Update noon GMT on January 1, 2019: Tulisa’s team has now denied the rumours reported below in an article in OK! magazine. Our original story can be seen below.

SuRie brought the ‘Storm‘ to Eurovision 2018 for the UK — could Tulisa Contostavlos be following up with some ‘Lightning’? The ex N-Dubz singer is rumoured to be appearing at Eurovision: You Decide this year with a track with that meteorological flourish.

The murmurs started appearing on Twitter this morning. And they’ve quickly developed into a roar as many fans remember Tulisa’s success in the UK charts previously.

One user @arianagrandes proved the point in the comments below on the post showing how Tulisa had posted an Insta of herself in the studio with lightning emojis accompanying it. To make it even more interesting? Tulisa has now deleted the post! What you hiding, girl?

Previous success in the UK

Greek-Cypriot Tulisa earned a solo UK Number One in April 2012 with the anthem ‘Young’, which was a Summer banger throughout the year. The song was accompanied with a sun-drenched video set in Miami giving off all the party vibes that Eurofans crave, so something in this vein would certainly be welcome in the contest. Although we know Tulisa can bring out great dance anthems, it’s worth noting she is also fantastic with gentler songs such as “Sight Of You” — a break-up track with some serious emotion.

She later released her album The Female Boss filled with pop bliss, with feminist undertones. ‘Young’ wasn’t her first taste of chart success however; as part of the RnB group N-Dubz she had numerous Top 10 hits in both their home country and Ireland. They also embarked on hugely successful tours and gained a huge fanbase along the way for her no-nonsense approach and fun personality.

She became a household name in her own right away from N-Dubz on The X Factor in 2011, and was the colossally famous Little Mix’s mentor. She became the first mentor to ever win with a group on the original UK edition. With a re-shuffle of the panel she didn’t last too long in the role, but her impact on the show has lasted and Little Mix continue to slay globally album after album.

Changes to Eurovision: You Decide

As announced previously, the BBC have made some changes for Eurovision: You Decide for 2019. Instead of the 6 different songs format used previously, there will be 3 song battling out. Each entry will be performed by 2 artists in different styles or genres. There are also rumours of the show being set in a TV Studio as opposed to a concert venue as they have done in the last 3 years previously. A TV Studio setting could perhaps hint at a very different style of production to try and pique the public’s interest more.

With the new format of the show (and if the rumours are true), could Tulisa be a song-writer behind Lightning as opposed to the singer of it? If she is the singer, then she isn’t the only one trying to bring the track to Tel Aviv, as she’ll be competing against a counterpart with a different take on it.

The show will keep our collective dream husband (and of course, Eurovision 2015 winner) Måns Zelmerlöw and British comedienne Mel Giedroyc as hosts in 2019, after a fantastic showing together in 2018. Away from this, there have been huge changes in who is running the show for the UK’s participation. A change in HoD and a new production team behind the national final could bring brand new feels to the show.

Would you love to see Tulisa at Eurovision 2019? What type of genre would you hope to see her performing? How do you think a bigger name like Tulisa would fit into the new Eurovision: You Decide? Let us know down below!

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Charli Cheer Up
Charli Cheer Up
5 years ago

Would love it if it was true but for now let’s just take it with a grain of salt 😉

oli
oli
5 years ago

For a moment I saw Sophie Ellis bextor in that picure, which would have been MAJOR, as she is one of my favorite singers!

ESCFan2009
ESCFan2009
5 years ago
Reply to  oli

“Murder On The Dancefloor” is a great track! 😀

Jack
Jack
5 years ago

Huge if true! Tulisa has stepped out of the spotlight for the last 4 years and ESC could perhaps launch her comeback? I wasn’t a fan of N-dubz but did really like Tulisa as a judge in X Factor where she famously mentored Little Mix to becoming the first group to win the show and arguably the most internationally successful XFUK winning artist ever. Considering her Greek heritage… maybe Lightning could be Fuego 2.0? If she was to be involved in You Decide I’d think realistically she’d be a songwriter than participant but we’ll wait and see!

yodenman
yodenman
5 years ago
Reply to  Jack

Sorry to disagree but I feel that at present the eurovision song contest doesn’t have the necessary credibility to launch anyone’s career in the UK. If anything it is guaranteed to finish it.

Ramiro Ventura
Ramiro Ventura
5 years ago
Reply to  yodenman

Last time I checked, Lucie is still doing fine with her theater career after Eurovision.

It's the BBC's fault, not the UK's
It's the BBC's fault, not the UK's
5 years ago
Reply to  yodenman

SuRie’s about to release another album as well. Probably the most recent UK singer I can remember that has released quite a few songs already

Ani
Ani
5 years ago

A huge step forward for the uk if this is true!

Purple Mask
Purple Mask
5 years ago

If it’s true, this could be very good news indeed. If.

It's the BBC's fault, not the UK's
It's the BBC's fault, not the UK's
5 years ago

Yes. A song like Young would be great for Tel Aviv. Still love that song!

Hopefully she is!

Jo.
Jo.
5 years ago

sure she is, ^^