Biography
Who is Tulisa Contostavlos?
Early life and family
Tula Paulinea Contostavlos was born on July 13, 1988, in Camden Town, London. Her mother, Anne Byrne, is Irish and was a member of the swing band Jeep. Her father, Plato Contostavlos, is a Greek Cypriot who previously played keyboards for Mungo Jerry.
Tulisa Contostavlos grew up with her uncle, Byron Contostavlos, who was a bassist for Mungo Jerry. She attended Quintin Kynaston School in St John's Wood at age 14. She also attended Haverstock Secondary School, though she did not sit her GCSE exams there.
How Tulisa became famous with N-Dubz
Tulisa began her music career as part of the group N-Dubz alongside her cousin Dappy and friend Fazer. Before they were known by that name, the trio performed as the Lickle Rinsers Crew and later as NW1. They released early tracks like Everyday Of My Life and I Swear to gain mainstream attention.
The group signed with All Around the World records in 2008 and released their debut album, Uncle B. This was followed by the platinum album Against All Odds in 2009. They later signed with the US label Def Jam and released the studio album Love.Live.Life in 2010.
Solo career and television work
Tulisa joined the judging panel of The X Factor UK in 2011, making her the youngest judge on the show at age 23. She mentored the Groups category during her first series, which included the group Little Mix. She returned to the show in 2012 to mentor the Girls category.
In 2012, she released her debut solo studio album titled The Female Boss. The lead single from this project, Young, reached number one on the UK charts. Other singles from the album included Live It Up and Sight of You.
Legal history and songwriting
Tulisa was involved in a legal matter regarding the song Scream & Shout by Britney Spears and will.i.am. She had co-written the track under a different title during the production of her own debut album. Although she was not initially credited, she won a lawsuit against will.i.am in 2018.
This legal victory granted her 10% of the publishing rights for the hit song. The track originally reached number one in the UK and number three in the United States.
Birthday and age
Tulisa Contostavlos was born on July 13, 1988, which makes Tulisa 38 years old today. That birthday falls under the Cancer sign. Tulisa shares the date with 49 other famous people.
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