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Born: July 13, 1988 , London Borough of Camden, United Kingdom

Height: 1.68 m

Parents: Anne Byrne, Steve Contostavlos

Albums: The Female Boss

Movies: Demons Never Die, Big Fat Gypsy Gangster


Tula Paulinea "Tulisa" Contostavlos sometimes known simply as Tulisa, is an English singer-songwriter. She is best known for being a member of the now defunct Camden-based hip hop group N-Dubz, with her cousin Dappy and their friend Fazer. N-Dubz formed in 2000 and released three studio albums before announcing their indefinite hiatus in 2011.

During 2011 to 2012, she participated as a judge on the The X Factor and mentored the "Groups" category in her first year, including Little Mix, the first ever group to win the competition. On 16 March 2012, during a Twitter dispute with Dappy, Contostavlos announced that N-Dubz had split up, and were not taking a break as stated in 2011. Contostavlos released her debut solo album, The Female Boss, on 26 November 2012 which received negative feedback and poor first-week sales.

Following a sting arranged by the Sun on Sunday newspaper, Contostavlos was arrested on 4 June 2013 (along with a 35-year old man), on suspicion of supplying Class A drugs, after the Metropolitan Police "received information concerning the alleged supply of illegal drugs at a central London location"


Early life and career beginnings

Contostavlos was born in Camden Town, North London, to an Irish mother, Anne Byrne (who, with her three sisters, was a member of the 1980s band Jeep) and a Greek Cypriot father, 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.Contostavlos's father left the family home when Tulisa was 14 years old. She said that she was brought up in a 3 bedroom house and experienced a lot as a teenager: violence, depression, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, anorexia nervosa, mental health issues, financial difficulties and bullying.

At thirteen she was very emotional .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. 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 in St John's Wood, but she didn't sit her GCSE examinations


Personal life

Relationships

Starting in 2008 and lasting for around 18 months, Contostavlos dated South London based DJ/rapper/singer, Justin Edwards also known as MC Ultra, whom she also helped in developing his music career.

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 and she gave evidence in his trial. In December 2009, Bailey was cleared of involvement in the attack.

In 2010, Contostavlos was on a BBC programme called Tulisa: My Mum And Me describing her life before N-Dubz looking after her mother. She was in a relationship with N-Dubz band-mate Fazer from May 2010 but the relationship ended after an argument on holiday in early February 2012.

In 2012 Tulisa had a brief relationship with Skins actor Jack O'Connell; it was reported they split due to incompatible work schedules.

$ex tape

In March 2012, a $ex tape of Contostavlos and her former lover Justin Edwards emerged on the internet. Contostavlos was granted an injunction (Contostavlos v Mendahun) that legally blocks the distribution of the tape.The injunction prohibits anyone from using, publishing, communicating or disclosing all or any part of the film to any other person.

Simon Cowell stated that the scandal would not affect her job on The X Factor. In the aftermath she later recorded a video response in which she clarified the relationship on her YouTube account "Tulisaconto", and stated that she was both heartbroken and devastated by Justin Edwards' release of the video.

In July 2012, she settled a legal action against Edwards, who apologised for releasing the tape. Her lawyer is still pursuing action against Edwards' former manager Chris Herbert, who has had his job as a consultant on The X Factor suspended.

Drugs

In June 2013, The Sun newspaper alleged that Contostavlos had been arranging drug deals for friends, as well as assisting drug gangs when she was younger. A reporter for the paper conducted an interview with her where he was reportedly offered an £820 drug deal by Contostavlos and her friend, rapper Mike GLC. A day later, it was revealed that police had visited Contostavlos's home in Hertfordshire and would interview her about the allegations. On 4 June 2013, Contostavlos was arrested by police on suspicion of supplying class A drugs and bailed to a date in July 2013 and it was revealed that two residential properties had been searched as part of the investigation.