My first crush. We had Johnny Young on a show I produced with some mates and he couldn't stop raving about her (understandably). He'd forgot to put his phone on silent and he got a call and it was Tina!
Those reunions were so sweet. And you can tell how much of an absolute sweetheart Tina is, especially when she gets emotional and touches upon the ableist prejudice that her friend & collaborator Andrea received and the heartbreak and anger she felt hearing and seeing that.
Tina, keep on doing what you are doing. Your time is not done. Watching you and Mary, the children of immigrants is wonderful. As a child of Italian immigrants growing up in Australia in the 60s/70s I was not going to be limited, I wanted to reach my potential in what I chose to do. I wanted to make my parents, who had sacrificed so much to come to Australia, proud. I think I did
Many thanks for posting this TV show ;). What John Bowles said is so true, as a frenchman, I can confirm that we adore Tina here in France. Not only is she an incredible artist with a fantastic voice/technique, but she's before all a genuine person, so adorable and humble, I guess that's the reason why she's had such an immense success over here. A small part of the french people only knew Tina a bit through her duet with Marc Anthony, but when she came to France, covering (among others) Edith Piaf's song "Les trois cloches", and releasing hits like "Aimer jusqu'à l'impossible", "Aller plus haut", "Je m'appelle Bagdad" etc, we fell in love with her and everybody aknowledged her wonderful voice and presence. I love Tina, one of the 5 most beautiful voices in the industry to me, without a doubt, she always delivers, conveys so many emotions, she's unique. You guys are so lucky to have her. ;)
I got to know Tina's work in 1995 and fell in love. I love a gallery of singers. But Tina is so perfect. I notice every movement, look, ... she's an enchanting being.
Tina Arena DID NOT sell 10 million albums because NO-ONE EVER in his/her/their ENTIRE CAREER would amass a catalogue of 10 million separate titles. What Tina DID achieve was to sell 10 million COPIES of her albums, totalling around 12 to 25 or more titles across LP and CD formats.