Tulisa Contostavlos: The new factor in the X Factor | Tim Jonze

Simon Cowell's choice of the N-Dubz singer to join the panel of judges on his TV talent show gives street-smart teenagers a champion – and a new lease of life to the programmeWhen current chart topper Cher Lloyd emerged from the last series of The X Factor, it seemed to signal a sea change for the show. Singled out by Simon Cowell as representing a new kind of pop star, it seemed that if the programme was to remain relevant it was going to have to look less towards the clean-cut ballad singers...

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