Editing Tina Arena (section)

===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.