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"Tulisa Contostavlos has spoken of her excitement at joining the new series of The X Factor. The N-Dubz singer was confirmed as a new judge on the ITV1 reality show yesterday, alongside fellow newcomers Gary Barlow and Kelly Rowland, as well as returning judge Louis Walsh. Contostavlos has now promised that she will bring a &amp;quot;raw, in your face [and] real element&amp;quot; to The X Factor when she starts filming on the show. She tweeted: &amp;quot;Very excited about joining the X Factor.Ive always loved the show and I want to thank you all for supporting me.... (sic) &amp;quot;On my journey this far,rest assured the Tulisa you know isn&amp;#039;t going anywhere.I don&amp;#039;t no how to be anything other than myself... &amp;amp; thats what I&amp;#039;ll be.I hope I can bring that raw in your face, real element 2 the show (&amp;amp; the warmth/love cus you know I&amp;#039;m a softy at heart).&amp;quot; Contostavlos went on to assure N-Dubz fans that she would never turn her back on the hip-hop group, despite her new role as an X Factor judge and mentor. &amp;quot;I can&amp;#039;t wait to find the next star of the UK,&amp;quot; she continued. &amp;quot;I am still a member of NDubz &amp;amp; they will b my team till the day I die. &amp;quot;People that dont know r story can never understand the way u guys do how important r loyalty is as a band to us ... The Female Boss is ready to rumble. BRING IT ON!!!! Xxx&amp;quot; The X Factor will begin its first auditions in Birmingham on Wednesday. &amp;gt; X Factor poll: What do you think of the new judges? &amp;gt; Louis Walsh determined to beat new X Factor judges &amp;gt; Simon Cowell predicts Tulisa, Walsh X Factor arguments &amp;gt; Full X Factor coverage  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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