Tulisa Contostavlos's Biography
Tulisa was born Tula Paulinea Contostavlos on 13 July 1988 in Camden Town, North London.
She comes from a musical family. Her mother is Anne Byrne, who was a singer in the 1980s band Jeep, and her father Steve (Plato) Contostavlos was a keyboardist with Mungo Jerry.
Tulisa Contostavlos's parents separated when she was nine-years-old. Her mother had a history of mental illness, and Tulisa later made a documentary for BBC Three entitled Tulisa: My Mum and Me.
Tulisa Contostavlos joined her cousin Dappy and his friend Fazer in the hip hop group N-Dubz.
In 2007, N-Dubz were signed by Polydor, however they soon started self-funding their releases, before eventually signing with All Around The World.
As well as their own single N-Dubz were guests on Tinchy Stryder's song Number 1.
They also featured in a couple of documentary series, broadcast by Channel 4, of Being N-Dubz.
In 2011, Tulisa Contostavlos became a judge on X Factor.
In May 2012, Tulisa gained her first solo number one with the single Young.
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