Filippina Lydia "Tina" Arena AM (born 1 November 1967) is an Australian singer-songwriter, musical theatre actress, and record producer. She has lived in Australia, the United States, France, and the United Kingdom. As of July 2014, Arena has sold over 10 million records worldwide and is one of Australia's highest selling female artists. She is a soprano with a multilingual repertoire, performing in English, Italian, French, and Spanish.
Arena has received several awards, including seven ARIA Awards and two World Music Awards for Best-selling Australian Artist in 1996 and 2000. In 2009, she was awarded the Knighthood of the Order of National Merit by France. In 2012, she served as a judge and mentor on the revived Australian television program Young Talent Time. In October 2013, she released the album Reset and published her autobiography Now I Can Dance. She participated in the 13th Australian series of Dancing with the Stars in 2013, finishing third. From September 2015, Arena began hosting shows on SmoothFM radio. Her 11th studio album, Eleven, was released in October 2015, debuting at No. 2 on the ARIA album chart. In November 2015, she was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame. On 26 January 2016, Arena was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for her contributions to the arts and philanthropy. She received her Order of Australia medal in a ceremony in Paris on 27 April 2016.
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