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== Legacy == Arena's tracks have been covered by country music artists, including [[Wynonna Judd]] ("[[Heaven Help My Heart]]", "Love's Funny That Way"), [[Jo Dee Messina]] ("[[Burn (Tina Arena song)|Burn]]"), [[Pam Tillis]] ("[[If I Didn't Love You (Tina Arena song)|If I Didn't Love You]]"), [[Terri Clark]] ("Unsung Hero"), [[Kellie Coffey]], [[Baillie & the Boys|Kathie Baillie]] ("Love's Funny That Way") and [[LeAnn Rimes]] ("You Made Me Find Myself").<ref name="APRA Chains"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/artists/tina-arena-00/biography/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005184058/http://www.mtv.com/artists/tina-arena-00/biography/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 October 2013 |title=Tina Arena Bio |publisher=MTV |access-date=22 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tina Arena |url=http://entertainmentafrica.mobi/music/view/artist/1953 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023004820/http://entertainmentafrica.mobi/music/view/artist/1953 |archive-date=October 23, 2013 |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=entertainmentafrica.mobi}}</ref> Younger artists have covered Arena's songs in singing competitions, such as the winner of the [[Australian Idol season 2|second season]] of ''[[Australian Idol]]'', [[Casey Donovan (singer)|Casey Donovan]], who recorded Arena's "[[Symphony of Life]]" for her album ''[[For You (Casey Donovan album)|For You]]'' and both Filipino artist [[Sarah Geronimo]] and Australian [[Anthony Callea]], who admits to being a fan of Arena's, recorded "[[I Want to Know What Love Is]]" including the [[Bridge (music)|bridge]] that was written specifically for Arena's version. [[Sarah De Bono]] who came in at fourth place when she joined [[The Voice (Australian TV series)|''The Voice Australia'']] also recorded Arena's "If I Didn't Love You." Filipino artists [[Nina Girado|Nina]] and [[Christian Bautista]] recorded a duet version of "[[Burn (Tina Arena song)|Burn]]" that appeared on Nina's album ''[[Nina Live!]]'' while [[Regine Velasquez]] did a live performance on Philippine television. [[Erik Santos]] and [[Sheryn Regis]] also recorded their version of Arena and [[Marc Anthony]]'s duet, "[[I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://users.tpg.com.au/libertyx/idol/latestnews_october.htm |title=Inside Australian Idol |website=Users.tpg.com.au |access-date=22 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020235453/http://users.tpg.com.au/libertyx/idol/latestnews_october.htm |archive-date=20 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=mon1enararauno |url=http://songbirdsource.blogspot.com/2009/11/versions-by-regine-tina-arenas-burn.html |title=Songbird Source!: Versions By Regine: Tina Arena's Burn |website=Songbirdsource.blogspot.com |date=9 November 2009 |access-date=22 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://videokeman.com/erik-santos/i-want-to-spend-my-lifetime-loving-you-erik-santos/ |title=I Want To Spend My Lifetime Loving You β Erik Santos Lyrics & Listen |website=Videokeman.com |access-date=22 July 2013 |archive-date=10 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610100938/http://videokeman.com/erik-santos/i-want-to-spend-my-lifetime-loving-you-erik-santos/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2001, Arena was awarded a [[BMI Foundation]] Songwriting Award (Broadcast Music Inc.) by the American performance rights organisation for co-writing "Burn" with Pam Reswick and Steve Werfel.<ref name="Awards"/> In April 2013, Arena was voted Australia's all-time greatest female singer and third greatest singer overall in an industry poll conducted by Australian music journalist, Cameron Adams, for the ''[[Herald Sun]]''.<ref name="News.com.au">{{cite web |url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/john-farnham-tops-the-list-of-australias-greatest-singers-of-all-time/story-e6frfn09-1226610374225 |title=John Farnham tops the list of Australia's greatest singers of all time |website=News.com.au |date=2 April 2013 |access-date=22 July 2013 |archive-date=20 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720080511/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/john-farnham-tops-the-list-of-australias-greatest-singers-of-all-time/story-e6frfn09-1226610374225 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/3aw-breakfast-blog/john-farnham-rated-top-australian-singer-of-alltime/20130402-2h3nf.html |title=John Farnham rated top Australian singer of all-time |website=3aw.com.au |access-date=22 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005001227/http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/3aw-breakfast-blog/john-farnham-rated-top-australian-singer-of-alltime/20130402-2h3nf.html |archive-date=5 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/australia/youre-the-voice-john-farnham-voted-australias-greatest-singer-of-all-time |title=You're the voice: John Farnham voted Australia's greatest singer of all time |publisher=TNT Down Under |date=2 April 2013 |access-date=22 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005011451/http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/australia/youre-the-voice-john-farnham-voted-australias-greatest-singer-of-all-time |archive-date=5 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> As of July 2014, Arena has sold over 10 million records worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p022snmb|title=BBC Radio 2 |date=13 July 2014 |access-date=16 July 2014}}</ref> In 2015, Arena was inducted into the [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] [[ARIA Hall of Fame]] at the 2015 ARIA Awards ceremony.<ref name="ARIA HoF"/> In the [[2016 Australia Day Honours]], Arena was appointed as a Member of the [[Order of Australia]] (AM) in recognition of her contribution to the arts, representing Australia on the world stage and philanthropic work. In December 2020, Arena was listed at number 30 in ''Rolling Stone Australia''{{'}}s "50 Greatest Australian Artists of All Time" issue.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-09 |title=50 Greatest Australian Artists of All Time β #30: Tina Arena |url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/50-greatest-australian-artists-of-all-time-tina-arena-22665/ |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=Rolling Stone Australia |language=en-AU}}</ref>
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