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Tula Paulinea "Tulisa" Contostavlos (born 13 July 1988) is an English singer-songwriter and actress of Greek and Irish descent. She is best known for being a member of the Camden-based hip hop group N-Dubz, with her cousin Dappy and their friend Fazer. Contostavlos is currently a judge on the eighth series of The X Factor and is mentoring the "Groups" category.
As a recording artist, Contostavlos has recorded three studio albums with N-Dubz, Uncle B (2008), Against All Odds (2009) and Love.Live.Life (2010). In 2011, she started work on a solo album.
As a recording artist, Contostavlos has recorded three studio albums with N-Dubz, Uncle B (2008), Against All Odds (2009) and Love.Live.Life (2010). In 2011, she started work on a solo album.
Early life and career beginnings
Contostavlos was born in Camden Town, North London, to Anne Byrne (who, with her three sisters, was a member of the 1980s band Jeep)[1] and Steve Contostavlos (part of Mungo Jerry). When Tulisa was five, her mother, who has bipolar disorder and schizoaffective disorder, was sectioned under the Mental Health Act.[1] Contostavlos' father left the family home when Tulisa was nine years old.[2] She said that she was brought up in a council estate and experienced a lot as a teenager: violence, depression, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, anorexia nervosa, mental health issues, financial difficulties and bullying.[3]
At thirteen she was "on the edge of suicide".[4] She revealed that she twice tried to kill herself as a teenager and also used to self-harm to try to help her cope with everything she was going through.[3] With support from her uncle, N-Dubz's former manager, Byron Contostavlos, at age 14 she enrolled at Haverstock Secondary School, later attending Quintin Kynaston School[1] in St John's Wood, but she didn't sit her GCSE examinations.
Contostavlos was born in Camden Town, North London, to Anne Byrne (who, with her three sisters, was a member of the 1980s band Jeep)[1] and Steve Contostavlos (part of Mungo Jerry). When Tulisa was five, her mother, who has bipolar disorder and schizoaffective disorder, was sectioned under the Mental Health Act.[1] Contostavlos' father left the family home when Tulisa was nine years old.[2] She said that she was brought up in a council estate and experienced a lot as a teenager: violence, depression, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, anorexia nervosa, mental health issues, financial difficulties and bullying.[3]
At thirteen she was "on the edge of suicide".[4] She revealed that she twice tried to kill herself as a teenager and also used to self-harm to try to help her cope with everything she was going through.[3] With support from her uncle, N-Dubz's former manager, Byron Contostavlos, at age 14 she enrolled at Haverstock Secondary School, later attending Quintin Kynaston School[1] in St John's Wood, but she didn't sit her GCSE examinations.
2011–present: The X Factor and solo album
In August 2011, it emerged that N-Dubz had parted company with record label Def Jam, stating that they were "Never going to co-operate with them when they decided to change what we are".[45] With Tulisa taking up a role as a judge on series 8 of The X Factor and Dappy releasing his solo single "No Regrets", N-Dubz' gig on 18 September 2011 was described as "their final gig for the foreseeable future".[31]
On 30 May 2011, Contostavlos was confirmed as a judge for the eighth series of The X Factor, alongside Louis Walsh, Kelly Rowland and Gary Barlow.[46][47] The first public auditions began on 1 June 2011, with the new judging panel being sighted together for the first time.[48] The first episode of the eighth series aired on 20 August 2011. For this season, she became in charge of the Groups category and later on mentored 2 Shoes, Nu Vibe, The Risk, and Little Mix. After three out of four of her acts were eliminated in the competition, Constostavlos was left with Little Mix. The group then went on to become the most successful girl band in The X Factor history, having avoided the bottom two/three for many weeks and reaching the final in the process, making them first girl-band to do so in X Factor.[4
In August 2011, it emerged that N-Dubz had parted company with record label Def Jam, stating that they were "Never going to co-operate with them when they decided to change what we are".[45] With Tulisa taking up a role as a judge on series 8 of The X Factor and Dappy releasing his solo single "No Regrets", N-Dubz' gig on 18 September 2011 was described as "their final gig for the foreseeable future".[31]
On 30 May 2011, Contostavlos was confirmed as a judge for the eighth series of The X Factor, alongside Louis Walsh, Kelly Rowland and Gary Barlow.[46][47] The first public auditions began on 1 June 2011, with the new judging panel being sighted together for the first time.[48] The first episode of the eighth series aired on 20 August 2011. For this season, she became in charge of the Groups category and later on mentored 2 Shoes, Nu Vibe, The Risk, and Little Mix. After three out of four of her acts were eliminated in the competition, Constostavlos was left with Little Mix. The group then went on to become the most successful girl band in The X Factor history, having avoided the bottom two/three for many weeks and reaching the final in the process, making them first girl-band to do so in X Factor.[4
Personal life
Contostavlos was named at number 15 in FHM's '100 Sexiest Women in the World list' in the May 2010 issue.[52]
Contostavlos was in an on/off relationship with DJ Adam Bailey, to whom she was reportedly engaged in early 2009. Bailey was accused of grievous bodily harm against her [53] and she gave evidence in his trial. In December 2009, Bailey was cleared of involvement in the attack.[54][55]
In 2010, Contostavlos was on a BBC programme called Tulisa: My Mum And Me describing her life before N-Dubz looking after her mother.
(Information taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulisa_Contostavlos )
Contostavlos was named at number 15 in FHM's '100 Sexiest Women in the World list' in the May 2010 issue.[52]
Contostavlos was in an on/off relationship with DJ Adam Bailey, to whom she was reportedly engaged in early 2009. Bailey was accused of grievous bodily harm against her [53] and she gave evidence in his trial. In December 2009, Bailey was cleared of involvement in the attack.[54][55]
In 2010, Contostavlos was on a BBC programme called Tulisa: My Mum And Me describing her life before N-Dubz looking after her mother.
(Information taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulisa_Contostavlos )
