Editing Tina Arena (section)

===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"/>