Tulisa Contostavlos

Tulisa Contostavlos is one of the most talented and high-profile recording artists working in the UK today.

She has three platinum N-Dubz albums, four MOBO awards, a ground-breaking drama series, two documentaries, a MIND award and an X Factor judge's win under her belt. But this is not just a tale of glittering success.

Tulisa grew up on a tough London estate and left school with no qualifications as she struggled to cope with deep-seated emotional problems while caring for her mother alone. She has seen first-hand what drugs, alcohol, gang culture and violent relationships can do to young people, but she has come through it all to become the confident, inspiring artist she is today.