Tina Arena News
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++ November 3rd :
- The Tina
Arena Day Chat that was held in the special site made to celebrate Tina's
birthday, was great, fans from countries all over the world turned up, and
it really was so much fun ...
More chats will be organized soon, keep coming back to the site to know when
they'll take place ...
++ October 26th :
- The tracklisting and cover of
the new release are finally revealed, and they're great, check them out at
the new releases section, and pre-order your copy now online ...
++ October 25th :
- Tina was on TV
show "The Panel" in Australia, she talked about her experience at
the Olympics and sang a bit of "The Flame" among other things. The
cover to the new release "Souvenirs" was also shown, the album
will be in stores on Nov. 20th ...
- A Tina song is
on the soundtrack of the movie "The Dish", its called "The
Day The Earth Stood Still" ...
++ October 24th :
- Tina presented and won an
award at the ARIA Music Awards, she was not nominated for anything but she
was awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award for selling 1 million units in
France, GREAT !!!
- A New Tina release will be out
on November 17th, its an album called "Souvenirs", it'll be some
kind of greatest hits album, with all the songs that the Australians missed
out on, and some other surprises, we all can't wait ...
- Tina is leading the list of
hot names tipped to take the main role in the musical EVITA in Australia, as
soon as anything is confirmed, you'll be the first to know here ...
++ September 19th :
- Tina will be going off to Bali
for a vacation, then she'll be back to London to work on her new album,
which should be released July next year ...
- Ever since the opening
ceremony, our Tina has been popping up everywhere, she's in New Idea this
week, she's been on Channel [V] "Rings of Fire", on radio
stations, in newspapers, everywhere, so keep ur eyes open wide for her ...
- Tina's performance at the
Olympic Games Opening Ceremony was cut off by NBC, so most US Tina fans
missed that ...
- Tina's performance at the
Olympics Opening ceremony is now available for download in the videos
section of the site ...
++ September 15th :
- WOW !!!
Tina just finished performing "The Flame" at the Opening Ceremony
of the Sydney Olympic Games, and she was just perfect, the song was great,
her performance was breathtaking, the spectators LOVED it !!!
GO TINA GO !!!
++ September 9th :
- The past few
days Tina has been rehearsing for the opening ceremony in the stadium at
Homebush. Tina, John Farnham and Olivia Newton John have all been practicing
together for the big performance...
++ September 8th :
- "The
Flame", the song Tina will be performing at the Olympics, was released
to radio stations in Australia last week, and the video has been played in
several stations around the world, so keep your eyes open, it might be
played on your TV next ...
++ August 30th :
- "The
Flame", the song Tina will be performing at the Olympics will be
released to Radio stations in Australia on September 4th ...
++ August 18th :
- Tina's last show with
Notre-Dame De Paris will be on September 2nd ...
Taking her place as Esmeralda will be Patti Russo ...
++ August 11th :
- Well, it is now officially
official! Tina will be singing a song called "The Flame" written
by John Foreman at the Opening Ceremony of the Olympics! The song will
feature on an album called "The Official Soundtrack: The Games of the
XXVII Olympiad - Music from the Official Opening Ceremony", which also
features Vanessa Amorosi, Olivia Newton-John, John Farnham and Human Nature
and will be released on Monday 18th September.
- Tina has written a song called
"The Extra Mile" for Italian singer Laura Pausini, this song is
for the soundtrack of the new Pokemon movie, its a great song that should be
available for u to download very soon ...
- Country artist Jo Dee Messina
has finally released her new album entitled "Burn" after its title
track which is none other than a cover of our Tina's magnificent
"Burn" ...
To download "Burn" as it is performed by Jo Dee click
here ...
To download "Burn" as it was performed by Tina click
here ...
++ July 9th :
- Last night on UK
tv a program called Watchdog had a piece on theatre tickets and how people
have booked to see a certain star in a show and are not getting to see them.
Naturally there was a bit about NDDP and Tina. The producer of the show said
that it was unfortunate that people had booked specifically for Tina and not
the show but if you wanted to see Tina and go on a night when she is not
playing let the theatre know and he will arrange FREE TICKETS!!.
Anyway, i'm not sure about these free tickets. so my advice to you is that
before u book any tickets make sure at the theatre that Tina is performing
that night, you have to go there yourself, the phone just won't do ...
++ June 20th :
- Tina will be
attending a Gala dinner the Prince of Wales will be holding in honour of his
foundations in the UK and US tonight, after the dinner she will be
performing "Sorrento Moon", "Chains" and "Live For
The One I Love" ...
++ June 16th :
- Tina will be
performing at the Opening of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, it was in the
Australian papers today. Other performers also scheduled to sing on this
occasion are Vanessa Amorosi, Olivia Newton John and Julie Anthony. The
songs are all new, and written for this occasion.
For more info regarding this, check out the article in the articles section
of the site ...
- A fan's review
of NDDP has been added to the site, click
here to read it ...
++ May 25th :
- London critics
have given Notre Dame De Paris plenty of negative reviews on its opening
night, yet Tina was praised for her role as Esmeralda and her great
performance of Live For The One I Love.
Click
here to read more ...
++ May 24th :
- "Segnali Di
Fumo" the duet Tina did with Luca Barbarossa, which was supposed to be
released on May 15, was released yesterday May 23rd ...
++ May 11th :
- Tina won a World
Music Award for Best Australian Artist, this is the second time she wins
this great award, Congrats to Tina :))
++ May 9th :
- "Live For
The One I Love" was released yesterday in the UK, check New Releases
section to see tracklisting ...
- "Segnali Di
Fumo" the duet Tina did with Luca Barbarossa, will be released as a
single in France on the 15th May ...
++ April 28th :
- "Live For
The One I Love" release date in UK is now May 8th ...
- "Les Trois Cloches"
climbs up to # 5
in the French charts this week, as "Aller Plus Haut" goes out of
the charts, and "In
Deep" rises to # 10 ...
- Tina was
recently interviewed on Canadian TV and she said that she would be going to
Miami to work on her new album with Desmond Child.
Desmond Child wrote Living La Vida Loca for Ricky Martin and has worked with
a large number of artists producing a lot of hit songs throughout the years
...
- A new pic
gallery with the pics from Tapis Rouge has been added, check it out ...
++ April 24th :
- "Les Trois
Cloches" stays at #1
in Belgian charts for the second week, and "In Deep" rises
to #6 ...
++ April 21st :
- "Les Trois Cloches"
falls to # 15
in the French charts this week, as "Aller Plus Haut" goes up to #
91, and "In
Deep" falls to # 12 ...
- A Tina Arena Special will be
aired on French channel RFMtv today at 19:00, and again at 22:00 ...
++ April 17th :
- "Notre Dame
de Paris" OST is being released in Australia on May 15th ...
- "Live For
The One I Love" release date in UK is now May 1st ...
- Tina was
featured in the latest edition of Woman's Day in Australia, the article
talks about Tina's divorce and how its being taken to court, how Tina has
moved on with her life, ...etc., the article should be available soon in
article section of the site ...
- Tina has
recorded the show " Night at the London Palladium" which
will be broadcast on ITV/ CARLTON on the 12th May, in the evening at 20.00.
- "Les Trois Cloches"
falls to # 7
in the French charts this week, as "Aller Plus Haut" falls up to #
95, and "In
Deep" rises to # 9 ...
- "Les Trois
Cloches" rises to # 1
in Belgian charts, and "In Deep" rises
to # 7 ...
- "In
Deep" falls to # 45 in Swiss charts ...
++ April 6th :
- "Les Trois Cloches"
rises to # 6
in the French charts this week, as "Aller Plus Haut" goes up to #
65, and "In
Deep" falls to # 10 ...
- "Les Trois
Cloches" rises to # 4 in Belgian charts, and "In Deep" falls
to # 11 ...
- "In
Deep" falls to # 51 in Swiss charts ...
- Tina will be
appearing on French show "Tapis Rouge" on the April 15th, she'll
be performing "Les Trois Cloches" and a couple of duets ...
++ April 1st :
- Tina was on
French TV Channel TF1 last night on a show dedicated to
French artist Patrick Bruel called "Speciale Patrick Bruel pour la
vie", she performed a fantastic duo with him, the song was "J'Te
Mentirais" ...
++ March 29th :
- "Les Trois Cloches"
rises to # 7
in the French charts this week, as "Aller Plus Haut" goes on
falling to # 68, and "In
Deep" jumps falls to # 7 ...
- "Les Trois
Cloches" rises to # 6 in Belgian charts, and "In Deep" rises
to # 9 ...
- "In
Deep" falls to # 45 in Swiss charts ...
++ March 24th :
- "Les Trois Cloches"
rises to # 8
in the French charts this week, as "Aller Plus Haut" goes back up
to # 52, and "In
Deep" jumps back to # 3 which is the highest position its gotten to ...
- "In
Deep" rises to # 35 in Swiss charts ...
- Tina will be on
French TV Channel TF1 on 31/3 at 20:55, she'll be on a show dedicated to
French artist Patrick Bruel called "Speciale Patrick Bruel pour la
vie" ...
++ March 16th :
- "Les Trois Cloches"
falls to # 9
in the French charts this week, as "Aller Plus Haut" continues to
fall to # 55, "In
Deep" stays at # 7 ...
- "In
Deep" falls to # 39 in Swiss charts ...
++ March 12th :
- Tina was at the "Les
Victoires De La Musique" in France last night, she was nominated for the
award of "Best Newcomer", but unfortunately she didn't win it :(
++ March 10th :
- "Live" wasn't
released on the 6th of March as planned, the release
of the single will be postponed till May 2nd, giving Tina more time to
promote the single ...
She has
recorded and will be recording promotional appearances for the following shows to be broadcast at
the end of April,
SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE PALLADIUM.
"THIS MORNING"
GLORIA HUNNIFORD SHOW.
Magazine
features Include:
SKY MAGAZINE, AND SEVERAL OTHERS IN THE NEXT FEW
WEEKS.
The single will have both sets of remixes on
release.
- Tina will be at the "Les
Victoires De La Musique" in France tomorrow, she is nominated for the
award of "Best Newcomer" ...
- "Les Trois Cloches"
falls to # 6
in the French charts this week, as "Aller Plus Haut" falls to #
39, and "In
Deep" falls to # 7 ...
++ March 1st :
- "Les Trois Cloches" stays at # 4
in the French charts this week, as "Aller Plus Haut" falls to # 30, and "In
Deep" stays at # 4 ...
- "In Deep" shoots up to # 33 in the
Swiss charts ...
++ February 25th :
- "Aller Plus Haut" keeps on falling
to # 13 in Belgian charts, "Les Trois Cloches" flies up to # 17 and "In
Deep" stands still at # 33 ...
++ February 23rd :
- "Les Trois Cloches" climbs up to #
4 in the French charts, as "Aller Plus Haut" keeps falling to # 20, and "In
Deep" slightly falls to # 4 ...
- Tina is featured in the latest edition of
French magazine LIKE HIT! ...
++ February 20th :
- "In Deep" climbs back up to # 48
in the Swiss charts this week ...
++ February 18th :
- "Aller Plus Haut"
falls to # 11 in Belgian charts, "Les Trois Cloches" jumps up to # 24 and
"In Deep" climbs up to # 33 ...
++ February 16th :
- "Les Trois Cloches"
stays at # 8 in the French charts, as "Aller Plus Haut" falls to # 17, and
"In Deep" stays at # 3 ...
- Tina is on the cover of French
magazine "Voici", pics of her and the NDDP cast, and of her and Jeremy were
included in an article ...
- Australian Magazine
"Woman's Day" has an article about Tina in it, check the articles section for it
...
++ February 12th :
- More info on Notre-Dame De Paris shows in
London, tickets, show times ..etc is now available, check the live dates section...
- "Aller Plus Haut" climbs back up
to # 5 in Belgian charts, "Les Trois Cloches" debuts at # 33 and "In
Deep" climbs up to # 43 ...
- "In Deep" falls back to # 50 in
the Swiss charts ...
++ February 9th :
- "Les Trois Cloches" climbs up to #
8 in the French charts, as "Aller Plus Haut" falls to # 14, and "In
Deep" climbs to its best position yet at # 3 ...
- Tina is featured in French magazine
"Tele 7 Jours", the article talks about Notre-Dame De Paris ...
++ February 5th :
- An article about Tina is featured in French
magazine "Paris Match", she talks about Notre Dame De Paris, her success in
France ...etc
- "Aller Plus Haut" falls back to #
6 in Belgian charts, as "In Deep" falls back to # 45 ...
- "In Deep" falls back to # 46 in
Swiss charts ...
++ February 1st :
- "Les Trois Cloches"
shoots into the French charts at # 9, pulling up "Aller Plus Haut" up to # 12
and "In Deep" to # 4 ...
- "Aller Plus Haut"
stands at # 10 in France's Top 100 singles of 1999, while "In Deep" stand at #
11 in the top 100 albums ...
- Tina is featured in French
magazine "big!", she talks about her music, Australia, her success in France
...etc.
- Check out the pics section for
pics from : New Years Eve's concert, Notre-Dame De Paris, French TV shows, NRJ Music
Awards and more ...
++ January 31st :
- "In Deep" falls back to # 44 in
the Swiss Charts ...
++ January 26th :
- "Les Trois Cloches" was released
in France yesterday, it has 2 tracks, the all French version of "les 3 Cloches"
and the Acoustic version of Burn, cover art is available in Discography section ...
- "Aller Plus Haut" falls back to #
17 in French charts as "In Deep" stays at # 5 ...
- "Aller Plus haut"
falls back to # 5 in the Belgian charts, as "In Deep" rises up to # 40 ...
++ January 23rd :
- Tina won the award for
"Best International Revelation Of The Year" last night at the NRJ Music Awards,
this was an event organized by NRJ, one of France's biggest radio stations ...
Pics from the event are available in the pic gallery section ...
++ January 22nd :
- "Aller Plus haut"
still stands at # 2 in the Belgian chart, as "In Deep" rockets in at # 47 ...
- "In Deep" rises to #
35 in Swiss charts ...
++ January 19th :
- "Aller Plus Haut"
falls back to # 10 in French charts as "In Deep" moves backwards to # 5 ...
++ January 15th :
- "Aller Plus haut"
stands at # 2 in the Belgian chart ...
- "In Deep" shoots up
to # 39 in the Swiss charts ...
- Tina has been nominated for
the award of "International Feminine Revelation" at the NRJ Music Awards in
France, keep coming back here to know what happens...
++ January 13th :
- Tina is in Montreal Canada
these days, she went there on the 11th, and she'll be there till tomorrow 14th, she's been
recording the video for her single "Live" and doing a few interviews and shows
there ...
- Tina's single "Live"
off the "Notre Dame De Paris" soundtrack will be released in the UK on the 6th
March.
The stage productions debut in France will be at
the MIDEM trade fair in Cannes on Jan. 24th or 25th by Columbia, which will release the
accompanying soundtrack album in the U.K. on Feb. 21st and in France on Jan. 25th ...
The musical's debut in the states will be at the Paris Resort Hotel in Las Vegas on
Jan. 22nd ...
The album features songs by Tina and other artists, i also heard that a version of
"Live" by Celine Dion will be featured on the album too, note that this song is
also on her "All the way - a decade of song" album...
For more info, click
here to read the article on Tina from the Billboard site ...
- "Aller Plus Haut"
remains at #14 in the European Hot100 singles chart ...
++ January 12th :
- "Aller Plus haut"
falls back to # 8 in French charts as "In Deep" climbs up to # 4 ...
- I got an email from a fan who
attended the new years eve concert that Tina performed in, click here
for details ...
++ January 7th :
- "Aller Plus haut"
stands still at # 2 in the Belgian chart ...
++ January 5th :
- "Aller Plus haut"
falls back to # 5 in French charts as "In Deep" climbs up to # 9 ...
- "Aller Plus haut"
stands still at # 14 in the European Hot100 singles chart ...
- Tina's next single in France
is going to be "Les Trois Cloches", a cover of an old song by Edith Piaf, this
song is supposed to be released on the 25th of this month. The song has been playing on
radio stations in France lately, and Tina has performed it on a few shows too ...
- Tina is featured in the latest
edition of French magazine "Salut" ...
++ December 31st :
- Tina's single "Aller Plus
Haut" falls back to # 2 in the Belgium charts after getting to # 1 last week, it also
stands at # 38 in the Top 100 singles of 1999 for Belgium ...
++ December 30th :
- "Aller Plus haut" remains at # 4
in French charts, and "In Deep" rises up to # 11...
++ December 26th :
- After 10 weeks of being in the
charts, and being officially certified Gold last week, "Aller Plus Haut" goes to
the [ # 1 ] spot in Belgium ...
- Tina is featured in the latest
edition of French magazine StarClub, she talks about herself, France, Hunchback of Notre
Dame, Les Trois Cloches ...etc.
++ December 23rd :
- Tina's next single in the UK
is going to be released on the 31st of January, its a song called "Live" off the
Notre Dame De Paris album that will be released on the 25th of January ...
++ December 22nd :
- "Aller Plus haut"
falls back to # 4 in French charts, and "In Deep" also falls back to # 12 ...
- "Aller Plus Haut"
rises to # 14 in the European Hot100 charts ...
++ December 21st :
- The prices for the tickets for
the concert at the Melbourne Crown Casino on new years eve, in which Tina will be
performing, have been lowered to 500 AUD ...
- Tina is featured in the latest
edition of the French magazine LIKE HIT ! , in the article Tina talks about "Aller
Plus Haut", Y2K, Men ...etc.
++ December 17th :
- "Aller Plus Haut"
stands at # 3 in Belgium charts this week. After 9 weeks of being in the charts, the
single has now been officially certified Gold in belgium ...
++ December 16th :
- "Aller Plus Haut"
remains at # 3 in French charts this week, "In Deep" rises to # 9 ...
- "Aller Plus Haut"
falls back to # 15 in the European Hot100 singles charts ...
++ December 12th :
- The concert at the Melbourne
Crown Casino has been confirmed, Tina will be performing along with John Farnham, Brian
Cadd, and other artists on New Years Eve, the tickets are for 1250 AUD ...
- Tina was on a French show
called "1000 Merci" yesterday on French TV channel 'France 2', she performed
"Les Trois Cloches" in French and in English ...
"Les Trois Cloches" is going to be Tina's new single in France, a radio edit of
the song is already being played on radio stations ...
++ December 11th :
- Tina is in Australia now, where she will be
spending christmas and new years ...
- Tina still rises in Belgian charts to # 3
with "Aller Plus Haut" ...
- It was reported in the Herald Sun that Tina is
joining John Farnham at the Melbourne Crown Casino for a concert on New Years Eve ...
- Tina's next single in France is going to be
"Les Trois Cloches", a radio edit of the song is being played on radio stations
there these past days ...
- Tina has been to Canada lately to record the
soundtrack of the "Hunchback of Notre Dame", the musical in which Tina will be
starring as Esmeralda and which will be opening in June next year in England ...
++ December 8th :
- "Aller Plus Haut"
falls back to # 3 in French charts as "In Deep" jumps back up to # 10 ...
++ December 5th :
- Tina's "Aller Plus
Haut" goes up to # 4 in Belgian charts this week ...
- "In Deep" is now
certified Platinum in France with 350,000 copies sold, "Aller Plus Haut" has
sold over 330,000 copies up to now and its still at # 2 in the French charts and being
played more than 5 times daily on leading French radio networks NRJ & RTL ...
- There are news that Tina's
next single in France is going to be "Les Trois Cloches" instead of
"Chains" that was scheduled to be released in November ...
++ December 2nd :
- Tina was on the cover of the
latest edition of New Idea, an article was also in it in which Tina talked about her
divorce for the first time to the Australian press, there was also talk about her new
album set for next year, and the success she was having in France ...
The article and pics from it should be added to the site soon ...
++ November 30th :
- "Aller Plus Haut" remains at # 2
in French charts this week, while "In Deep" falls back to #14 ...
- "Aller Plus Haut" rises to # 5 in
Belgian charts ...
++ November 23rd :
- Tina's single "Aller Plus Haut"
remains at # 2 in French charts this week, and "In Deep" also stands still at
#10 ...
- In Belgian charts "Aller Plus
Haut" rises to # 6 ...
- French magazine StarClub feature an
interview with Tina in their latest edition, in it Tina talks about herself, her success
in France, the divorce, and more ...
If i get it translated i'll upload it in the articles section ...
- Talk about Tina's new album which is
supposed to be released sometime early next year has been going around lately and it seems
like there is some great material on it ...
++ November 19th :
- Tina remains at # 2 in French
charts with her single "Aller Plus Haut" , as for "In Deep" it fell
back to #10 ...
- "Aller Plus Haut"
jumps up the Belge charts to #10 this week ...
++ November 13th :
- "Aller Plus Haut"
climbs up to #13 in European Top100 singles chart after being at #15 ...
- Tina will be performing in a
French show dedicated to Celine Dion soon, more details will be added as the event takes
place ...
- The sites new pic gallery has
been launched, it has the largest collection of Tina Arena pics on the net, i hope u enjoy
it :)
++ November 9th :
- Tina's single "Aller Plus
Haut" is still at # 2 in French charts, and "In Deep" rises to # 9 ...
- Tina performed a great
"My Heart Will Go On" on Sunday at the Fox Studios grand opening ceremony in
Sydney, and in the end of the party she sang "I've Got The Movies (originally Music)
" along with the rest of the artists that were present ...
- Tina's debut album
"Strong as Steel" was released in Japan just lately, its the same as the orignal
Australian release in both cover and tracklisting ...
++ November 3rd :
- Tina still holding on strong
in French charts as "Aller Plus Haut" remains at # 2, anyway "In Deep"
falls back to #10 ...
- The Fox Studios grand opening
will be on Sunday 7th, and Tina will be appearing for the event and will be performing a
surprise song as she said, theres also word going on about the possibility of the whole
event being broadcasted live over the net, check www.channelv.com.au
for further details ...
Anyway it will be broadcasted on Channel 9 in Australia at 8:30PM ...
- A rumour saying that Tina will
be recording a song with Michael Jackson called "On The Line" is going around
the net these days, we'll have to wait & see :)
++ October 31st :
- "Aller Plus Haut" falls back to
#15 in the European Top100 singles chart this week after it was at #14 last week .
++ October 3oth :
- Tina seems to be doing well in Belgium too,
as her single "Aller Plus Haut" jumps up from #34 to #24 this week.
- Tina is in Australia now, she'll be spending
a week or two there before going back to France, "Chains" is due for release in
France in November.
- Tina will be performing at the grand opening
of the Fox studios at Sydney on the 7th of November.
++ October 27th :
- Tina rises even higher in the
French charts with "Aller plus Haut" going to # 2, now squeezed between
"Mambo #5" at #1 & "Genie In A Bottle" at #3, as for "In
Deep" it falls back to # 8 ...
- Tina's 2nd French concert on
the 25th was a real success too, the fans that were there really enjoyed every moment,
mostly the tracklisting remained the same but the order of the songs was changed, she
started with "Burn - Acoustic" & finished with "Wasn't It Good"
& "Les Trois Cloches" ...
++ October 20th :
- Tina is still going strong in the French
charts, as "In Deep" climbs up to its best position yet at # 4, while
"Aller Plus Haut" stands strong at # 3 ...
- CDNOW just received a new quantity of the
Tiny Tina & Little John album, click on the link above to go to their site ...
- For the first time on the net, there is
going to be a Tina Arena Day, its set for the 1st of November, click here to read more about it ...
++ Before October 20th :
- Tina appears in a French music magazine
"LIKE HIT !", it was an interview in which she spoke about a little bit of
everything, i'm working on a translation for it, and in a couple of days time both the
French & English version of the interview should be up ...
- This week, (3/10 - 9/10), "Aller Plus
Haut" rises to # 3 as "In Deep" falls to # 8 ...
- "In Deep" has gone 2 times Gold in
France selling over 200,000 copies up to now, as for the charts, "In Deep" falls
back to #7 this week as "Aller Plus Haut" stands still at #5 ...
- Both "Aller Plus Haut" &
"In Deep" continue to rise in the French charts where they now both stand at #5
...
- Tina has been appearing on many French Tv
Shows lately which is really helping her sales as we can see, among these appearances are
the following :
- Nulle Part Ailleurs : She talks
about her success in France, The hunchback of Notredame and performs "Aller Plus
Haut" and an english version of "Vivre" ...
- Les Annees Tubes : She performed "Aller
Plus Haut" ...
- It has been confirmed that Tina's next
single in France shall be "Chains", the release is due for November and this
song was Tina's largest hit all around the world some years ago ...
- Tina has also recorded a duet "Segnali
Di Fumo", with Columbia Italy star Luca Barbarossa, which will be the first single
from his new album, Tina will be heading to Italy to assist in the promotion of this
single upon its release ...
- This week Tina's album is #6 on the French
album charts with over 150.000 albums sold. The album is gold, heading towards
"double-gold" in a couple of weeks.
- Another concert in France has been scheduled
so now we have these 2 dates :
- 04/10 Paris/Olympia
- 25/10 Palais des Sports
- "Aller Plus Haut" went up to #8
and "In Deep" went up to #6 this week in the French Charts. That's good to hear
and let's hope that Tina gets to #1.
- Aller Plus Haut" went up 7 positions to
#37 in French Charts, and "In Deep" went up 13 positions to #18
- Tina appeared on a French TV show on 11/9
called "Tapis Rouge" on which she performed 2 songs :
- Aller Plus Haut
- Je Te Donne ( As duo with David Hallyday)
- It seems like Tina Arena will be performing
"My Heart Will Go On" at the Grand Opening of Fox Studios in Sydney, Australia
on November 7th. This concert will be something like the "Divas Live" special
and Tina, among other singers like Kylie and Marcia Hines will all be performing movie
songs.
The Official site is going
through some major changes these days, so lets hope it starts keeping us fans more
updated, anyway it says Tina is taking a rest these days while writing songs for her next
album, i guess we can now expect a new album next year ...
Tina's new single in France
is a song called "Aller Plus Haut", its not a translation of any of Tina's
songs, its totally new, it was written by J.Kapler who also wrote some songs for Celine
Dion along with J.J.Goldman.
A French release of "In Deep" is also available with 2 extra French songs:
"Aller Plus Haut" & "Les Trois Cloches" ...
The lyrics of "Aller Plus Haut" are now available in the lyrics section...
This was taken off the Channel
[V] site ...
It seems Tina Arena is topping
Mariah Carey in the popularity stakes - (at least in some circles), winning the role of
Esmeralda in the New York stage show 'The Hunch Back of Notre Dame'.
News to hand is that fellow
ex-pats The Bee Gees are writing a song especially designed for her vocals. Apparently
Barry Gibb is a huge fan of Tina and jumped at the chance to pen a tune for the
songstress.
Theres a rumour that Tina is
working on a new album with the BeeGees, and that they'll all be touring together as soon
as its ready, this is most probably the Tour of next year that we've been hearing about, a
perhaps single to be is "End Of Time".
News will be posted here as it becomes available ...
As a follow up to the rumour
that Tina will be touring Australia next year, The daily telegraph in sydney reported
that Tina could be touring Australia next year. It said : "Rumour has it that
pop Diva Tina Arena will tour australia next year. Arena has not released anything in oz
since early 1998 and we are sure fans would welcome a tour".
The
entertainment schedule for the Sydney 2000 olympics does not include Tina. Some details
have not been released yet but chances of Tina performing their are getting slimmer.
- A sydney radio station announced that Tina
will be touring Australia early next year. They said tickets should be on sale soon, the
tour is apparently named the "I Have No Shame" Tour.
There has been no official word as yet...
- I want to know what love is has been
released in Europe as a 4 track cd single and it contains a never before released
remix of "I want to spend my lifetime loving you" .
- Ralph Carr has officially announced
that his marriage to Tina is over. This comes after years of rumours that the two had
split. Apparently Ralph told friends and family and it somehow leaked to the press. She is
in most sunday papers today.
Tina hasn't commented on the matter up to now though ...
Anyway you can find the Daily Telegraph article in the
articles section ...
MTV has been showing 2
specials of Tina in America and also other countries around the world. The 2 specials are
being shown a few times during May. They are titled "Live and Loud" and "On
the road with Tina Arena"
You can see "Tina Live & Loud" on MTV Asia on the 19th May, she
will be singing "If I Was A River", "Now I Can Dance", "If I
Didn't Love You", "Burn"< Acoustic Version> (with her playing the
piano) and "Chains", so don't miss it ...
Now I can dance is featured
on the new party album "This is how we party" in Indonesia. She also features on
"Love and emotion" with Burn
- Tina has been doing a lot of promotion
in France lately, where she appears to be doing well, here are some of the shows she
appeared in as reported by one of her French fans (thanx to Sylvain)
She performed live in several shows:
+ La fureur : she sang I want to know what love is + the chorus of Zorro's soundtrack
acapella
+ Hit Machine : she sang IWTKWLI and we heard her singing 'da dou ron ron' (her Young
Talent Time period)
+ Taratata : IWTKWLI + I want to spend my life time lovin'u in duet with Liane Foly (a
french singer) + with all the artists she sang
Imagine (from Lennon)
+ Nuit Magique : IWTKWLI
+ Tapis Rouge : (twice) the first time : She sang I want to spend my life time lovin'u in
duet but not with Marc Anthony!... (and we discovered Tina as a closer friend of Céline
Dion...) , the second time : IWTKWLI + in duet with Patrick Fiori (a singer from
Plamondon's Notre Dama De Paris) she sang Memory (from Cats)
I think that her next single will be Burn in french but for now, nobody
knows!!
- Tina Arena can now be found in the MTV
Fantastic Females album. Her single "I Want to Know What Love Is", a remake, is
found in the collection of songs made by great female artists. Other great artists on the
album include The Corrs, Sarah McLachlan, Sheryl Crow, Celine Dion, Anggun, Vonda
Shepherd, Spice Girls, etc. MTV Fantastic Females the album can now be bought in most
music stores ...
- On Saturday, May 8, 1999, Tina Arena performs in the
beautiful Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Los Angeles. Divas: Simply Singing! One of LAs most
respected and highly anticipated fundrasing events, features a host of the talented women,
including Nancy Wilson, Evelyn Champagne King ("Shame"), Julie Morant
(Entertainment Tonight - TV), Erin Hamilton ("Dreamweaver"), Meagan Mullally
(Will & Grace - TV) Tina Arena and more - uniting to assist those stricken with AIDS
and its related illnesses. Each artist will perform with the sole accompaniment of a grand
piano. All proceeds will benefit Project Angel Food and The Safe Place for Pediatric AIDS.
Tickets available via Ticketmaster: 213/480-3232 or at the box office. Cost: $35, $50,
$100. Also VIP tickets @ $250 call info line. For further information call the Info Line
#213/673-7127. (applies to usa only)
Tina appeared on the Donny & Marie talk
show 4th May in USA, it was a 15 min interview and she performed "If I Was A
River" ...
I just got a report written by 3 French Tina
Arena fans, this report is going to be posted in the official fanclub newsletter later,
but here u get to read it first as it was written, so click here ...
- For the last news about Tina in France, she has recorded
Burn in french ("Je veux rester seule")."I want to know what love is"
has been a great success !, As for TV shows she's been performing in many with famous
french singers like Patrick Fiori and Liane Foly. Tina has been promoting all over France
(show cases, interviews,autographs ...), always with the same kindness.
She will be performing at the L'Olympia at Paris the 4th of october.
(Thanx to Helene La Fleur for providing this info)
BILLBOARD APRIL 3, 1999 : ALBUM REVIEW
SPOTLIGHT
TINA ARENA
In Deep
PRODUCERS: Mick Jones, David Tyson, Walter Afansieff, Jim Steinman
Epic 69339
What will it take to break this tantalizing pop
singer/songwriter in the U.S.? So far, U.S. radio has not rewarded Australia's
biggest-selling female artist in history with substantial airplay - a baffling enigma -
but the pieces are in place on this stunning set, which follows 1996's "Don't
Ask" album. Tina Arena has called upon a slew of heavyweights - Diane Warren, Walter
Afanasieff, and Jim Steinman - and the result is a solid challenge to reigning diva Celine
Dion. There are the hair-raising ballad romps "Sixteen Years" and "No
Shame", the beautiful love song and international smash "Burn", and a
killer update of Foreigner's "I Want To Know What Love Is" (produced by writer
Mick Jones, who also proves backing vocals). In addition, "In Deep" includes the
sweeping first single, "If I Was A River," form Warren, and "I Want To
Spend My Lifetime Loving You," a duet with Marc Anthony and a top 10 hit in Europe.
Anyone who has every embraced pop music at its best should latch onto this radiant
collection. Arena has glorious pipes, a charismatic presence, and the song writing savvy
of a lifelong hitmaker.
- Tina is featured in the FHM special edition by
the name of "FHM Girls '98" , to read the interview click here...
- "In Deep" is due to be released on
the 30th March in the states (Track listing is below), promotion has been going real well
up to now, things haven't been going that smooth in the UK though ...
- Tina was interviewed by The Sun , choose wich
version u want to see : Scanned
Article or Text
...
- Tina has done an interview for the march 8th
edition of womans day and here is a sample from it :
Q :You were a child star on ytt, is that where you cut your teeth!
A : Yes, they are quite sharp
Q : That was much of a wholsome show yet your image now is so diffrent, was it hard to
break out of that?
A : Yeah. I think it is always difficult for a child star to be succesful as an adult
Q : What is the most dissapointing thing anyone has ever said to you?
A : The thing that was disturbing was people saying "she will never make it" and
stuff like that
Q : There has been rumours both on the internet and in magazines about divorce with your
husband, is this true?
A : i don't know what you are talking about
Q : Are you in a relationship with ralph?
A : Yes, i am. we have been together for a long time
Q : There been specualtion that you are having a relationship wth Tommy Mottola
A : I havent read that one!
Q : Does that kind of speculation ever affect your personal life
A : Yes but i think i ultimatly have the last laugh
Thanx to the Only Tina for providing this
sample.
- Following an impromptu meeting at the offices
of Sony New York, Tina was invited to sing alongside Donna Summer at the Hammerstein
Ballroom in Manhattan, NYC where Donna Summer was filming a VH1 special. Tina took to the
stage and sang "Enough Is Enough" with the legendary 70's performer. The crowd
was delighted at their special treat. Epic plan to release a live recording of the Donna
Summer VH1 TV special and Tina's duet with Donna will appear on this CD. Watch out for
this release later in '99.
If you live in the United States.... On March
21 check out the Sunday newspapers!!! There will be an Aussie Shampoo advertisement
featuring TINA ARENA fill in the coupon and with a proof or purchase of Aussie Hair
Products, you can receive a free TINA ARENA 3 track CD single - featuring "If I Was A
River", "Chains", "I Want To Know What Love Is".
So all you U.S. Tina fans, read your Sunday
Newspaper, buy your Aussie Shampoo and send away for a FREE Tina CD - (sorry this only
applies to those in the U.S. )
RELEASES
U.S.A.
After several false starts we are pleased to
advise that the U.S. version of Tina Arena's "In Deep" will be available in
stores from March 30th on the Epic label. The tracklisting is as follows:
- Burn
- If I Was A River
- No Shame
- If I Didn't Love You
- Sixteen Years
- I Want To Live With You
- Flashback
- In Command
- Unsung Hero
- Now I Can Dance
- I Want To Know What Love Is
- I Want To Spend My Lifetime Loving You
If I Was A River has been serviced to radio
and Tina Arena is the most added song at A/C radio for the 3rd consecutive week at R&R
and is the highest debut at #28. There isn't a commercial single release at this stage
which is most common for the U.S., the song appears on the In Deep CD.
U.K.
The U.K. has released Burn as their next
single from "In Deep". The single release in currently available in the U.K. and
has been added to the is Radio2 playlist, as well as Heart FM. The Box is screening the
beautiful video to this track. Look out for Tina on VH1 and GMTV soon....
CD1
- Burn - single edit
- Heaven Help My Heart - live version
- I Want To Spend My Lifetime Loving You
CD2
- Burn - single edit
- Burn - Burn the candle at both ends single
edit (Tony Moran remix)
- Burn - Burn the candle at both ends remix
(Tony Moran remix)
CASSETTE
- Burn - single edit
- I Want To Spend My Lifetime Loving You
EUROPE
With the exception of France, Europe has
released Burn as their second single. The release is available on the following formats.
CD
- Burn - single edit
- Burn - Burn the candle at both ends single
edit (Tony Moran remix)
CD MAXI
- Burn - single edit
- Heaven Heart My Heart - live
- Burn - acoustic version
- Burn - Burn the candle at both ends remix
(Tony Moran remix)
12"
- Burn - Burn the candle at both ends remix(Tony
Moran remix)
- Heaven Help My Heart - live version
- Burn - single edit
- Burn - acoustic version
FRANCE
Following the enormous success of "I
Want To Spend My Lifetime Loving You", Columbia France will release a second single
from the "In Deep" album on February 2. The single will be "I Want To Know
What Love Is", Tina's stunning version of this track is sure to delight!
- I Want To Know What Love Is - single edit
- I Want To Know What Love Is - R'n'B remix
- I just heard that a charity album for AIDS
patients was released under the title of "Banana Lounge", which contains songs
from many Australian singers including Tina with the song "Message" from her
album "Don't Ask" .
- Tina has been chosen Artist of the day lately
at the Billboard site and here's what they wrote about her :
Is Tina Arena The Next Celine? BY
CHARLES KAREL BOULEY II
LOS ANGELES -- Tina Arena. Know the name? If
you're not from Australia, you may not. But Epic Records is out to change that with her
second U.S. album, "In Deep," due in stores March 11.
With the Diane Warren-penned single, "If
I Was A River," which went to AC radio Feb. 2, the label is beginning an extensive
marketing campaign for an artist who has drawn several comparisons to fellow Sony vocalist
Celine Dion.
Already out for a year in her native
Australia on Sony, "In Deep" has yielded four international hit singles. Arena's
now ready to generate similar success here -- or is she?
"I don't need America to be fed!"
Arena says with a laugh. "Seriously, I grew up wanting, living, wishing for the
American dream; I just did it in Australia. From the age of 3, literally, America was a
place I wanted to come and work in."
And work she will. Arena -- who is managed by
Ralph Carr -- will spend the next two months visiting radio stations and retailers around
the U.S., while simultaneously hitting the talk-show circuit. A string of appearances is
pending confirmation within the next two weeks.
"In Deep" is a 12-song collection
of AC- and top 40-ready material. In addition to Warren, Arena has teamed with longtime
collaborator Dave Tyson, as well as producer/songwriter Walter Afanasieff (Dion, Mariah
Carey). Among the set's more interesting participants is Mick Jones of Foreigner, who
helmed five tracks. In fact, Arena has covered that band's signature song, "I Want To
Know What Love Is."
"The idea to cover 'I Want To Know What
Love Is' came about two-thirds through the recording process for the other tracks,"
Jones recalls. "I've never suggested or given my blessing to anyone before to record
that particular song for many reasons. It's not an easy song vocally to cover. After we
ran through it a couple of times, I realized that this was that moment."
That moment turned into something special,
thanks to the help of other Foreigner members.
"Lou [Gramm] did background vocals; Jeff
[Jacobs] did keyboards. It was quite spiritual really. Tina has an intensity and takes her
craft very seriously."
Building gradually has been key in trying to
break "In Deep" in the U.S. It started last summer with Arena's duet with Marc
Anthony, "I Want To Spend My Lifetime Loving You," from the soundtrack to
"The Mask Of Zorro."
While the powers-that-be are lining up to
support the new set, Arena is quick to focus on what's important to her -- namely, the
music.
"I did 'If I Was A River' because of the
sensibility of the song," she says. "It says, 'I will go to any length for you;
just let me share and be there.' In a sense it's true of my character. As a child and
young adult, because of my popularity as an artist, I always felt I intimidated the
opposite sex. It became a problem for me because all I ever wanted to do was to connect
and make them realize that the public and personal life is different. I wanted to open my
heart up and say, 'Come on, come on the journey, don't be afraid.' "
That positive message and attitude permeates
the rest of the album's cuts as well.
"When I sit down to write a record, I'm
not incredibly specific with myself as to the subject matter of the song," Arena
says. "I don't sit down and say the objective is to write about empowerment or
vulnerability. I tend to write about what I'm going through at the time, to document my
feelings. With this album, I was trying to understand where relationships actually fit
into my life."
Booked by William Morris in the U.S. and
Frontier Touring abroad, Arena has now had a year to tour and support this record outside
of this country. It has been a learning process.
"I've watched 'In Deep' evolve,"
she says. "I'm not going say it's an absolute masterpiece or that it's going to
change the face of music. But it needn't be. Music, careers, life ... they're supposed to
be fun."
- BURN, the smash hit australian single will
be released in the UK on march the 1st. At this point there has been no details on a cover
or track listing. It is believed that the single will have two parts.
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS will be the next single for France. Tina has had recent
success with I want to spend my lifetime loving you and it is hoped that This single will
also be a hit.
- If I was a river will be released in Japan
this March. There has yet to be a confirmed track listing or cover details but it is
believed it will be the same as the general UK / American release. More details as they
come to hand.
Meanwhile IN DEEP and I WANT TO SPEND MY LIFETIME LOVING YOU continue to do well in the
charts. Go Tina go.
- After being in the french charts for 14 weeks
and being certified Gold Tina's duet with Marc Anthony "I Want To Spend My Lifetime
Loving You" leaves the charts at the 11th position , with 3 as the highest position .
- In Deep is due to be released in the states on
the 16th of February,and the release is probably going to be the same as the UK version.
If I was a river-The Remixes should be
released in the coming months, but up to now no track listings or cover have been
specified yet
- Tina's European single "I Want To Spend
My Lifetime Loving You" sold 250 000 copies in France alone, enabling it to be
certified Gold there.
- Sony Music has cancelled the plans of the In
Deep Live video and also the Australian re-packaged version of the album too. They were
said to have blamed Tina over all the cancellations, citing that the bad press Tina had
received in 1998 would make it a very bad time to release the video, album etc. So this
means that all the Australian Tina fans need not expect even a 5th single to be released
at all.
- The rumour of Tina wanting to divorce her
husband Ralph has also re-surfaced, this time which seems very likely true. This is
because Ralph himself has said that it's been hard to maintain their personal
relationship.
- Over in Europe, it has been announced that
"Burn" would be the next single. This should be good news and one can look
forward to the song charting high up in Europe, as "Burn" has been the most
successful single off 'In Deep' in Australia so far. The single looks most likely to be
out in late January or early February.
- For North American fans, "If I Was A
River" will be released as a single this month, asssuming that Sony Music won't break
their promise. The parent album should be out in February. Tracklistings of the album is
still unknown, as Sony is trying to keep quiet about it.
- Letter from Tina (Taken fron Official site):
Hi everyone,
It has been a while since I
last had time to put pen to paper because so much has been going on. There is so much to
tell that I thought I had better stop for five minutes and write it all down!!! Where do I
begin......
In July I performed at the
Prince's Trust concert in Hyde Park, London to an audience of 150,000 people!!! I
performed "Chains", "Whistle Down The Wind" and "If I Was A
River". This was the first time I had performed "If I Was A River" so I was
quite nervous but the audience seemed to really enjoy it.
After London I headed to Miami
where I performed a few songs at the Sony Music worldwide concert. From Miami it was back
across the Atlantic this time to a place I had never been before, Egypt. What an amazing
country!
We travelled to Egypt to shoot
the video for "If I Was A River' - it was an experience! We travelled to Cairo and
Luxor, the heat was almost unbearable but fortunately we shoot most of the video at
sunrise or sunset and not during the heat of the afternoon. The video was directed by
Pierre Baroni who I have worked with before on the "Burn" and "Now I Can
Dance" videos. It is really interesting, check it out!
After Egypt I headed to New
York to do some interviews. Marc Anthony and I performed "I Want To Spend My Lifetime
Loving You" on Regis and Kathy Lee. They are a scream!!!
I then snuck in a quick five
day holiday on the gorgeous island off Santorini in Greece. I met up with Anna Vissi, who
European fans would know well. Anna is a fantastic singer from Greece and a great party
girl!!!
Recently I have been in
rehearsals with my band in London preparing for showcase performances that we are doing
throughout Europe for my record company and media. We played the first one in London at
the Hanover Grand on September 3 and it was fantastic. It was the first time a lot of
these people had heard me and I think they enjoyed it..... well I hope so anyway!!!
A big highlight for me
recently was being invited by the Bee Gees to be their special guest at their show at
Wembley Stadium. This was a huge thrill as I have always been a fan of the Bee Gees, they
are such wonderful musicians and people. We had a fantastic time and got to perform in
front of 56,000 people!
In the coming weeks we travel
to Deauville, Oslo, Hamburg, Paris and Milan to play more showcases which I am really
looking forward to this.
Anyway, I better go and do
some work now! As always, thanksfor your support and I look forward to catching up with
you in some part of the world some day soon.......
Love,
Tina Arena
- Australia : "In Deep" repackage :
A re-packaged 'In Deep' CD will be in stores in October. This special release will include
a 'bonus' CD featuring "If I Was A River" (this song will be released as Tina's
first single in the UK in September), "Whistle Down The Wind" (the Andrew Lloyd
Webber and Jim Steinman song from the theatre production "Whistle Down TheWind".
The song went top 20 on the UK charts and "I Want To Spend My Lifetime Loving
You" (a duet with multi-platinum Latino recording artist Marc Anthony, written by
James Horner & Will Jennings (Titanic fame) for the film & soundtrack 'The Mask of
Zorro'. The "In Deep" bonus CD will also contain other special tracks........
- "If I Was A River" will be the first
single to be released from Tina's forthcoming album "In Deep" in the UK &
Europe. It will be availablefrom the first week of October so European fans should order
their copy now! This beautiful ballad written specifically for Tina by prolific hit
creator Diane Warren and produced by Walter Afanasieff will be released in the UK on
September 21. UK fans should pre order their copy now. "If I Was A River" will
be available on CD, CD2 and cassette through Columbia Records. UK fans should order your
copy now! "I Want To Spend My Lifetime Loving You" Tina's duet with Marc Anthony
is already available in Europe where the film "The Mask of Zorro" has been
released.
- "I Want To Spend My Lifetime Loving
You" (a duet with multi-platinum Latino recording artist Marc Anthony) was released
in the U.S. six weeks ago and continues to be one of the most added songs on U.S. radio
stations each week. Tina's album "In Deep" will be out in the U.S. in February
1999 and the first single to be released from the album will be "If I Was A
River".
- "In Deep" has been specially
repackaged for Asia in a beautifully designed slip cover to include a bonus disc. The
bonus disc will feature six brand new tracks, including "Now I Can Dance"
recorded live at Tina's 1997 Melbourne concert, "I Want To Spend My Lifetime Loving
You" and "If I Was A River". It will be released in early 1999.
Well almost everybody should
have heard of the latest album of Tina (In Deep) if not listened to it or bought it and
most should know by now, the dancey "Now I Can Dance" is the third single off it
,after "Burn" & "If I Didn't Love U".
The single, which was purposed
to be released on the 3rd of April was eventually pushed back until the 14th instead.
Also, the video for it is quite interesting and different from her other music videos.
'In Deep' fell out of the
ARIA Top 50 album position and so it seems that Sony Music is trying to get the album
sales back on track. "Now I Can Dance" seems to be doing the trick, it is a very
commercial song and It debuted on the
National ARIA chart at #42 which is fantastic..
Sony Music is trying to ensure
that the album sales rise again by including a limited digipak edition of the single with
lots of remixes, a huge Tina poster and lots of new Tina pictures. So look out for it.
Plus there is a second version
of the Now I Can Dance single which is in a clear plastic case with only an insert as the
cover.The cover is similar to that on the pull out poster version, but has a black
surround and then a gold border inside that. The radio edit has gone, and there is an
extra remix. So the new one has 5 remixes, rather than the radio edit and 4 remixes.
The Now I Can Dance single the
last I heard is at 35 nationally which already makes it bigger than "If I Didn't Love
You".
There isn't much news of Tina,
except that she just went to Singapore briefly for a day of interviews and press
conferences. She is currently now back in US, where her preparations for the launching of
'In Deep' in USA continues. The 2 new tracks to be added in the USA version of the album
follows:
>>No Shame: Written By:
Tina Arena, Pam Reswick and Steve Werfel
>>Strange: Written By:
Diane Warren
The International release
plans have changed a little due to the amazing things that Tina has been doing in the US
and UK (check out Letter from Tina to find out more). At this stage In
Deep will be released in the U.S. and UK around September of this year.
Another sure thing is that Tina
is singing on the soundtrack of the film 'The Mask of Zorro', up to now all we've heard of
is a duet with Ricky Martin singer of ("Un Dos Tres (Maria)') called "I want to
spend my life loving you".
The producers asked Jim Steinman
to produce the song and asked him who he would choose. Jim had just seen Tina's performace
at Andrew Lloyd Webbers concert of 'Whistle Down The Wind' and instantly said TINA. The
movies producer said they want a Celine Dion type singer and Jim said just listen to
Tina's new recording of 'Whistle Down The Wind'. He did and was sold on Tina.
>>Letter From Tina
(Taken from her official website) :
Tina writes from the
US where she is on her USA promo tour.
It has been a busy few weeks
for me since last time I wrote. So much has been going on and there is so much to
tell...... So I guess I will just start from the beginning.
As I mentioned last time I was
preparing to shoot a video for my new single Now I Can Dance. Most of you have
probably seen the video by now. It was so much fun to make. I dont really enjoy
making videos and as you know often the focus of most of my clips is on me, so it was nice
to have a lot of the attention taken off me and put on to the fantastic cast that we
assembled for the shoot. I had a fantastic day and got to meet some amazing characters!!!
We were lucky enough to convince Charo, who was well known for her role in The Love
Boat, to stay in the country for a couple of extra days to be a part of the shoot.
She is an amazing lady and boy can she throw a guitar!!!!
After the video I made a short
promotional trip to Singapore which included an MTV Unplugged show. That was really fun. I
spent five days there and had a wonderful time. I had not been to Singapore before so it
was a first for me. The country is quite beautiful and the people are extraordinarily
friendly.
After Singapore I returned to
Melbourne briefly and performed on the first episode of Elle McFeasts new show. That
was an experience!!! As you may have heard the shows surprise guest was
none other than Mark Chopper Reid. The program created quite a lot of media
attention but that seems to have died down now. Congratulations to Elle who did an amazing
job of keeping her cool under difficult circumstances!
ARIA (Australian Record
Industry Association) asked me to go on the Midday program to debate the issue of Parallel
Import. In case you arent aware the government is currently attempting to pass this
legislation. In simple terms this would spell disaster for our local music industry as it
will allow anyone to import records into the country and therefore take away the right of
a record company to exclusively record, manufacture and distribute an artists work.
It would therefore mean that record companies would have no reason to invest in local
talent. It is a serious issue for all Australia musicians and one that I support
wholeheartedly.
A few weeks ago I was
approached by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber to sing the title tune to his new show entitled
Whistle Down the Wind. I accepted this invitation and flew to Los Angeles to
record with Simon Franglen. The song is a beautiful ballad. Following the success of the
recording, Andrew again approached me to sing at his birthday celebrations in London at
the Royal Albert Hall. It was an amazing experience and one that I will treasure forever.
The evening was beautifully staged and I was fortunate enough to share a stage with the
likes of Glenn Close, Antonio Banderas and many other greats......
On a plane from New York to
London I caught up with a friend, Robbie Williams (ex Take That)... we had some real
laughs which made the flight pass quickly (I love this guy - hes so talented). While
I was in London I was approached by the The Mask Of Zorro movie people and they asked if I
would be interested in singing the title tune for the film called I Want To Spend My
Life Loving You. The song was written by James Horner who wrote Celine Dions
hit My Heart Will Go On for the Titanic soundtrack. The song was produced by
Jim Steinman who also produced My Heart Will Go On and the movie was directed
by Steven Spielberg.... After watching a trailer of the movie they sent me (it is
WONDERFUL). I of course jumped at the chance, so as I write this I am in a hotel room in
London having just completed recording the song which is a duet with Ricky Martin. I
believe the movie is being released in the USA in July and around September in Australia.
In a couple of days I will be
heading home. Unfortunately I will only be staying for about a week. I will be doing a
couple of performances of my new single Now I Can Dance on television and then
leaving to go to Los Angeles to shoot videos for Whistle Down The Wind (Andrew
Lloyd Webber) and I Want To Spend My Life Loving You from The Mask Of Zorro
film.
Thats about it for
now........
Take care,
PS: Thanks for all your
support with my new single " Now I Can Dance " .
The most important news is that
NICD is still moving up the charts strongly , reaching the #13 spot just days ago .
Tina will be performing the
Princes Trust concert in in Hyde Park, London on July 5 (specially invited by Prince
Charles himself!). Other performers includes Eternal and Gary Barlow. However, all 100,000
tickets have been sold out! .
The title track of Andrew Lloyd-Webber's new
musical production, "Whistle Down The Wind", will be released as a single by
Tina in the UK on June 15. The album will be released on August 3.
Andrew Lloyd-Webber's 50th birthday
celebration will be televised on ITV [UK] on June 6 at 9.00pm. It will be available
commercially on retail on June 8.
Tina will be performing at the Epsom Race
Course, UK on June 6. This is a free event organised by Heart 106.2FM.
Tina also recently recorded the song for the
new Steven Spielberg film, 'The Mask of Zorro' but not with Ricky Martin , it was with
another latino artist "Marc Anthony", at SARM Studios in London. Marc Anthony is
a Latino artist who was nominated for a Grammy in 1996 for his second album, 'Todo a Su
Tiempo'. I'm sure you'll hear more of him when the single comes out. The song, 'I Want To
Spend My Lifetime Loving You', was written by James Horner & Will Jennings who won an
Oscar for Titanic and was produced by Jim Steinman (Meatloaf). The film is due to be
released in July in America first and then in Australia in September. The music video clip
is being directed by Nigel Dick who also directed Tina's 'Show Me Heaven' in the U.S as
well as having shot clips for Oasis and more! The clip will be set in 'Mexico Street' on
the Backlot at Universal Studios.
The duet wasn't done with Ricky Martin as
scheduled because his record company didn't want him to have an English single out that
would compete with the songs featured on his forthcoming first english album. So they
didn't allow him to release that song.
>Phone Interview with
Tina (By reporter from Phillipines :
Tina Arena: The Diva Behind
Burn
Tina Arena got her first
standing ovation at the age of five. Of course, that was long before she produced
chart-toppers like Burn and If I Didn't Love You .
Back then, she was an
overzealous flower girl excited by the sight of a band and a microphone at a big Italian
wedding (her parents were Italian immigrants who made their home in Melbourne, Australia.)
Tiny Tina, a nickname she was later given when she turned child star, was hassling her
father all night long to ask the emcee of the night if she could sing one song. Both men
were obviously hesitant but they gave in. Far from being a disappointment, Tina's
rendition of You're My World brought her audience to their feet with cheers and applause.
The unexpected response scared the poor little girl. She burst into tears and ran off the
stage. That was her introduction to the music biz.
"People think I live in
Melbourne," says this friendly voice connecting to us via an overseas call from Down
Under.
"Actually, my work takes me to different parts of the world several months in a year.
Around a month ago, I performed in Singapore. By the time this article sees print, I'll be
in LA. There are no plans of doing a show in Manila yet but I promise to go there soon. My
home (which I incidentally designed myself during my free time) is here in Australia. But,
really, I'm more of a universal resident. Fortunately, my husband works in the same
industry so he travels with me a lot. Otherwise, our marriage wouldn't stand a
chance!"
Don't knock yourself silly for
not knowing the attractive pop diva is married. Actually, very little is known about her
personal life. "I'm a private person. I think I have to be to survive. And because
I've been doing this for 20 years now, popularity has become a natural part of my life. If
I achieved success only recently, I would have loads of trouble adjusting. But I've been a
public figure all my life. I give so much of myself as an artist that I have to keep
what's left of me for myself otherwise I'll die. I won't be good to anybody if I'm
dead," she teases.
Far from living the flashy
lifestyle of a Billboard star, Tina enjoys a relatively normal life in Australia. She
loves cooking, eating, entertaining, collecting antiques, shopping, and going to the
beach. Her current passion is eight-month-old dog Goldie, a gift from her husband.
"She is so adorable with soft brown eyes," gushes the proud Tina.
"She's half Maltese and half Shitzu. Goldie is getting groomed right now so she'll be
back here later with her fur all fluffed up. She is my one indulgence. I don't mind
spending a fortune on her. She's even got a sort of nanny (a friend of mine she is
particularly close to) for when I'm away on tour. I get very emotional when I leave her so
I make sure she's taken care of."
For now, Tina is much too busy
to start a family. There's no real rush for her career has just begun to peak. Faced with
an exhausting day of phone interviews to promote in Asia, Tina doesn't lose her sense of
humor even when asked the corniest of questions.
"In this business, one needs to know how to laugh. If I don't have a sense of humor,
I'd end up taking myself seriously," she insists.
"Does Tina Arena know how to dance? Ooohhh she's really shockin'! I don't dance. I'm
a bad dancer. Whatever kind of dancing you see in my music videos are all that I can do.
Just because I can sing doesn't mean my body can follow a rhythm." How ironic then
that the next cut off In Deep is the upbeat i Now I Can Dance .
Acting is another field Tina
is hesitant to pursue. In the early 90's, she starred as the narrator in the Australian
production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. That was her first and last
attempt at theater, opting to concentrate all her energies on a recording career.
"I don't have a great desire to be an actress. If I were offered a movie script that
I really, really liked maybe I'd accept it. However, I believe that we should focus on
something we're really good at. I'd hate to grab a job from someone who is more deserving.
" In the meantime, Tina jumped bravely into songwriting. She says quite honestly that
need pushed her to co-write all three of her albums. None of the available materials lived
up to her expectations. Instead of playing the waiting game, Tina sat down with composers
and shared some of her insights. Thankfully, she had the talent for it.
"I'm an autobiographical writer," Tina admits with no explanation.
"The reason why I think Burn became such a hit is because it has a beautiful melody
and beautiful lyrics. Nothing could be more wonderful to a writer than knowing that people
can relate to his/her songs.
" Making her even more effective as a writer is her sensitivity to the plight of
others. Currently on her mind this hectic afternoon is the chaos in Indonesia. Like any
"decent Australian," Tina has been lured to the lush beaches of Bali. "I'm
a Scorpio that's why I love the sea. The first time I went to Bali was seven years ago
with my sister. I'm quite familiar with Indonesia," she confirms. "I've gone
there three times on pleasure trips. The Indonesians are incredible people. They deserve
to be happy. I pray that they achieve peace." Tina slips back to her cheerful self
when asked if interviews such as these still bother her. A silent smile runs from her
telephone line in Australia to ours in Manila. "Oh, not at all! There was a time I
was so scared of being asked questions. But now I've learned how to relax," she
assures. "It would be nicer though if we were face-to-face. I'll tell you what. Why
don't you approach me when I get to Manila? Introduce yourself and we'll have another
chat. You can tell me what beaches I can go to." }
Thanx to Karen Calilung for sending me this Interview...
On June 29th, an album that Tina did with
John bowls, which was first released in 1977, has been digtally remastered, and will be
avaliable on the 29th of June.. The album is called Tiny Tina and little John...
Tina's "Whistle Down The Wind"
single was released in the UK 15th June,If you'd like to see the tracklisting , just jump
over to the discography page ...
Apparently, the Zorro duet will NOT be next
US single. "If I Was A
River" will be released in US on the 21st September (Monday)! The single
will be available on CD1, CD2 and also Cassette through Columbia
Records. It is produced by Walter Afanasieff who has previously worked
with Mariah Carey and Celine Dion amongst many others.
The video for the single was filmed in Egypt in the middle of July on
the banks of the River Nile in Cairo & Luxor, in temperatures of 120F!