Tina Arena

Tina Arena is one of Australia's most successful and internationally recognised female singers. She began performing as a child on the Australian television variety show Young Talent Time, where she became known as "Tiny Tina." She joined the programme in the 1970s and remained associated with it until 1983.

After transitioning from child performer to adult recording artist, Arena built a major career in Australia and France. Her breakthrough came with songs such as "Chains," "Sorrento Moon (I Remember)," "Burn," "Wasn't It Good," "Heaven Help My Heart" and "I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You," her famous duet with Marc Anthony from The Mask of Zorro.

She has sold more than 10 million records worldwide, received multiple ARIA Awards, a BRIT Award and two World Music Awards, and was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2015. She has also been recognised with an Order of Australia and the French National Order of Merit.

Arena's career is particularly interesting because she successfully crossed linguistic and cultural markets. She has recorded extensively in English and French, while also performing in Italian and Spanish. Her French-language work helped establish a particularly strong audience for her in France and other French-speaking markets.