Tulisa announces death of musician dad Steve Contostavlos in tribute
The I Need You hitmaker shared a childhood photo of herself with her father on Instagram on Tuesday with the caption: 'Love you pops, rest in peace. Forever my father's daughter.'
Contostavlos was a renowned musician (also known as Plato) in his own right in the 1970s as a keyboardist for the British rock band Mungo Jerry.
He reportedly also played a pivotal role in the early days of the formation of hip hop trio N-Dubz.
Married at First Sight's Paul Brunson shared a heart emoji underneath Tulisa's post. More Trending
Lizzie Cundy added: 'Thinking of you, so sorry.' https://www.instagram.com/p/DLjgLIEIrqH/
'Sorry for your loss T. You're making him proud sending my love,' _mk251989 shared.
'Sending so much love and strength your way T,' deezenetaa99 echoed.
'So sorry for your loss T…. Sending you love and strength.' jennpalagi said.
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