Overwritten data when syncing? All contacts lost!

Hi,
I upgraded to iphone 4s - backed up data on itunes and synced with new phone - everything there - until I initiated icloud, at which point all contacts were replaced by email addresses imported from computer. Apple eventually said the data had been overwritten by icloud and therefore lost for good!!
Is this correct? Have others experienced similar problems?
I should add that io5 was also installed at the same time...
Many thanks

Grum8385,
You can try to restore from backup, to see if the original data is still within the backup iTunes makes of your iPhone.
To restore from backup, right-click on the iPhone image under Devices, and choose "Restore from Backup". If you have multiple backups, you can try restoring from each one individually using the drop-down menu.
Backing Up, updating, and restoring your iPhone and iPod touch software
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
If this doesn't work, then I would try transferring the data you backed up from your original computer to this one.
Hope this helps,
Raleigh

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