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The X Factor may have launched the careers of a never-ending supply of pop stars, but as the likes of Cheryl Cole, Dannii Minogue, and Sharon Osbourne will attest to, it's just as efficient at boosting the profiles of its judges, too. N-Dubz vocalist Tulisa Contostavlos is the latest to benefit from sitting on the talent show panel, having gone from chav-rap unknown to potential national sweetheart in the space of a few years, hence this hastily assembled overview of her band's rags-to-riches career. Those who have only become familiar with the group through the Cowell juggernaut may be a little perturbed by the fact that there's very little here likely to end up being performed on the show's singoffs. Indeed, the six numbers from 2008 debut Uncle B bear all the hallmarks of their tough council estate upbringing, from the ghetto grime of "Better Not Waste My Time" to the dramatic R&B of "Papa Can You Hear Me," all of which introduced the world to the cartoonish figure of Dappy and his annoying "Na Na Niii" catch phrase. However, by 2009 follow-up Against All Odds, the trio had been embraced by the mainstream, scoring a number one with Tinchy Stryder ("Number One," featured here in an N-Dubz heavy version), collaborating with Kanye West protégé Mr. Hudson ("Playing with Fire"), and becoming a Radio 1 staple with the likes of Facebook-referencing anthem "I Need You." With one eye firmly on cracking the U.S. market, 2010's Love.Live.Life was an even more polished affair, but the toe-curling slow-jam "Girls" and the clichéd urban electro of "Morning Star" indicate why they failed to do so. Elsewhere, the mashup of Sugababes' "About You Now" and Chris Brown's "With You" alongside a medley of the Script's "Breakeven" and "The Man Who Can't Be Moved" (both of which were recorded for Radio 1's Live Lounge) proves that despite Dappy's recent solo number one (also tacked on at the end) and notorious tabloid presence, it's Tulisa who's the real star of the show. But with no new material and a few notable absences (Top Ten hit "We Dance On" is nowhere to be found), Greatest Hits feels like a cynical cash-in that's appeared way too early in the band's career to make any impact.
© Jon O'Brien /TiVo
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Richard Rawson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - N-Dubz, MainArtist - Dino Constostavlos, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Tulisa Contostavlos, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 All Around The World Limited
Richard Rawson, ComposerLyricist - Costadinos Contostavlos, ComposerLyricist - N-Dubz, MainArtist - Tulisa Contostavlos, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 All Around The World, under exclusive licence to Universal Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Tula Contostavlos, ComposerLyricist - Richard Rawson, ComposerLyricist - Costadinos Contostavlos, ComposerLyricist - N-Dubz, MainArtist - Jack Freegard, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 All Around The World
Tula Contostavlos, ComposerLyricist - Richard Rawson, ComposerLyricist - Costadinos Contostavlos, ComposerLyricist - Mr Hudson, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - N-Dubz, MainArtist
℗ 2009 All Around The World Limited / Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Tula Contostavlos, ComposerLyricist - Richard Rawson, ComposerLyricist - Costadinos Contostavlos, ComposerLyricist - N-Dubz, MainArtist
℗ 2009 All Around The World Limited / Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Kane Robinson, ComposerLyricist - Tula Contostavlos, ComposerLyricist - Richard Rawson, ComposerLyricist - Costadinos Contostavlos, ComposerLyricist - Fraser T. Smith, ComposerLyricist - N-Dubz, MainArtist
℗ 2008 AATW
Tula Contostavlos, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Richard Rawson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Costadinos Contostavlos, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jim Jonsin, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Morris, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Marks, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - TBD, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Huber, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sean McCoy, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Scheffer, ComposerLyricist - Rob Marks, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - N-Dubz, MainArtist - Leroy Sanchez, ComposerLyricist - Nikolas Marzouca, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Jonson, Producer
℗ 2010 N Dubz Music LLP under exclusive licence to All Around The World Recordings Limited/ Universal Island Records Limited
Tula Contostavlos, ComposerLyricist - Richard Rawson, ComposerLyricist - Costadinos Contostavlos, ComposerLyricist - Kwasi Danquah, ComposerLyricist - Beatriz Artola, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fraser T. Smith, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Tinchy Stryder, MainArtist - N-Dubz, FeaturedArtist - Kelvin Avon, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - James Mottershead, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Tula Contostavlos, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Richard Rawson, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Costadinos Contostavlos, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tony Dixon, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Hudson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - N-Dubz, MainArtist - Ross “Dights” Parkin, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 N Dubz Music LLP, under exclusive licence to All Around The World Recordings Limited/ Universal Island Records Limited
Michael McHenry, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Buendia, ComposerLyricist - Tula Contostavlos, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Rawson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Costadinos Contostavlos, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Stacy Barthe, ComposerLyricist - Corey Gibson, ComposerLyricist - Jean Baptiste, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Isha Erskine, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - N-Dubz, MainArtist - Bailey Anderson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - CoreyChorus, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 N Dubz Music LLP under exclusive licence to All Around The World Recordings Limited/ Universal Island Records Limited
Rob Thomas, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Skepta, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Tula Contostavlos, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Richard Rawson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Costadinos Contostavlos, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - MSM, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - N-Dubz, MainArtist - Streaky, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 BBK / 3Beat Productions Under Exclusive License to All Around The World Limited / Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
Tula Contostavlos, ComposerLyricist - Richard Rawson, ComposerLyricist - Costadinos Contostavlos, ComposerLyricist - N-Dubz, MainArtist
℗ 2008 All Around The World
Sylvia Gordon, ComposerLyricist - Nick Marsh, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Buendia, ComposerLyricist - Tula Contostavlos, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Rawson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Costadinos Contostavlos, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jean Baptiste, ComposerLyricist - Isha Erskine, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - N-Dubz, MainArtist - Free School, Producer - Bailey Anderson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 N Dubz Music LLP under exclusive licence to All Around The World Recordings Limited/ Universal Island Records Limited
Tula Contostavlos, ComposerLyricist - Richard Rawson, ComposerLyricist - Costadinos Contostavlos, ComposerLyricist - N-Dubz, MainArtist - Junior Edwards, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 All Around The World Limited / Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Tula Contostavlos, ComposerLyricist - Richard Rawson, ComposerLyricist - Costadinos Contostavlos, ComposerLyricist - N-Dubz, MainArtist
℗ 2008 All Around The World
Steve Kipner, ComposerLyricist - Mark Sheehan, ComposerLyricist - Daniel O'Donoghue, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Marcus Frampton, ComposerLyricist - Tula Contostavlos, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Rawson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Costadinos Contostavlos, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Dixon, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - N-Dubz, MainArtist - Carol Berry, Producer
℗ 2010 BBC
Lukasz Gottwald, ComposerLyricist - Tula Contostavlos, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Rawson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Costadinos Contostavlos, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cathy Dennis, ComposerLyricist - Tony Dixon, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - N-Dubz, MainArtist - Stuart Last, Producer
℗ 2012 BBC
Ayak Thiik, ComposerLyricist - Ben Kohn, ComposerLyricist - Tula Contostavlos, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Rawson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Costadinos Contostavlos, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Barnes, ComposerLyricist - Peter Kelleher, ComposerLyricist - Tony Dixon, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - N-Dubz, MainArtist
℗ 2011 All Around The World under exclusive Licence to Universal Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd
Album review
The X Factor may have launched the careers of a never-ending supply of pop stars, but as the likes of Cheryl Cole, Dannii Minogue, and Sharon Osbourne will attest to, it's just as efficient at boosting the profiles of its judges, too. N-Dubz vocalist Tulisa Contostavlos is the latest to benefit from sitting on the talent show panel, having gone from chav-rap unknown to potential national sweetheart in the space of a few years, hence this hastily assembled overview of her band's rags-to-riches career. Those who have only become familiar with the group through the Cowell juggernaut may be a little perturbed by the fact that there's very little here likely to end up being performed on the show's singoffs. Indeed, the six numbers from 2008 debut Uncle B bear all the hallmarks of their tough council estate upbringing, from the ghetto grime of "Better Not Waste My Time" to the dramatic R&B of "Papa Can You Hear Me," all of which introduced the world to the cartoonish figure of Dappy and his annoying "Na Na Niii" catch phrase. However, by 2009 follow-up Against All Odds, the trio had been embraced by the mainstream, scoring a number one with Tinchy Stryder ("Number One," featured here in an N-Dubz heavy version), collaborating with Kanye West protégé Mr. Hudson ("Playing with Fire"), and becoming a Radio 1 staple with the likes of Facebook-referencing anthem "I Need You." With one eye firmly on cracking the U.S. market, 2010's Love.Live.Life was an even more polished affair, but the toe-curling slow-jam "Girls" and the clichéd urban electro of "Morning Star" indicate why they failed to do so. Elsewhere, the mashup of Sugababes' "About You Now" and Chris Brown's "With You" alongside a medley of the Script's "Breakeven" and "The Man Who Can't Be Moved" (both of which were recorded for Radio 1's Live Lounge) proves that despite Dappy's recent solo number one (also tacked on at the end) and notorious tabloid presence, it's Tulisa who's the real star of the show. But with no new material and a few notable absences (Top Ten hit "We Dance On" is nowhere to be found), Greatest Hits feels like a cynical cash-in that's appeared way too early in the band's career to make any impact.
© Jon O'Brien /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:03:30
- Main artists: N-Dubz
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal-Island Records Ltd.
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2011 N Dubz Music LLP under exclusive licence to All Around The World Recordings Limited/ Universal Island Records Limited ℗ 2011 N Dubz Music LLP under exclusive licence to All Around The World Recordings Limited/ Universal Island Records Limited
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