Plato Contostavlos, the father of N-Dubz singer Tulisa Contostavlos and keyboard player in the 70s blues band Mungo Jerry, has died.
The 36-year-old singer announced the news in a Instagram post, alongside a photo of herself and her father hugging when she was a child.
“Love you pops, rest in peace. Forever my father’s daughter,” Contostavlos wrote alongside the image on Tuesday, 1 July.
Contostavlos’s bandmate and cousin, Dappy, also shared the news online, posting a video of him and his uncle alongside a white dove emoji.
When Contostavlos shared a broken heart emoji beneath the post, her cousin responded: “I’m so sorry T.”
Plato was a member of the band Mungo Jerry, best known for their hit single “In The Summertime”, as well as “Lady Rose” and “Alright, Alright, Alright”.
Contostavlos rose to fame after joining her cousin Dappy’s hip hop group N-Dubz, with their mutual friend Fazer in the 2000s. They went on to enjoy top-10 hits, including “I Need You” and featured on Tinchy Stryder’s “Number 1”.
