive/2019/04/12/tina-arena-to-be-honoured-with-prestigious-music-award-in-sydney-themusic/ |title=Oztix &#124; News &#124; Tina Arena to be Honoured with Prestigious Music Award in Sydney |access-date=28 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828143047/https://www.oztix.com.au/news/archive/2019/04/12/tina-arena-to-be-honoured-with-prestigious-music-award-in-sydney-themusic/ |archive-date=28 August 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In June 2019, Arena was nominated in the category of Best Female Actor in a Musical at the annual [[Helpmann Awards]] for her lead role performance as Eva Perón in ''Evita''. She was nominated alongside Luisa Scrofani, Natalie Abbott and [[Ursula Yovich]]. The award was won by Yovich for ''[[Barbara and the Camp Dogs]]''.<ref name="helpmannawards.com.au">{{Cite web|url=http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/2019/nominees-and-winners/musicals|title=2019 Nominees and Winners &#124; Helpmann Awards|website=Helpmannawards.com.au}}</ref>

On 6 September 2019, Arena appeared as a guest performer and speaker with [[indigenous Australian]] artist [[Deborah Cheetham]], a [[soprano]], actor, composer and playwright, at the 2019 [[Melbourne Writers Festival]]. The two artists spoke about how music shapes them.<ref name="auto6">{{Cite web|url=https://www.beat.com.au/paul-kelly-ben-folds-and-tina-arena-are-performing-at-melbourne-writers-festival/|title=Paul Kelly, Ben Folds and Tina Arena are performing at this year's Melbourne Writers Festival|work=Beat Magazine |date=9 August 2019 |last1=Triscari |first1=Caleb }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mwf.com.au/program/?keyword=tina&mwf_topic=&action=mwf_event_filter|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230820183515/https://mwf.com.au/program/?keyword=tina&mwf_topic=&action=mwf_event_filter|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 August 2023|title=Melbourne Writers Festival – Program|website=Melbourne Writers Festival}}</ref>

Arena performed at the Sydney Coliseum Opening Week opening program in December 2019. Originally launched as the Western Sydney Performing Arts, the Sydney Coliseum Theatre, West H.Q.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sydneycoliseum.com.au/|title=Sydney Coliseum|website=Sydneycoliseum.com.au|access-date=12 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612174841/https://sydneycoliseum.com.au/|archive-date=12 June 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In December 2019, Arena performed at the [[Good Things (Australian music festival)|Good Things]] music festival. Arena will join the festival line-up as a cameo guest artist, along with [[Lisa Origliasso|Lisa]] and [[Jessica Origliasso]] of [[the Veronicas]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodthingsfestival.com.au/|title=Home|website=Goodthingsfestival.com.au}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/tours/hard-rock-festival-good-things-2019-spice-up-their-lineup-with-pop-stars-the-veronicas/news-story/91141ea119215f86393d636dd4be4c84|title=The Veronicas' next big hard rock gig|date=27 August 2019|website=NewsComAu}}</ref>

Arena filmed a supporting role, as Rosalba, in the Australian film ''Promised'' (2019), directed and co-produced by Nick Conidi. She co-stars with [[Paul Mercurio]], Antoniette Iesue and Daniel Berini.<ref name="screenaustralia.gov.au">{{Cite web|url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/promised-2019/36568/|title=Promised (2019) – The Screen Guide – Screen Australia|website=Screenaustralia.gov.au}}</ref>
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In 2023, Arena appeared as Plante Carnivore (Carnivorous Plant) on ''[[Mask Singer (French TV series)|Mask Singer]]'', the French version of ''[[The Masked Singer]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://themusic.com.au/news/surprise-tina-arena-revealed-on-the-masked-singer-france/mTUnjYyPjrE/20-05-23 | title=SURPRISE! Tina Arena Revealed on the Masked Singer France }}</ref>

===2018 ''Evita'': Australian tour production===
The [[Opera Australia]] 2018 national tour, ''[[Evita (musical)|Evita]]'', was the 40th-anniversary restaging of the original [[Harold Prince]] production. Prince's production won seven Tony Awards when it moved to Broadway after originally opening in London's West End, and it became the template for subsequent productions of the musical for the following quarter of a century.<ref name="ReferenceE">{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/theatre/evita-review-dont-cry-for-tina-arenas-timely-eva-20180918-h15j7i.html|title=Evita review: Don't cry for Tina Arena's timely Eva|first=Joyce|last=Morgan|date=19 September 2018|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceF">{{Cite web|url=https://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/reviews/evita-opera-australia-gordon-frost/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001070237/https://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/reviews/evita-opera-australia-gordon-frost/|url-status=dead|title=★★★★☆ Evita (Opera Australia, Gordon Frost)|archive-date=1 October 2018}}</ref> The musical charts [[Eva Perón]]'s life from an ambitious teenager, through her career as the [[First Lady of Argentina]] from 1946, until her death in 1952 at the age of 33. It includes some of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's best known material, including "[[Another Suitcase in Another Hall]]" and "[[Don't Cry for Me Argentina]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/musicals/tina-arena-to-play-evita-at-the-sydney-opera-house-20170821-gy0suf.html|title=Tina Arena to play Evita at the Sydney Opera House|first=Nathanael|last=Cooper|date=21 August 2017|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/arts/tina-arena-will-help-young-stars-find-their-voices-on-the-big-stage-in-evita-musical/news-story/9edbccd1b5ae5ddd1fb33b47a1f9b143|title=Tina Arena to steer kids in musical|date=5 May 2018|website=The Daily Telegraph|location=Australia|access-date=12 August 2019}}</ref>

====Casting====
On 21 August 2017, Opera Australia announced that Arena would be taking on the lead role of Eva Perón in the 2018 Australian touring production of ''[[Evita (musical)|Evita]]''. The tour opened at [[Sydney Opera House]], in the Joan Sutherland Theatre, on 13 September 2018, with the season running to 3 November 2018. It subsequently moved to the [[Arts Centre Melbourne]] from 5 to 30 December 2018.<ref name="opera.org.au">{{Cite web|url=https://opera.org.au/whatson/events/evita-sydney?noloc=true|title=Evita &#124; Opera Australia|website=Opera.org.au|access-date=12 August 2019|archive-date=14 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814135217/https://opera.org.au/whatson/events/evita-sydney?noloc=true|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="aussietheatre.com.au">{{Cite web|url=https://aussietheatre.com.au/news/tina-arena-confirmed-eva-peron-evita|title=Tina Arena confirmed as Eva Peron in Evita |date=21 August 2017|website=AussieTheatre.com}}</ref> Arena said that she was "terrified", but described the role as "a precious gift for myself and for any female performer". She said that she felt "blessed to work with someone who has had the kind of career that Hal Prince has had". Arena also says she felt the time was right to tackle the role: "I have been approached to do this role on a couple of occasions. I never felt emotionally ready for it. I felt I had a lot of living and learning before I could get up and take on the enormity of the story and the human spirit she possessed." Arena expressed of knowing about Eva Perón since she was a little girl, and feeling privileged to be able to recount the story and embrace the complex role.<ref name="geelongadvertiser.com.au">{{Cite web|url=https://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/news/national/tina-arena-talks-evita/video/a725a6acf535364878332d1ce21f8daa|title=Tina Arena talks Evita|date=15 August 2018}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceG">{{Cite web |url=https://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/news/tina-arena-is-australias-new-evita/ |title=Tina Arena is Australia's new Evita - Limelight |access-date=1 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001182048/https://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/news/tina-arena-is-australias-new-evita/ |archive-date=1 October 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 7 May 2018, Opera Australia's artistic director, Lyndon Terracini, along with producers John Frost and David Ian, announced the full cast for the upcoming Australian production of ''Evita''. With Arena announced in the lead role as Eva Perón, the remainder of the cast was announced as: [[Paulo Szot]], Brazilian operatic baritone, and winner of a [[Tony Award]] for best actor on Broadway 2008, in the role of [[Juan Perón]]; Kurt Kansley (The Lion King, Rent, Godspell, Show Boat) will take on the role of the revolutionary [[Che Guevara]]. [[Michael Falzon (actor)|Michael Falzon]] (We Will Rock You, Jesus Christ Superstar, Chess) will portray [[tango music|tango]] singer [[Agustín Magaldi]], while the role of Perón's Mistress will be played by Alexis van Maanen. [[Jemma Rix]] (WICKED, The Wizard of Oz) has been cast as the alternate [[Eva Perón]] and is currently scheduled to be appearing in the role at least once a week throughout the Sydney season, according to the Evita-Australia website.<ref name="ReferenceG"/><ref name="ReferenceH">{{Cite web|url=https://aussietheatre.com.au/news/evita-full-cast-announced|title=Evita full cast announced |date=7 May 2018|website=AussieTheatre.com}}</ref><ref name="evitathemusical.com.au">{{Cite web|url=https://evitathemusical.com.au/|title=Evita The Musical|website=Evita The Musical}}</ref>

On 21 July 2018, Terracini, along with producers John Frost and David Ian, announced the 18 young performers who have been cast in the upcoming production of ''Evita'', in season at the Sydney Opera House from September 2018. Three sets of six children will alternate in ensemble roles.<ref name="ReferenceH"/><ref name="evitathemusical.com.au"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/sydney/article/Childrens-Cast-Announced-For-EVITA-in-Sydney-20180721|title=Children's Cast Announced For EVITA in Sydney|website=BroadwayWorld.com}}</ref>

====Arena on Eva Perón====
In taking on the titular role of [[Eva Perón]] in ''Evita'' for Opera Australia, Arena commented to the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]]'s ''[[Limelight (magazine)|Limelight]]'' magazine that she was "terrified", but described the role as "a precious gift for myself and for any female performer". She said that she felt "blessed to work with someone who has had the kind of career that Hal Prince has had". Arena also notes that she felt the time was right to tackle the role:

<blockquote>I have been approached to do this role on a couple of occasions. I never felt emotionally ready for it. I felt I had a lot of living and learning before I could get up and take on the enormity of the story and the human spirit she possessed. I don't think I was ready in my 30s to play Eva Perón at all. Playing the role of Eva Perón at 50, is much more suited to the life experience that I have had.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cronan |first1=Mattie |title=I'm better in my skin at 50 |url=https://www.pressreader.com/new-zealand/australian-womens-weekly-nz/20180621/281681140597428 |publisher=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] |access-date=19 May 2023 |via=[[PressReader]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519115214/https://www.pressreader.com/new-zealand/australian-womens-weekly-nz/20180621/281681140597428 |archive-date=19 May 2023 |language=en |date=21 Jun 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref></blockquote>

Arena talked of knowing about Perón since she was a girl and about feeling privileged to recount the story and embrace the complex role.<ref name="geelongadvertiser.com.au"/><ref name="ReferenceG"/>

====Opening night: Sydney Opera House====
The official opening night of the ''Evita'' at the [[Sydney Opera House]] was on 13 September 2018. ''Evita's'' lyricist, Sir [[Tim Rice]], attended, having travelled to Australia for the event a week after joining the [[EGOT]] winners club. Arena received a prolonged standing ovation for the portrayal as Eva Perón.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/social-seen-tina-arena-s-standing-ovation-at-evita-opening-night-20180918-p504fr.html|title=Social Seen: Tina Arena's standing ovation at Evita opening night|first=Amy|last=Croffey|date=22 September 2018|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> Sydney's ''[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]'' reported that "Arena soars in a sublime performance of the First Lady of Argentina. Even those who don't know the musical ''Evita'', are probably familiar with the song 'Don't Cry for Me Argentina' and it was at this point on opening night that Arena really powered into her own as Eva Perón."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://myaccount.news.com.au/sites/dailytelegraph/subscribe.html?sourceCode=DTWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&mode=premium&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailytelegraph.com.au%2Fentertainment%2Farts%2Ftina-soars-in-sublime-performance-as-first-lady-of-musical-theatre%2Fnews-story%2Ff0fab6713677f79c48716e1ea4b7dc59&memtype=anonymous |title=Archived copy |access-date=24 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001104151/https://myaccount.news.com.au/sites/dailytelegraph/subscribe.html?sourceCode=DTWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&mode=premium&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailytelegraph.com.au%2Fentertainment%2Farts%2Ftina-soars-in-sublime-performance-as-first-lady-of-musical-theatre%2Fnews-story%2Ff0fab6713677f79c48716e1ea4b7dc59&memtype=anonymous |archive-date=1 October 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

====National tour: Arts Centre Melbourne====
The Victorian tour leg of the ''Evita'' tour was at the State Theatre at the [[Arts Centre Melbourne]] in December 2018.<ref name="opera.org.au"/><ref name="aussietheatre.com.au"/><ref name="evitathemusical.com.au"/>

In February 2019, it was reported that the production had become the highest selling show ever staged at the State Theatre.<ref name="ReferenceJ">{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/australia-melbourne/article/EVITA-Breaks-Record-Becoming-Highest-Selling-Show-Ever-At-Arts-Centre-Melbourne-20190203|title=EVITA Breaks Record Becoming Highest Selling Show Ever at Arts Centre Melbourne|website=Broadwayworld.com}}</ref> Claire Spencer, CEO of the Arts Centre Melbourne, noted that "It is fantastic to have such an accomplished cast, including cherished global star Tina Arena perform Evita at Arts Centre Melbourne. Tina is particularly close to our hearts as one of the 'Patrons of the Australian Music Vault' at Arts Centre Melbourne."<ref name="artsreview.com.au">{{Cite web|url=http://artsreview.com.au/evita-breaks-records-becoming-highest-selling-show-ever-at-arts-centre-melbourne/|title=EVITA breaks records becoming highest selling show ever at Arts Centre Melbourne|website=Artsreview.com.au|date=4 February 2019}}</ref>

====Critical reception====
On 19 September 2018, the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]]'s classical music and arts magazine [[Limelight (magazine)|''Limelight'']]'s theatre reviewer, Angus McPherson, gave a four-star review of ''Evita'' at the Sydney Opera House. The review, "Evita – Tina Arena gives us a vocally high flying Evita in Hal Prince's original production", stated that, "The role of the tough, ambitious, Evita isn't an easy sing, and it comes with baggage—anyone taking it on is walking in the footsteps of the likes of Elaine Paige, Patti LuPone and Madonna (in the 1996 film with Antonio Banderas)—but Arena proves herself more than equal to the vocal demands. She doesn't have the heavy belt of a LuPone, but she's got a deliciously sultry low register and she handles the lighter high notes with confidence, letting rip when it's called for—her rallying oration in 'A New Argentina', buoyed by the chorus, is a rousing finale to the show's first act. Brazilian opera singer Paulo Szot, brings a magisterial baritone to Juan Perón. Arena comes into her own in the second act, with highlights including the show's hit Don't Cry For Me Argentina (in quite a broad rendition), as well as Rainbow High, Waltz for Eva and Che and You Must Love Me—which was written for Madonna in the film and inserted here, Arena alone onstage, 'in concert' style. The show ends on a sombre note, and if Evita's final moments don't quite hit home emotionally, her assumption of power is thrillingly done, Arena's vocals capturing her commanding power and charisma."<ref name="ReferenceF"/>

On 19 September 2018, ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' theatre reviewer, Joyce Morgan, gave a four-star review of ''Evita''. The review, "Evita review: Don't cry for Tina Arena's timely Eva", states that "What you do get is a show with renewed currency about the rise and demise of one of Latin America's most intriguing and controversial figures, Eva Peron. You also get a woman at the height of her musical powers in the show-stopper scene as Tina Arena, in the title role, steps regally along the presidential balcony to deliver with melting clarity and conviction the anthemic 'Don't Cry for Me Argentina'. In this 40th-anniversary restaging of the original [[Harold Prince]] production, the misogyny, sexism and patronising disdain by the powerful forces arrayed against our heroine takes the breath away. Not least because some of the abuse seems as current as that excreted by social media trolls. Rice's lyrics still pack a punch."<ref name="ReferenceE"/>

On 20 September 2018, ''[[The Guardian]]''{{'s}} musicals reviewer, Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore, gave a four-star review of ''Evita''. The review, "Tina Arena is Resplendent and Tough as Designer Dictator", stated that "In Opera Australia's production, Eva Perón wins over a nation with a Christian Dior dress and steely determination, and a killer ballad steals the show. At the centre of it all is Evita, played with a resplendent toughness by Arena. It is to her credit that in a few hours she can turn from a naive, if plucky, teenager eager to leave her poor upbringing behind to a grown woman ravaged by illness and yet still desperate to cling to the last vestiges of power. The score stands the test of time too, Under director [[Harold Prince]]'s deft hands, the song, 'Don't Cry for Me Argentina', shows its true colours: it is designed as a master class in political manipulation."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/sep/20/evita-review-tina-arena-is-resplendent-and-tough-as-designer-dictator|title=Evita review: Tina Arena is resplendent and tough as designer dictator|first=Clarissa|last=Sebag-Montefiore|date=20 September 2018|website=The Guardian}}</ref>

In February 2019, it was reported that the production had become the highest selling show ever staged at the State Theatre, [[Arts Centre Melbourne]].<ref name="ReferenceJ"/> Claire Spencer, the Arts Centre Melbourne CEO, said that "It is fantastic to have such an accomplished cast, including cherished global star Tina Arena perform Evita at Arts Centre Melbourne. Tina is particularly close to our hearts as one of the Patrons of the Australian Music Vault at Arts Centre Melbourne."<ref name="artsreview.com.au"/>

On 2 May 2019, ''[[Limelight (magazine)|Limelight]]'' reported that Opera Australia published its [[annual report]] for 2018, stating that "Opera Australia posts a (AU)$5.6 million profit for 2018." Details published that "overall attendance was 543,498 from 637 total performances, with the numbers bolstered by the musical ''[[My Fair Lady]]''. Seasons of the musical ''Evita'' in Sydney and Melbourne led the charge in 2018, followed by the Handa Opera on [[Port Jackson|Sydney Harbour]] production of ''[[La bohème]]''."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/news/opera-australia-posts-5-6-million-profit-for-2018/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806004027/https://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/news/opera-australia-posts-5-6-million-profit-for-2018/|url-status=dead|title=Opera Australia posts $5.6&nbsp;million profit for 2018|archive-date=6 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/sydney/theatre/handa-opera-on-sydney-harbour-the-guide|title=Time Out's guide to Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour|website=Time Out Sydney|date=6 March 2019 |access-date=12 August 2019}}</ref>

In June 2019, Arena was nominated in the category of Best Female Actor in a Musical at the annual [[Helpmann Awards]] for her role as [[Eva Perón]] in ''Evita''. Arena was nominated alongside Luisa Scrofani, Natalie Abbott, and [[Ursula Yovich]]. The award was won by Yovich for ''[[Barbara and the Camp Dogs]]''.<ref name="helpmannawards.com.au"/>