Tina Arena (Filippina Lydia Arena) was born on November 1, 1967, in Moonee Ponds, Melbourne, Australia) is an ARIA award winning singer/songwriter.

Her parents are Italian; she has two sisters, Nancy and Silvana. She speaks fluent English and Italian, is competent in French, and has sung during her career in at least four languages: English, French, Italian and Spanish.

After a couple years, Tina broke the stigma of a TV childhood and carved out a successful solo career with Columbia Records. The David Tyler-produced Don't Ask was Australia's biggest selling album of 1995, and the biggest selling album by any Australian female.

The follow-up album, “In Deep”, produced by Foreigner's Mick Jones, was also a multi-platinum success. Some tracks like "I Want To Know What Love Is" and "Burn" led to minor success in some U.S airplay charts.

It’s no surprise then that the recent announcement that Tina's playing Roxie Hart in the hit West End production of Chicago: The Musical has been greeted with excitement around the world.

Tina has almost completed a new album in English. The album is to be a “concept album of songs written or performed by women that conveyed similar meaning - heartfelt songs about love and loss, told from a woman’s perspective”. There are at least two Dusty Springfield tracks on the upcoming album.