Tulisa (singer)
| Tulisa | |
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Tulisa in July 2014
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| Born |
Tula Paulina Contostavlos 13 July 1988 Camden Town, London, England |
| Residence | Friern Barnet, London, England |
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| Relatives | Dappy (cousin) |
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| Genres | |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1999–present |
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| Associated acts | N-Dubz |
| Website | tulisaofficial |
Tula Paulina "Tulisa" Contostavlos (born 13 July 1988) is an English singer-songwriter, The X Factor judge, actress, and television personality. Tulisa is known for her role in Demons Never Die, for her debut single as a solo artist titled "Young", and for being a part of N-Dubz.
Tulisa as a part of N-Dubz has gained two platinum certified albums, five MOBO awards, four headlining tours, a Brit Award nomination, eight top twenty five singles, three silver certified singles, one gold certified album, a compilation album that successfully gained a silver certificate and two Urban Music Awards nominations. As a solo artist Tulisa has generated a debut Number One single that topped in Scotland and the UK charts, two consecutive top twenty singles, a top thirty five debut album and a debut single that has gained over twenty million views on YouTube. Tulisa has also released a fragrance line named "The Female Boss".
In 2011 and 2012, Tulisa was a judge on The X Factor. In 2011 Tulisa won the show in her debut year of being a judge with the "Groups" category with her winning act being Little Mix, who went on to become the most successful girl group in the X Factor's history. The following year Tulisa again mentored budding stars with her mentoring Ella Henderson and Lucy Spraggan, both of these acts have gone on from The X Factor to have careers in singing.
As an actress, Tulisa has notably starred in the British horror films Demons Never Die and Big Fat Gypsy Gangster in 2011.
Tulisa was born on 13 July 1988 in Camden Town, London, to a Northern-Irish mother Anne Byrne (who, with her three sisters, was a member of the 1980s band Jeep) and Greek Cypriot father Plato Contostavlos (who was at one time a member of Mungo Jerry). When Tulisa was five, her mother, who has bipolar disorder and schizoaffective disorder, was sectioned under the Mental Health Act. At age 14, with support from her uncle, Byron Contostavlos, N-Dubz's former manager, she enrolled at Quintin Kynaston School in St John's Wood but later attended where she did not sit her GCSE examinations.
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