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| name = Demi Lovato
| image = Demi Lovato Interview Feb 2020.png
| image = Demi Lovato 2009 (Cropped).jpg
| caption = Lovato in February 2020.
| caption = Lovato in 2009
| birth_name = Demetria Devonne Lovato
| birth_name = Demetria Devonne Lovato
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|8|20}}
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'''Demetria Devonne Lovato''' (born August 20, 1992) is an American [[singer-songwriter]], [[philanthropist]], and [[actress]]. Lovato was first in ''[[Barney & Friends]]'' (2002–2004), but became more popular from being in the [[television movie]]s ''[[Camp Rock]]'' (2008) and its [[sequel]] ''[[Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam]]'' (2010). One of the songs on the first ''Camp Rock'' movie was "[[This is Me (Demi Lovato song)|This Is Me]]", which Lovato sang with [[Joe Jonas]]. This song was popular and was in the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].
'''Demetria Devonne Lovato''' (born August 20, 1992) is an American [[singer-songwriter]], [[philanthropist]], and [[actress]]. Lovato was first in ''[[Barney & Friends]]'' (2002–2004), but became more popular from being in the [[television movie]]s ''[[Camp Rock]]'' (2008) and its [[sequel]] ''[[Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam]]'' (2010).

One of the songs on the first ''Camp Rock'' movie was "[[This is Me (Demi Lovato song)|This Is Me]]", which Lovato sang with [[Joe Jonas]]. This song was popular and was in the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
Demetria Devonne Lovato was born on August 20, 1992 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They were the child of an [[engineer]] and [[musician]]<ref name=PatrickDeathBillboard>{{cite magazine|last=Payne|first=Chris|title=Demi Lovato's Father Dies|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1568025/demi-lovatos-father-passes-away|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=June 22, 2013}}</ref> Patrick Martin Lovato (March 12, 1951 – June 22, 2013)<ref name="Patrick">{{Cite web|title=Patrick Martin Lovato|url=https://www.geni.com/people/%D7%A4%D7%98%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%A7-%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%91%D7%90%D7%98%D7%95/748278|access-date=2022-04-25|website=geni_family_tree|language=en-US}}</ref> and former [[Dallas Cowboys cheerleader]]<ref name=Dianna>{{cite web|last=Hart|first=Dianna|title=Dianna Hart DeLaGarza|url=http://lb.dallascowboyscheerleaders.com/history/watn.cfm?id=F6337218-D0CB-3383-352D6DD803C5A683|publisher=Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders|access-date=2014-01-07|archive-date=2013-10-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029191518/http://lb.dallascowboyscheerleaders.com/history/watn.cfm?id=F6337218-D0CB-3383-352D6DD803C5A683|url-status=dead}}</ref> Dianna Lee Hart (born Dianna Lee Smith; August 8, 1962).<ref name=MotherLine>{{cite web|title=SUE EMMONS and DONALD SMITH|url=http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/a/r/Sue-D-Hart-Ar/GENE3-0008.html|publisher=Family Tree Maker}}</ref> Lovato has an older sister, Dallas (born February 4, 1988);<ref name="DallasBirthday">{{cite web|title=Happy 24th Birthday Dallas Lovato February 4, 2012|url=http://www.disneydreaming.com/2012/02/04/happy-24th-birthday-dallas-lovato-february-4-2012/|publisher=Disney Dreaming|accessdate=February 4, 2012|archive-date=February 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208061154/http://www.disneydreaming.com/2012/02/04/happy-24th-birthday-dallas-lovato-february-4-2012/|url-status=dead}}</ref> a younger maternal half-sister, actress [[Madison De La Garza]] (born December 28, 2001),<ref name="WP">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/20/AR2008062003077_pf.html|title=Disney Demi-Goddess|author=Laura Yao|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=June 21, 2008|accessdate=March 11, 2013}}</ref> and an older paternal half-sister, Amber,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lorre|first=Rose Maura|date=2021-03-23|title=Demi Lovato's Bond With Her Sisters Is Explored in Dancing With the Devil—Meet the 3 Women Always by Her Side|url=https://parade.com/1183858/rose-maura-lorre/demi-lovato-sisters-madison-dallas-amber/|access-date=2022-04-25|website=Parade: Entertainment, Recipes, Health, Life, Holidays|language=en}}</ref> to whom they first spoke when they were 20.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/03/06/demi-lovato-has-secret-half-sister-strangest-celeb-family-drama/|title=Demi Lovato has secret half-sister: Strangest celeb family drama?|publisher=[[Fox News]], [[News Corporation]]|date=March 6, 2012|accessdate=March 11, 2013}}</ref>
Demetria Devonne Lovato was born on August 20, 1992 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She was the child of an [[engineer]] and [[musician]]<ref name=PatrickDeathBillboard>{{cite magazine|last=Payne|first=Chris|title=Demi Lovato's Father Dies|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1568025/demi-lovatos-father-passes-away|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=June 22, 2013}}</ref> Patrick Martin Lovato (March 12, 1951 – June 22, 2013)<ref name="Patrick">{{Cite web|title=Patrick Martin Lovato|url=https://www.geni.com/people/%D7%A4%D7%98%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%A7-%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%91%D7%90%D7%98%D7%95/748278|access-date=2022-04-25|website=geni_family_tree|language=en-US}}</ref> and former [[Dallas Cowboys cheerleader]]<ref name=Dianna>{{cite web|last=Hart|first=Dianna|title=Dianna Hart DeLaGarza|url=http://lb.dallascowboyscheerleaders.com/history/watn.cfm?id=F6337218-D0CB-3383-352D6DD803C5A683|publisher=Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders|access-date=2014-01-07|archive-date=2013-10-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029191518/http://lb.dallascowboyscheerleaders.com/history/watn.cfm?id=F6337218-D0CB-3383-352D6DD803C5A683|url-status=dead}}</ref> Dianna Lee Hart (born Dianna Lee Smith; August 8, 1962).<ref name=MotherLine>{{cite web|title=SUE EMMONS and DONALD SMITH|url=http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/a/r/Sue-D-Hart-Ar/GENE3-0008.html|publisher=Family Tree Maker|access-date=2015-09-17|archive-date=2014-10-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015103853/http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/a/r/Sue-D-Hart-Ar/GENE3-0008.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Lovato has an older sister, Dallas (born February 4, 1988);<ref name="DallasBirthday">{{cite web|title=Happy 24th Birthday Dallas Lovato February 4, 2012|url=http://www.disneydreaming.com/2012/02/04/happy-24th-birthday-dallas-lovato-february-4-2012/|publisher=Disney Dreaming|accessdate=February 4, 2012|archive-date=February 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208061154/http://www.disneydreaming.com/2012/02/04/happy-24th-birthday-dallas-lovato-february-4-2012/|url-status=dead}}</ref> a younger maternal half-sister, actress [[Madison De La Garza]] (born December 28, 2001),<ref name="WP">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/20/AR2008062003077_pf.html|title=Disney Demi-Goddess|author=Laura Yao|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=June 21, 2008|accessdate=March 11, 2013}}</ref> and an older paternal half-sister, Amber,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lorre|first=Rose Maura|date=2021-03-23|title=Demi Lovato's Bond With Her Sisters Is Explored in Dancing With the Devil—Meet the 3 Women Always by Her Side|url=https://parade.com/1183858/rose-maura-lorre/demi-lovato-sisters-madison-dallas-amber/|access-date=2022-04-25|website=Parade: Entertainment, Recipes, Health, Life, Holidays|language=en}}</ref> to whom she first spoke to when she was 20.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/03/06/demi-lovato-has-secret-half-sister-strangest-celeb-family-drama/|title=Demi Lovato has secret half-sister: Strangest celeb family drama?|publisher=[[Fox News]], [[News Corporation]]|date=March 6, 2012|accessdate=March 11, 2013}}</ref>
Lovato's parents divorced in the late summer of 1994, shortly after their second birthday.<ref name=Chance>{{cite book|last=Shaffer|first=Jody Jensen|title=Demi Lovato: Taking Another Chance|url=https://archive.org/details/demilovatotaking0000shaf|year=2013|publisher=Lerner Publications|isbn=9781467713108 }}</ref> Lovato's father was of Mexican, Indigenous Mexican, Jewish, Portuguese and Spanish descent,<ref name="Hispanic Hollywood">{{cite news|title=The Hollywood Reporter Names the Young Hispanic Hollywood Class of 2013|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/demi-lovato-658894|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|accessdate=November 22, 2013|date=November 22, 2013|quote="In honor of her Mexican-American father,"|archive-date=March 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314151249/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/demi-lovato-658894|url-status=dead}}</ref> and their mother is of Italian, English, Scottish and Irish ancestry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://familyhistoryinsider.com/deep-ancestry-demi-lovatos-ancient-spanish-heritage/|title=Lost Ancestry: Demi Lovato's Ancient Spanish Heritage|work=Family History Insider|accessdate=August 26, 2015}}</ref><ref name=Ethnicity>{{cite book|last=Aldama|first=Frederick Luis|title=Latinos and Narrative Media: Participation and Portrayal|year=2013|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|isbn=9781137361783 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nBxEAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA149|quote="Claiming a multi-ethnic background of Mexican, Italian, Irish, and English descent,"}}</ref> Patrick's patrilineal great-grandmother, Maria Cristina Perea, was a daughter of [[American Civil War|Civil War]] [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] veteran [[Francisco Perea]] (1830–1913) and a great-granddaughter of [[Santa Fe de Nuevo México]] governor [[Francisco Xavier Chávez]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.somosprimos.com/sp2010/spjun10/spjun10.htm|title=Somos Primos|publisher=Diario El Carabobeño|accessdate=October 5, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Biography Today">{{cite book|title=Biography Today|url=https://archive.org/details/biographytodaypr0000unse|year=2009|page=[https://archive.org/details/biographytodaypr0000unse/page/103 103]|publisher=Omnigraphics|location=Detroit, Michigan |isbn=978-0-7808-1052-5}}</ref><ref name="ref091">{{cite news|author=Jon Caramanica|title=Tween Princess, Tweaked|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 15, 2009|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/19/arts/music/19cara.html?pagewanted=2|accessdate=November 4, 2009}}</ref> They received their high-school diploma through homeschooling in April 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.disneydreaming.com/2009/04/23/demi-lovato-graduates-high-school/|title=Demi Lovato Graduates High School|publisher=Disney Dreaming|date=April 23, 2009|accessdate=July 27, 2011|archive-date=April 7, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100407010117/http://www.disneydreaming.com/2009/04/23/demi-lovato-graduates-high-school/|url-status=dead}}</ref> They began playing [[piano]] at age seven and [[guitar]] at ten,<ref>"Biography Today", p.105</ref> when they also began dancing and acting classes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/this-is-how-i-made-it-ep-6-demi-lovato-and-bob/1698279/playlist.jhtml|title=Demi Lovato and B.o.B.|publisher=MTV. [[Viacom]]|date=December 18, 2012|accessdate=March 7, 2013}}</ref> Lovato told [[Ellen DeGeneres]] that they were [[bullying|bullied]] so much that they asked for [[homeschooling]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/demi-lovato-rehab-dad-blames-hollywood-acting-issues-article-1.451886|title=Demi Lovato in rehab: Dad blames Hollywood, acting for her issues|author=Caroline Culbertson|work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|date=November 2, 2010|accessdate=March 10, 2013}}</ref>
Lovato's parents divorced in the late summer of 1994, shortly after her second birthday.<ref name=Chance>{{cite book|last=Shaffer|first=Jody Jensen|title=Demi Lovato: Taking Another Chance|url=https://archive.org/details/demilovatotaking0000shaf|year=2013|publisher=Lerner Publications|isbn=9781467713108 }}</ref> Lovato's father was of Mexican, Indigenous Mexican, Jewish, Portuguese and Spanish descent,<ref name="Hispanic Hollywood">{{cite news|title=The Hollywood Reporter Names the Young Hispanic Hollywood Class of 2013|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/demi-lovato-658894|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|accessdate=November 22, 2013|date=November 22, 2013|quote="In honor of her Mexican-American father,"|archive-date=March 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314151249/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/demi-lovato-658894|url-status=dead}}</ref> and her mother is of Italian, English, Scottish and Irish ancestry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://familyhistoryinsider.com/deep-ancestry-demi-lovatos-ancient-spanish-heritage/|title=Lost Ancestry: Demi Lovato's Ancient Spanish Heritage|work=Family History Insider|accessdate=August 26, 2015}}</ref><ref name=Ethnicity>{{cite book|last=Aldama|first=Frederick Luis|title=Latinos and Narrative Media: Participation and Portrayal|year=2013|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|isbn=9781137361783 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nBxEAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA149|quote="Claiming a multi-ethnic background of Mexican, Italian, Irish, and English descent,"}}</ref> Patrick's patrilineal great-grandmother, Maria Cristina Perea, was a daughter of [[American Civil War|Civil War]] [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] veteran [[Francisco Perea]] (1830–1913) and a great-granddaughter of [[Santa Fe de Nuevo México]] governor [[Francisco Xavier Chávez]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.somosprimos.com/sp2010/spjun10/spjun10.htm|title=Somos Primos|publisher=Diario El Carabobeño|accessdate=October 5, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Biography Today">{{cite book|title=Biography Today|url=https://archive.org/details/biographytodaypr0000unse|year=2009|page=[https://archive.org/details/biographytodaypr0000unse/page/103 103]|publisher=Omnigraphics|location=Detroit, Michigan |isbn=978-0-7808-1052-5}}</ref><ref name="ref091">{{cite news|author=Jon Caramanica|title=Tween Princess, Tweaked|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 15, 2009|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/19/arts/music/19cara.html?pagewanted=2|accessdate=November 4, 2009}}</ref> She received her high-school diploma through homeschooling in April 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.disneydreaming.com/2009/04/23/demi-lovato-graduates-high-school/|title=Demi Lovato Graduates High School|publisher=Disney Dreaming|date=April 23, 2009|accessdate=July 27, 2011|archive-date=April 7, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100407010117/http://www.disneydreaming.com/2009/04/23/demi-lovato-graduates-high-school/|url-status=dead}}</ref> She began playing [[piano]] at age seven and [[guitar]] at ten,<ref>"Biography Today", p.105</ref> when she also began dancing and acting classes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/this-is-how-i-made-it-ep-6-demi-lovato-and-bob/1698279/playlist.jhtml|title=Demi Lovato and B.o.B.|publisher=MTV. [[Viacom]]|date=December 18, 2012|accessdate=March 7, 2013|archive-date=November 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115114500/http://www.mtv.com/videos/this-is-how-i-made-it-ep-6-demi-lovato-and-bob/1698279/playlist.jhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> Lovato told [[Ellen DeGeneres]] that she was [[bullying|bullied]] so much that she asked for [[homeschooling]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/demi-lovato-rehab-dad-blames-hollywood-acting-issues-article-1.451886|title=Demi Lovato in rehab: Dad blames Hollywood, acting for her issues|author=Caroline Culbertson|work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|date=November 2, 2010|accessdate=March 10, 2013}}</ref>


== Music ==
== Music ==
As a solo musical artist, Lovato released her first album, ''[[Don't Forget]]'', on September 23, 2008. The album started at number two on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. It sold 89,000 copies in the first week. It has since shipped over 500,000 copies in the United States. This earned it a [[RIAA certification|gold]] certification in the United States.<ref name="trust201002">{{cite web |url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=demi%20lovato&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2011&sort=Artist&perPage=25 |title=Recording Industry Association of America |publisher=RIAA |accessdate=July 27, 2011 |archive-date=August 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817080839/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=demi%20lovato&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2011&sort=Artist&perPage=25 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Lovato released her second album, ''[[Here We Go Again (Demi Lovato album)|Here We Go Again]]'', on July 21, 2009.<ref name="HereWeGoAgain">{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/ddlovato/status/1957085257 |title=Demi Lovato First Single Announcement |publisher=Demi Lovato |accessdate=May 29, 2009 |archive-date=December 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208085451/https://twitter.com/ddlovato/status/1957085257 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The album started at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200. It sold 108,000 copies in the first week.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/|title=Billboard - Music Charts, News, Photos & Video|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> Her third studio album, ''[[Unbroken (Demi Lovato album)|Unbroken]]'', was released on September 20, 2011. It peaked at number four on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref name = "bb200">{{cite web | url = http://www.billboard.com/artist/300744/demi-lovato/chart?f=305 | title = Demi Lovato chart history | work = Billboard 200 | publisher = [[Billboard (magazine)]] | accessdate = April 10, 2015 | archive-date = April 2, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150402003139/http://www.billboard.com/artist/300744/demi-lovato/chart?f=305 | url-status = dead }}</ref> Her fourth studio album is ''Demi''. It reached #3 on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref name = "bb200"/>
As a solo musical artist, Lovato released her first album, ''[[Don't Forget]]'', on September 23, 2008. The album started at number two on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. It sold 89,000 copies in the first week. It has since shipped over 500,000 copies in the United States. This earned it a [[RIAA certification|gold]] certification in the United States.<ref name="trust201002">{{cite web |url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=demi%20lovato&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2011&sort=Artist&perPage=25 |title=Recording Industry Association of America |publisher=RIAA |accessdate=July 27, 2011 |archive-date=August 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817080839/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=demi%20lovato&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2011&sort=Artist&perPage=25 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Lovato released her second album, ''[[Here We Go Again (Demi Lovato album)|Here We Go Again]]'', on July 21, 2009.<ref name="HereWeGoAgain">{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/ddlovato/status/1957085257 |title=Demi Lovato First Single Announcement |publisher=Demi Lovato |accessdate=May 29, 2009 |archive-date=December 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208085451/https://twitter.com/ddlovato/status/1957085257 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The album started at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200. It sold 108,000 copies in the first week.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/|title=Billboard - Music Charts, News, Photos & Video|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> Her third studio album, ''[[Unbroken (Demi Lovato album)|Unbroken]]'', was released on September 20, 2011. It peaked at number four on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref name = "bb200">{{cite web | url = http://www.billboard.com/artist/300744/demi-lovato/chart?f=305 | title = Demi Lovato chart history | work = Billboard 200 | publisher = [[Billboard (magazine)]] | accessdate = April 10, 2015 | archive-date = April 2, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150402003139/http://www.billboard.com/artist/300744/demi-lovato/chart?f=305 | url-status = dead }}</ref> Her fourth studio album is ''Demi''. It reached #3 on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref name = "bb200"/>


Lovato released her third album, ''[[Unbroken (Demi Lovato album)|Unbroken]]'', on September 20, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1667730/demi-lovato-new-album-september/|title=Demi Lovato To Release New Album September 20|author=James Dinh|publisher=MTV News. Viacom|date=July 22, 2011|accessdate=March 15, 2013}}</ref> Begun in July 2010, the album experimented with [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] and featured less pop rock.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1644100/demi-lovato-wants-to-embrace-her-inner-soul-diva-on-next-album/|title=Demi Lovato Wants To Embrace Her 'Inner Soul' Diva On Next Album|publisher=MTV News. Viacom|date=July 21, 2010|accessdate=March 15, 2013|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena}}</ref> The album and the stylistic change received mixed to positive reviews from critics, who saw a growth in musicianship because of her struggles and have praised Lovato's vocals but found the music more generic than her previous efforts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/unbroken-2010/demi-lovato/critic-reviews|title=Critic Reviews for Unbroken|publisher=Metacritic. CBS Interactive|accessdate=March 15, 2013}}</ref> The record was a commercial success, peaking at number four on the ''Billboard'' 200, with sales exceeding 97,000 copies in its first week of release, and going on to sell over 500,000 copies in the United States, being certified Gold.<ref name="billboard">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/467230/tony-bennett-85-achieves-first-no-1-album-on-billboard-200 |title=Tony Bennett, 85, Achieves First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=May 20, 2013}}</ref>
Lovato released her third album, ''[[Unbroken (Demi Lovato album)|Unbroken]]'', on September 20, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1667730/demi-lovato-new-album-september/|title=Demi Lovato To Release New Album September 20|author=James Dinh|publisher=MTV News. Viacom|date=July 22, 2011|accessdate=March 15, 2013|archive-date=August 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803150405/http://www.mtv.com/news/1667730/demi-lovato-new-album-september/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Begun in July 2010, the album experimented with [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] and featured less pop rock.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1644100/demi-lovato-wants-to-embrace-her-inner-soul-diva-on-next-album/|title=Demi Lovato Wants To Embrace Her 'Inner Soul' Diva On Next Album|publisher=MTV News. Viacom|date=July 21, 2010|accessdate=March 15, 2013|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena|archive-date=August 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805141513/http://www.mtv.com/news/1644100/demi-lovato-wants-to-embrace-her-inner-soul-diva-on-next-album/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The album and the stylistic change received mixed to positive reviews from critics, who saw a growth in musicianship because of her struggles and have praised Lovato's vocals but found the music more generic than her previous efforts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/unbroken-2010/demi-lovato/critic-reviews|title=Critic Reviews for Unbroken|publisher=Metacritic. CBS Interactive|accessdate=March 15, 2013}}</ref> The record was a commercial success, peaking at number four on the ''Billboard'' 200, with sales exceeding 97,000 copies in its first week of release, and going on to sell over 500,000 copies in the United States, being certified Gold.<ref name="billboard">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/467230/tony-bennett-85-achieves-first-no-1-album-on-billboard-200 |title=Tony Bennett, 85, Achieves First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=May 20, 2013}}</ref>


The album's [[lead single]], "[[Skyscraper (song)|Skyscraper]]", was acclaimed for its messages of self-worth and confidence,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/Demi-Lovato-Skyscraper.htm|title=Demi Lovato - "Skyscraper"|author=Bill Lamb|publisher=About.com. IAC|accessdate=June 2, 2013|archive-date=May 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130505015245/http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/Demi-Lovato-Skyscraper.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> peaked at number 10 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], selling 176,000 downloads during the first week of release, becoming Lovato's highest first week sales, until the release of "[[Heart Attack (song)|Heart Attack]]" by Lovato in 2013.<ref name="Billboard"/> The song also Lovato's highest-peaked single since "[[This Is Me (Camp Rock song)|This Is Me]]" reached number nine in August 2008.<ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/469163/lmfao-still-atop-hot-100-demi-lovato-debuts-in-top-10|title=LMFAO Still Atop Hot 100, Demi Lovato Debuts In Top 10|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=July 20, 2011}}</ref> The song also debuted at number two on the [[Hot Digital Songs]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/469172/blake-sheltons-river-runs-to-no-1-on-billboard-200|title=Blake Shelton's 'River' Runs to No. 1 on Billboard 200|date=July 20, 2011|last=Caulfield|first=Kevin|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=July 20, 2011}}</ref> "Skyscraper" received the Best Video with a Message award at the September [[2012 MTV Video Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2012/best-video-with-a-message/|title=Demi Lovato nominated for Best Video With A Message at the 2012 VMA's.|publisher=MTV News. Viacom|date=July 31, 2012|accessdate=March 15, 2013}}</ref> The album's second and final single, "[[Give Your Heart a Break]]", peaked [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] at number 16, making Lovato's fourth highest peaking song.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=demi lovato|chart=all}} |title=Hot 100 Songs & New Music: 1 - 10 Songs &#124; Billboard Music Charts |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=December 6, 2012}}</ref> Also, it has peaked at number 12 on the US [[Adult Pop Songs|Adult Top 40]] chart, number 1 on the US [[Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs)|Pop Songs]] chart and became the longest climb by a female artist to #1 in the [[Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs)|Pop Songs]] chart history. In April 2014, the song was certified three-times platinum by the [[RIAA]]; as of October 2014, it has sold 2.1 million digital copies.<ref name="sales">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6281548/ask-billboard-baseball-hits-gwen-stefanis-delay-demi-lovatos?page=0%2C4|title=Ask Billboard: Baseball Hits, Gwen Stefani's Delay & & Demi Lovato's Best-Selling Songs|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=October 12, 2014 |accessdate=October 12, 2014 }}</ref>
The album's [[lead single]], "[[Skyscraper (song)|Skyscraper]]", was acclaimed for its messages of self-worth and confidence,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/Demi-Lovato-Skyscraper.htm|title=Demi Lovato - "Skyscraper"|author=Bill Lamb|publisher=About.com. IAC|accessdate=June 2, 2013|archive-date=May 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130505015245/http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/Demi-Lovato-Skyscraper.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> peaked at number 10 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], selling 176,000 downloads during the first week of release, becoming Lovato's highest first week sales, until the release of "[[Heart Attack (song)|Heart Attack]]" by Lovato in 2013.<ref name="Billboard"/> The song also Lovato's highest-peaked single since "[[This Is Me (Camp Rock song)|This Is Me]]" reached number nine in August 2008.<ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/469163/lmfao-still-atop-hot-100-demi-lovato-debuts-in-top-10|title=LMFAO Still Atop Hot 100, Demi Lovato Debuts In Top 10|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=July 20, 2011}}</ref> The song also debuted at number two on the [[Hot Digital Songs]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/469172/blake-sheltons-river-runs-to-no-1-on-billboard-200|title=Blake Shelton's 'River' Runs to No. 1 on Billboard 200|date=July 20, 2011|last=Caulfield|first=Kevin|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=July 20, 2011}}</ref> "Skyscraper" received the Best Video with a Message award at the September [[2012 MTV Video Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2012/best-video-with-a-message/|title=Demi Lovato nominated for Best Video With A Message at the 2012 VMA's.|publisher=MTV News. Viacom|date=July 31, 2012|accessdate=March 15, 2013|archive-date=May 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504072100/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2012/best-video-with-a-message/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The album's second and final single, "[[Give Your Heart a Break]]", peaked [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] at number 16, making Lovato's fourth highest peaking song.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=demi lovato|chart=all}} |title=Hot 100 Songs & New Music: 1 - 10 Songs &#124; Billboard Music Charts |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=December 6, 2012}}</ref> Also, it has peaked at number 12 on the US [[Adult Pop Songs|Adult Top 40]] chart, number 1 on the US [[Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs)|Pop Songs]] chart and became the longest climb by a female artist to #1 in the [[Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs)|Pop Songs]] chart history. In April 2014, the song was certified three-times platinum by the [[RIAA]]; as of October 2014, it has sold 2.1 million digital copies.<ref name="sales">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6281548/ask-billboard-baseball-hits-gwen-stefanis-delay-demi-lovatos?page=0%2C4|title=Ask Billboard: Baseball Hits, Gwen Stefani's Delay & & Demi Lovato's Best-Selling Songs|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=October 12, 2014 |accessdate=October 12, 2014 }}</ref>


Lovato released her fourth studio album, ''Demi'', on May 14, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Demi-Lovato-Demi/release/4817621|title=Demi Lovato - Demi|publisher=discogs}}</ref> It became a top-three album in the US.<ref name="billboard.com">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/demi-lovato|title=Demi Lovato Demi Chart History|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> The album’s first single, "[[Heart Attack (song)|Heart Attack]]", reached number ten on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The next two singles, “Neon Lights” and “Really Don’t Care” with British singer [[Cher Lloyd]], reached the top 40 and were both certified platinum.
Lovato released her fourth studio album, ''Demi'', on May 14, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Demi-Lovato-Demi/release/4817621|title=Demi Lovato - Demi|publisher=discogs}}</ref> It became a top-three album in the US.<ref name="billboard.com">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/demi-lovato|title=Demi Lovato Demi Chart History|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> The album’s first single, "[[Heart Attack (song)|Heart Attack]]", reached number ten on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The next two singles, “Neon Lights” and “Really Don’t Care” with British singer [[Cher Lloyd]], reached the top 40 and were both certified platinum.


Her fifth studio album, ''Confident'', was her first album to have a Parental Advisory label. It entered the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart at number two<ref name="billboard.com"/> and was released on October 16, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Demi-Lovato-Confident/release/7589715|title=Demi Lovato - Confident|publisher=discogs}}</ref> ''Confident'' became her first album issued through Island Records and Safehouse, a label they formed with singer-actor [[Nick Jonas]]. The first single from ''Confident'', “Cool for the Summer”, reached number 11 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It was certified platinum in the US and became her first top-ten hit in the UK. The single “Confident” was performed at the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia in support of Hillary Clinton. “Stone Cold” was issued as the third single from ''Confident''. The album gave Lovato her first Grammy Award nomination when it was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album.
Her fifth studio album, ''Confident'', was her first album to have a Parental Advisory label. It entered the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart at number two<ref name="billboard.com"/> and was released on October 16, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Demi-Lovato-Confident/release/7589715|title=Demi Lovato - Confident|publisher=discogs}}</ref> ''Confident'' became her first album issued through Island Records and Safehouse, a label she formed with singer-actor [[Nick Jonas]]. The first single from ''Confident'', “Cool for the Summer”, reached number 11 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It was certified platinum in the US and became her first top-ten hit in the UK. The single “Confident” was performed at the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia in support of Hillary Clinton. “Stone Cold” was issued as the third single from ''Confident''. The album gave Lovato her first Grammy Award nomination when it was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album.


Lovato released her sixth studio album, ''Tell Me You Love Me'', on September 29, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Demi-Lovato-Tell-Me-You-Love-Me/master/1244516|title=Demi Lovato - Tell Me You Love Me|publisher=discogs}}</ref> It opened at number three on the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart in the US.<ref name="billboard.com"/> It featured the single “Sorry Not Sorry”, which became her highest-charting song in the US when it reached number six on the Hot 100. It also reached number nine in the UK. Lovato performed this song at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards. The promotional singles “Tell Me You Love Me” and “You Don’t Do It for Me Anymore” were also released from the album.
Lovato released her sixth studio album, ''Tell Me You Love Me'', on September 29, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Demi-Lovato-Tell-Me-You-Love-Me/master/1244516|title=Demi Lovato - Tell Me You Love Me|publisher=discogs}}</ref> It opened at number three on the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart in the US.<ref name="billboard.com"/> It featured the single “Sorry Not Sorry”, which became her highest-charting song in the US when it reached number six on the Hot 100. It also reached number nine in the UK. Lovato performed this song at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards. The promotional singles “Tell Me You Love Me” and “You Don’t Do It for Me Anymore” were also released from the album.


Lovato released their sixth studio album, ''[[Dancing with the Devil… the Art of Starting Over]]'', on April 2, 2021.<ref>{{Citation|title=Dancing With The Devil…The Art of Starting Over by Demi Lovato|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/dancing-with-the-devil-the-art-of-starting-over/1558737908|accessdate=2021-05-20|language=en-US}}</ref>
Lovato released her sixth studio album, ''[[Dancing with the Devil… the Art of Starting Over]]'', on April 2, 2021.<ref>{{Citation|title=Dancing With The Devil…The Art of Starting Over by Demi Lovato|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/dancing-with-the-devil-the-art-of-starting-over/1558737908|accessdate=2021-05-20|language=en-US}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
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==Acting career==
==Acting career==
In 2007 and 2008, Lovato played Charlotte Adams on the [[Disney Channel]] short series ''[[As the Bell Rings (U.S.)|As the Bell Rings]]''.<ref name=AboutDemi>{{cite web|title=About Demi Lovato|url=http://demilovatotour.com/html/about_demi_lovato.html|publisher=demilovatotour.com|accessdate=September 13, 2013|archive-date=November 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104011501/http://demilovatotour.com/html/about_demi_lovato.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Lovato auditioned for the channel's television film ''[[Camp Rock]]'' and series ''[[Sonny with a Chance]]'' during the summer of 2007, and got both parts.<ref name="Victoria">{{cite news|url=http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2009/jun/22/bc-mus-demilovatoaa-_-entertainment/?entertainment&national-entertainment|title=Disney singing sensation Demi Lovato ready for new album, first tour as headliner|author=John J. Moser|work=[[The Victoria Advocate]]|publisher=Victoria Advocate Publishing Co.|date=June 22, 2009|accessdate=March 11, 2013}}</ref> Lovato played the lead character, aspiring singer Mitchie Torres, in ''Camp Rock''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kidstvmovies.about.com/od/camprock/fr/camprockr.htm|title=Camp Rock (2008) – Movie Review for Parents|author=Carey Bryson|publisher=About.com. IAC|accessdate=March 11, 2013|archive-date=April 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130421105530/http://kidstvmovies.about.com/od/camprock/fr/camprockr.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> The film premiered on June 20, 2008 to 8.9&nbsp;million viewers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2008/06/high-ratings-fo.html|title=High ratings for 'Camp Rock,' the Disney Channel's Jonas Brothers movie|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=June 21, 2008|accessdate=March 11, 2013}}</ref>
In 2007 and 2008, Lovato played Charlotte Adams on the [[Disney Channel]] short series ''[[As the Bell Rings (U.S.)|As the Bell Rings]]''.<ref name=AboutDemi>{{cite web|title=About Demi Lovato|url=http://demilovatotour.com/html/about_demi_lovato.html|publisher=demilovatotour.com|accessdate=September 13, 2013|archive-date=November 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104011501/http://demilovatotour.com/html/about_demi_lovato.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Lovato auditioned for the channel's television film ''[[Camp Rock]]'' and series ''[[Sonny with a Chance]]'' during the summer of 2007, and got both parts.<ref name="Victoria">{{cite news|url=http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2009/jun/22/bc-mus-demilovatoaa-_-entertainment/?entertainment&national-entertainment|title=Disney singing sensation Demi Lovato ready for new album, first tour as headliner|author=John J. Moser|work=[[The Victoria Advocate]]|publisher=Victoria Advocate Publishing Co.|date=June 22, 2009|accessdate=March 11, 2013|archive-date=August 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818042131/http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2009/jun/22/bc-mus-demilovatoaa-_-entertainment/?entertainment&national-entertainment|url-status=dead}}</ref> Lovato played the lead character, aspiring singer Mitchie Torres, in ''Camp Rock''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kidstvmovies.about.com/od/camprock/fr/camprockr.htm|title=Camp Rock (2008) – Movie Review for Parents|author=Carey Bryson|publisher=About.com. IAC|accessdate=March 11, 2013|archive-date=April 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130421105530/http://kidstvmovies.about.com/od/camprock/fr/camprockr.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> The film premiered on June 20, 2008 to 8.9&nbsp;million viewers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2008/06/high-ratings-fo.html|title=High ratings for 'Camp Rock,' the Disney Channel's Jonas Brothers movie|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=June 21, 2008|accessdate=March 11, 2013}}</ref>


Lovato's Disney Channel sitcom ''[[Sonny with a Chance]]'', with their character Sonny Munroe the newest cast member of the [[show-within-a-show]] ''So Random!'', premiered on February 8.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/sonny-with-a-chance-season-1/id303224140|title=Sonny With a Chance, Season 1|publisher=iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc|accessdate=March 11, 2013}}</ref> Lovato's acting ability was described by Robert Lloyd of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' as "very good", and he compared them favorably to ''[[Hannah Montana]]'' star (and friend) [[Miley Cyrus]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2009/feb/06/entertainment/et-sonny6 |title=Sonny With a Chance |author=Robert Lloyd |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=February 6, 2009 |accessdate=June 2, 2013}}</ref> That June, they co-starred as Princess Rosalinda with Selena Gomez in the Disney Channel film, ''[[Princess Protection Program]]''. The film, the third highest-rated Disney Channel original movie, premiered to 8.5&nbsp;million viewers.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://blogs.mcall.com/tvwatchers/2009/07/jon-kate-divorce-episode-bet-jackson-tribute-draw-record-audiences.html |title=Jon & Kate divorce episode/ BET Jackson tribute draw record audiences |author=Kathy Lauer-Williams |newspaper=[[The Morning Call]] |date=July 1, 2009|accessdate=March 11, 2013}}</ref>
Lovato's Disney Channel sitcom ''[[Sonny with a Chance]]'', with her character Sonny Munroe the newest cast member of the [[show-within-a-show]] ''[[So Random!]]'', premiered on February 8.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/sonny-with-a-chance-season-1/id303224140|title=Sonny With a Chance, Season 1|publisher=iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc|accessdate=March 11, 2013}}</ref> Lovato's acting ability was described by Robert Lloyd of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' as "very good", and he compared them favorably to ''[[Hannah Montana]]'' star (and friend) [[Miley Cyrus]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2009/feb/06/entertainment/et-sonny6 |title=Sonny With a Chance |author=Robert Lloyd |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=February 6, 2009 |accessdate=June 2, 2013}}</ref> That June, she co-starred as Princess Rosalinda with Selena Gomez in the Disney Channel film, ''[[Princess Protection Program]]''. The film, the third highest-rated Disney Channel original movie, premiered to 8.5&nbsp;million viewers.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://blogs.mcall.com/tvwatchers/2009/07/jon-kate-divorce-episode-bet-jackson-tribute-draw-record-audiences.html |title=Jon & Kate divorce episode/ BET Jackson tribute draw record audiences |author=Kathy Lauer-Williams |newspaper=[[The Morning Call]] |date=July 1, 2009|accessdate=March 11, 2013}}</ref>


In May Lovato guest-starred as a teenage schizophrenic in the [[Grey's Anatomy (season 6)|sixth-season]] ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' episode, "[[Shiny Happy People (Grey's Anatomy)|Shiny Happy People]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metrolyrics.com/2010-demi-lovato-stars-in-greys-anatomy-news.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522045923/http://www.metrolyrics.com/2010-demi-lovato-stars-in-greys-anatomy-news.html|title=Demi Lovato stars in Grey's Anatomy|publisher=[[MetroLyrics]]|date=May 14, 2010|archivedate=May 22, 2010|accessdate=March 14, 2013}}</ref> Critics praised their versatility.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.entertainmentwise.com/photos/53471/1/Demi-Lovato-Stars-In-Greys-Anatomy-Pictures|title=Demi Lovato Stars In Grey's Anatomy - Pictures|author=Helen Sanders|publisher=Entertainment Wise|date=May 14, 2010|accessdate=June 2, 2013}}</ref>
In May Lovato guest-starred as a teenage schizophrenic in the [[Grey's Anatomy (season 6)|sixth-season]] ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' episode, "[[Shiny Happy People (Grey's Anatomy)|Shiny Happy People]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metrolyrics.com/2010-demi-lovato-stars-in-greys-anatomy-news.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522045923/http://www.metrolyrics.com/2010-demi-lovato-stars-in-greys-anatomy-news.html|title=Demi Lovato stars in Grey's Anatomy|publisher=[[MetroLyrics]]|date=May 14, 2010|archivedate=May 22, 2010|accessdate=March 14, 2013}}</ref> Critics praised her versatility.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.entertainmentwise.com/photos/53471/1/Demi-Lovato-Stars-In-Greys-Anatomy-Pictures|title=Demi Lovato Stars In Grey's Anatomy - Pictures|author=Helen Sanders|publisher=Entertainment Wise|date=May 14, 2010|accessdate=June 2, 2013|archive-date=November 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106182729/http://www.entertainmentwise.com/photos/53471/1/Demi-Lovato-Stars-In-Greys-Anatomy-Pictures|url-status=dead}}</ref>


''[[Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam]]'', with Lovato reprising their role as Mitchie Torres, premiered on September 3, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1637866/camp-rock-2-the-final-jam-premieres-september-3-on-disney-channel/|title='Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam' Premieres September 3 On Disney Channel – Movie News Story &#124; MTV Movie News|author=Jocelyn Vena|publisher=[[MTV News]]. Viacom|date=April 27, 2010|accessdate=May 14, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam Premier Had 8 Million Viewers |url=http://www.bsckids.com/2010/09/camp-rock-2-the-final-jam-premier-had-8-million-viewers/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827173931/http://www.bsckids.com/2010/09/camp-rock-2-the-final-jam-premier-had-8-million-viewers/|author=Sarah Peel|publisher=BSC Kids|date=September 7, 2010|archivedate=August 27, 2011|accessdate=March 14, 2010}}</ref> The film premiered to eight million viewers, the number-one cable-television movie of the year by the number of viewers.<ref name="CR2">{{cite web|url=http://www.medialifemagazine.com/camp-rock-2-becomes-years-top-movie/|title='Camp Rock 2' becomes year's top movie|author=Toni Fitzgerald|work=[[Media Life Magazine]]|date=September 7, 2010|accessdate=April 9, 2013}}</ref>
''[[Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam]]'', with Lovato reprising her role as Mitchie Torres, premiered on September 3, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1637866/camp-rock-2-the-final-jam-premieres-september-3-on-disney-channel/|title='Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam' Premieres September 3 On Disney Channel – Movie News Story &#124; MTV Movie News|author=Jocelyn Vena|publisher=[[MTV News]]. Viacom|date=April 27, 2010|accessdate=May 14, 2010|archive-date=June 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613203226/http://www.mtv.com/news/1637866/camp-rock-2-the-final-jam-premieres-september-3-on-disney-channel/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam Premier Had 8 Million Viewers |url=http://www.bsckids.com/2010/09/camp-rock-2-the-final-jam-premier-had-8-million-viewers/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827173931/http://www.bsckids.com/2010/09/camp-rock-2-the-final-jam-premier-had-8-million-viewers/|author=Sarah Peel|publisher=BSC Kids|date=September 7, 2010|archivedate=August 27, 2011|accessdate=March 14, 2010}}</ref> The film premiered to eight million viewers, the number-one cable-television movie of the year by the number of viewers.<ref name="CR2">{{cite web|url=http://www.medialifemagazine.com/camp-rock-2-becomes-years-top-movie/|title='Camp Rock 2' becomes year's top movie|author=Toni Fitzgerald|work=[[Media Life Magazine]]|date=September 7, 2010|accessdate=April 9, 2013}}</ref>


[[File:Demi Lovato 8, 2012.jpg|right|thumb|280px|alt=Blonde woman holding into a microphone|Demi Lovato performing Good Morning America, Summer Concert Event 2012.]]
[[File:Demi Lovato 8, 2012.jpg|right|thumb|280px|alt=Blonde woman holding into a microphone|Demi Lovato performing Good Morning America, Summer Concert Event 2012.]]


That month Lovato also announced their departure from ''Sonny with a Chance'', putting their acting career on hiatus and ending the series;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/237137/demi-lovato-quitting-sonny-with-a-chance|title=Demi Lovato Quitting Sonny With a Chance|author=Josh Grossberg|publisher=E!. NBCUniversal|date=April 19, 2011|accessdate=March 11, 2013}}</ref> they later said that they would return to acting when they felt confident doing so.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=KFFkhGJ_RiY|title=Demi Lovato – Koko Pop UK|via=[[YouTube]]|date=April 7, 2012|accessdate=March 14, 2013}}</ref> Their departure led to the spin-off series ''[[So Random!]]'' with the ''Sonny'' cast, featuring sketches from the former show-within-a-show. The series was cancelled after one season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2011/04/19/demi-lovato-exits-sonny-with-a-chance/|title=Demi Lovato Exits Disney Series: 'I Don't Think It Would Be Healthy for My Recovery{{'-}}|publisher=[[TVLine]]|date=April 19, 2011|accessdate=March 14, 2013}}</ref>
That month Lovato also announced her departure from ''Sonny with a Chance'', putting her acting career on hiatus and ending the series;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/237137/demi-lovato-quitting-sonny-with-a-chance|title=Demi Lovato Quitting Sonny With a Chance|author=Josh Grossberg|publisher=E!. NBCUniversal|date=April 19, 2011|accessdate=March 11, 2013}}</ref> she later said that she would return to acting when she felt confident doing so.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=KFFkhGJ_RiY|title=Demi Lovato – Koko Pop UK|via=[[YouTube]]|date=April 7, 2012|accessdate=March 14, 2013}}</ref> Her departure led to the spin-off series ''[[So Random!]]'' with the ''Sonny'' cast, featuring sketches from the former show-within-a-show. The series was cancelled after one season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2011/04/19/demi-lovato-exits-sonny-with-a-chance/|title=Demi Lovato Exits Disney Series: 'I Don't Think It Would Be Healthy for My Recovery{{'-}}|publisher=[[TVLine]]|date=April 19, 2011|accessdate=March 14, 2013}}</ref>


In May, they became a judge for the [[The X Factor (U.S. season 2)|second season]] of the [[The X Factor (U.S. TV series)|American version]] of ''[[The X Factor (TV series)|The X Factor]]'', with a reported salary of one million dollars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/demi_lovatos_x_factor_salary_cant_compare_to_britney_spears-2012-05|title=Demi Lovato's 'X Factor' salary can't compare to Britney Spears'|publisher=Zap2It|date=May 30, 2012|accessdate=March 7, 2013|archive-date=November 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129042645/http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/demi_lovatos_x_factor_salary_cant_compare_to_britney_spears-2012-05|url-status=dead}}</ref> Joining [[Britney Spears]], [[Simon Cowell]] and [[L.A. Reid]],<ref name=JoinX-Factor>{{cite web|last=Bricker|first=Tierney|title=It's Official! Demi Lovato Joins X Factor as Fourth Judge|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/315906/it-s-official-demi-lovato-joins-x-factor-as-fourth-judge|publisher=E!|accessdate=May 13, 2012}}</ref> it was speculated that they were chosen to attract a younger audience.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1684289/demi-lovato-x-factor-judge-miley-cyrus/|title=Demi Lovato, Miley Cyrus Rumored For 'X Factor' Judge Spot|author=Gil Kaufman|publisher=MTV News. Viacom|date=May 2, 2012|accessdate=May 16, 2012}}</ref> Mentoring the Young Adults category, their final act (CeCe Frey) finished sixth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1698571/x-factor-cece-frey-elimination-reaction/|title=CeCe Frey 'Knew' She Wasn't Going To Win 'X Factor'|author=Chris Kim|publisher=MTV News. Viacom|date=December 7, 2012|accessdate=March 15, 2013}}</ref> At the Minnesota State Fair in August, Lovato announced that after a pre-show performance at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kovideo.net/demi-lovato-reveals-she-is-recording-fourth-album-soon-news-demi-lovato-6153.html|title=Demi Lovato Reveals She is Recording Fourth Album Soon|publisher=Kovideo|date=September 1, 2012|accessdate=March 16, 2013|archive-date=April 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402182638/http://www.kovideo.net/demi-lovato-reveals-she-is-recording-fourth-album-soon-news-demi-lovato-6153.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> they would release a single by December.<ref>{{cite web|author=Ashley E.|url=http://www.bsckids.com/2012/08/demi-lovato-to-release-new-single-by-december/|title=Demi Lovato To Release New Single By December|publisher=Bsckids|date=August 31, 2012|accessdate=March 16, 2013|archive-date=September 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905131521/http://www.bsckids.com/2012/08/demi-lovato-to-release-new-single-by-december/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On December 24, they released a video on their [[YouTube]] account of themselves singing "[[Angels Among Us]]" dedicated to the victims of the [[Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8TgMkbMPkc|title=Demi Lovato - Angels Among Us |via=YouTube|date=December 24, 2012}}</ref> In March they were confirmed as returning for ''The X Factor''{{'}}s [[The X Factor (U.S. season 3)|third season]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/1554926/demi-lovato-returning-for-third-season-of-x-factor|title=Demi Lovato Returning for Third Season of 'X Factor'|magazine=Billboard|date=March 28, 2013|accessdate=March 29, 2013}}</ref> with their salary reportedly doubling.<ref>{{cite news|title=Demi Lovato Making More Money Than Paulina Rubio, Kelly Rowland In 'The X Factor'|url=http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/entertainment/2013/05/22/demi-lovato-making-more-money-than-paulina-rubio-and-kelly-rowland-for-x-factor/|publisher=Fox News Latino. 21st Century Fox|accessdate=May 26, 2013|date=May 22, 2013}}</ref>
In May, she became a judge for the [[The X Factor (U.S. season 2)|second season]] of the [[The X Factor (U.S. TV series)|American version]] of ''[[The X Factor (TV series)|The X Factor]]'', with a reported salary of one million dollars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/demi_lovatos_x_factor_salary_cant_compare_to_britney_spears-2012-05|title=Demi Lovato's 'X Factor' salary can't compare to Britney Spears'|publisher=Zap2It|date=May 30, 2012|accessdate=March 7, 2013|archive-date=November 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129042645/http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/demi_lovatos_x_factor_salary_cant_compare_to_britney_spears-2012-05|url-status=dead}}</ref> Joining [[Britney Spears]], [[Simon Cowell]] and [[L.A. Reid]],<ref name=JoinX-Factor>{{cite web|last=Bricker|first=Tierney|title=It's Official! Demi Lovato Joins X Factor as Fourth Judge|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/315906/it-s-official-demi-lovato-joins-x-factor-as-fourth-judge|publisher=E!|accessdate=May 13, 2012}}</ref> it was speculated that she were chosen to attract a younger audience.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1684289/demi-lovato-x-factor-judge-miley-cyrus/|title=Demi Lovato, Miley Cyrus Rumored For 'X Factor' Judge Spot|author=Gil Kaufman|publisher=MTV News. Viacom|date=May 2, 2012|accessdate=May 16, 2012|archive-date=June 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610123828/http://www.mtv.com/news/1684289/demi-lovato-x-factor-judge-miley-cyrus/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Mentoring the Young Adults category, her final act (CeCe Frey) finished sixth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1698571/x-factor-cece-frey-elimination-reaction/|title=CeCe Frey 'Knew' She Wasn't Going To Win 'X Factor'|author=Chris Kim|publisher=MTV News. Viacom|date=December 7, 2012|accessdate=March 15, 2013|archive-date=June 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614144558/http://www.mtv.com/news/1698571/x-factor-cece-frey-elimination-reaction/|url-status=dead}}</ref> At the Minnesota State Fair in August, Lovato announced that after a pre-show performance at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kovideo.net/demi-lovato-reveals-she-is-recording-fourth-album-soon-news-demi-lovato-6153.html|title=Demi Lovato Reveals She is Recording Fourth Album Soon|publisher=Kovideo|date=September 1, 2012|accessdate=March 16, 2013|archive-date=April 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402182638/http://www.kovideo.net/demi-lovato-reveals-she-is-recording-fourth-album-soon-news-demi-lovato-6153.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> she would release a single by December.<ref>{{cite web|author=Ashley E.|url=http://www.bsckids.com/2012/08/demi-lovato-to-release-new-single-by-december/|title=Demi Lovato To Release New Single By December|publisher=Bsckids|date=August 31, 2012|accessdate=March 16, 2013|archive-date=September 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905131521/http://www.bsckids.com/2012/08/demi-lovato-to-release-new-single-by-december/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On December 24, she released a video on her [[YouTube]] account of themselves singing "[[Angels Among Us]]" dedicated to the victims of the [[Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8TgMkbMPkc|title=Demi Lovato - Angels Among Us |via=YouTube|date=December 24, 2012}}</ref> In March she was confirmed as returning for ''The X Factor''{{'}}s [[The X Factor (U.S. season 3)|third season]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/1554926/demi-lovato-returning-for-third-season-of-x-factor|title=Demi Lovato Returning for Third Season of 'X Factor'|magazine=Billboard|date=March 28, 2013|accessdate=March 29, 2013}}</ref> with her salary reportedly doubling.<ref>{{cite news|title=Demi Lovato Making More Money Than Paulina Rubio, Kelly Rowland In 'The X Factor'|url=http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/entertainment/2013/05/22/demi-lovato-making-more-money-than-paulina-rubio-and-kelly-rowland-for-x-factor/|publisher=Fox News Latino. 21st Century Fox|accessdate=May 26, 2013|date=May 22, 2013}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Lovato has an eating disorder<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/demi-lovato-interview-teen-star-opens-bulimia-cutting/story?id=13405090&page=1| title=Demi Lovato Interview: Teen Star Opens Up on Bulimia, Cutting Issues|publisher=ABC News|date=April 19, 2011 |accessdate=April 19, 2011| author=Janice Johnston}}</ref> and has been [[diagnosis|diagnosed]] with [[bipolar disorder]]. Lovato’s father, Patrick, died of cancer on June 22, 2013, at age 53.<ref>{{cite news|title='Disney' Star Demi Lovato: I'm Bipolar|url=http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2011/04/20/disney-star-demi-lovato-im-bipolar/|publisher=Fox News Channel|date=April 20, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2012/05/18/britney-spears-v-demi-lovato-celebrity-face-off-430320/|title=Britney Spears v Demi Lovato: Celebrity Face Off|date=May 18, 2012}}</ref> On October 17, 2017, Lovato released a YouTube documentary called ''Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated'', in which they described their teenage use of cocaine and performing on ''American Idol'' while hungover. Lovato considers having the right support system to be lifesaving.<ref>{{Citation|last=Demi Lovato|title=Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated - Official Documentary|date=October 17, 2017|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWTlL_w8cRA|accessdate=December 29, 2017}}</ref>
Lovato has an eating disorder<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/demi-lovato-interview-teen-star-opens-bulimia-cutting/story?id=13405090&page=1| title=Demi Lovato Interview: Teen Star Opens Up on Bulimia, Cutting Issues|publisher=ABC News|date=April 19, 2011 |accessdate=April 19, 2011| author=Janice Johnston}}</ref> and has been [[diagnosis|diagnosed]] with [[bipolar disorder]]. Lovato’s father, Patrick, died of cancer on June 22, 2013, at age 53.<ref>{{cite news|title='Disney' Star Demi Lovato: I'm Bipolar|url=http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2011/04/20/disney-star-demi-lovato-im-bipolar/|publisher=Fox News Channel|date=April 20, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2012/05/18/britney-spears-v-demi-lovato-celebrity-face-off-430320/|title=Britney Spears v Demi Lovato: Celebrity Face Off|date=May 18, 2012}}</ref> On October 17, 2017, Lovato released a YouTube documentary called ''Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated'', in which she described her teenage use of cocaine and performing on ''American Idol'' while hungover. Lovato considers having the right support system to be lifesaving.<ref>{{Citation|last=Demi Lovato|title=Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated - Official Documentary|date=October 17, 2017|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWTlL_w8cRA|accessdate=December 29, 2017}}</ref>


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=== Health ===
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They dated [[Joe Jonas]], whom they first met while filming ''Camp Rock'' in 2007 through 2010.<ref name="cotlier1">{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20351501,00.html|title=Demi Lovato Confirms She's Dating Joe Jonas|last=Cotlier|first=Sharon|date=March 13, 2010|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|accessdate=March 13, 2010}}</ref> Lovato dated actor [[Wilmer Valderrama]] on-and-off from 2010 until 2016.
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On July 24, 2018, the Los Angeles Police Department arrived at Lovato's home for Lovato suffering an alleged drug overdose.<ref>{{Cite news|date=July 24, 2018|title=Demi Lovato hospitalized after suspected heroin overdose|work=Page Six|url=https://pagesix.com/2018/07/24/demi-lovato-hospitalized-after-suspected-heroin-overdose/|access-date=July 24, 2018}}</ref> She was later revealed to be in stable condition.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Demi Lovato 'Stable' After Being Hospitalized Following Apparent Overdose: Source|work=People|url=https://people.com/music/demi-lovato-heroin-overdose-hospitalized/|access-date=July 24, 2018}}</ref>


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In 2021, Lovato said that she had multiple health problems because of the overdose, including multiple [[stroke]]s, a [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]], and brain damage, which caused vision problems.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gonzalez|first=Sandra|date=February 17, 2021|title=Demi Lovato reveals she had multiple strokes, brain damage after overdose|work=[[CNN]]|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/17/entertainment/demi-lovato/index.html|accessdate=February 17, 2021}}</ref>
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On May 19, 2021, Lovato announced that they were [[Non-binary gender|gender nonbinary]] and their shift to using [[singular]] ''[[they]]'' [[Pronoun|pronouns]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Demi Lovato Says They 'Shoved Down' Their Queer Identity for Years: 'I Tried to Fit Into a Mold'|url=https://people.com/music/demi-lovato-says-they-shoved-down-queer-identity/|access-date=2021-05-20|website=PEOPLE.com|language=en}}</ref>


== Sexuality, gender and relationships ==
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===Health===
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On July 24, 2018, the Los Angeles Police Department arrived at Lovato's home for Lovato suffering an alleged drug overdose.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://pagesix.com/2018/07/24/demi-lovato-hospitalized-after-suspected-heroin-overdose/|title=Demi Lovato hospitalized after suspected heroin overdose|date=July 24, 2018|work=Page Six|access-date=July 24, 2018}}</ref> They were later revealed to be in stable condition.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://people.com/music/demi-lovato-heroin-overdose-hospitalized/|title=Demi Lovato 'Stable' After Being Hospitalized Following Apparent Overdose: Source|work=People|access-date=July 24, 2018}}</ref>


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She dated [[Joe Jonas]], whom she first met while filming ''Camp Rock'' in 2007 through 2010.<ref name="cotlier1">{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20351501,00.html|title=Demi Lovato Confirms She's Dating Joe Jonas|last=Cotlier|first=Sharon|date=March 13, 2010|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|accessdate=March 13, 2010}}</ref> Lovato dated actor [[Wilmer Valderrama]] on-and-off from 2010 until 2016.
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In 2021, Lovato said that they had multiple health problems because of the overdose, including multiple [[stroke]]s, a [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]], and brain damage, which caused vision problems.<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/17/entertainment/demi-lovato/index.html|title = Demi Lovato reveals she had multiple strokes, brain damage after overdose|work = [[CNN]]|date = February 17, 2021|accessdate = February 17, 2021|last = Gonzalez|first = Sandra}}</ref>

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On May 19, 2021, Lovato announced that she was [[Non-binary gender|gender nonbinary]] and her shift to using [[singular]] ''[[they]]'' [[Pronoun|pronouns]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Demi Lovato Says They 'Shoved Down' Their Queer Identity for Years: 'I Tried to Fit Into a Mold'|url=https://people.com/music/demi-lovato-says-they-shoved-down-queer-identity/|access-date=2021-05-20|website=PEOPLE.com|language=en}}</ref> She later changed her pronouns to include she/her in April 2022.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.out.com/celebs/2022/4/29/demi-lovato-just-quietly-updated-their-pronouns-instagram|title=Demi Lovato Just Quietly Updated Their Pronouns on Instagram|magazine=[[Out (magazine)|Out]]|last=Sim|first=Bernardo|date=April 29, 2022|access-date=April 30, 2022}}</ref>


==Filmography==
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Demi Lovato
Lovato in 2009
Born
Demetria Devonne Lovato

(1992-08-20) August 20, 1992 (age 32)
Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.[1]
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
  • philanthropist
Years active2002–present[2]
RelativesMadison De La Garza (half-sister) Dallas Lovato (Older Sister)
AwardsFull list
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
Labels
Websitedemilovato.com

Demetria Devonne Lovato (born August 20, 1992) is an American singer-songwriter, philanthropist, and actress. Lovato was first in Barney & Friends (2002–2004), but became more popular from being in the television movies Camp Rock (2008) and its sequel Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (2010).

One of the songs on the first Camp Rock movie was "This Is Me", which Lovato sang with Joe Jonas. This song was popular and was in the Billboard Hot 100.

Early life

Demetria Devonne Lovato was born on August 20, 1992 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She was the child of an engineer and musician[7] Patrick Martin Lovato (March 12, 1951 – June 22, 2013)[8] and former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader[9] Dianna Lee Hart (born Dianna Lee Smith; August 8, 1962).[10] Lovato has an older sister, Dallas (born February 4, 1988);[11] a younger maternal half-sister, actress Madison De La Garza (born December 28, 2001),[12] and an older paternal half-sister, Amber,[13] to whom she first spoke to when she was 20.[14]

Lovato's parents divorced in the late summer of 1994, shortly after her second birthday.[15] Lovato's father was of Mexican, Indigenous Mexican, Jewish, Portuguese and Spanish descent,[16] and her mother is of Italian, English, Scottish and Irish ancestry.[17][18] Patrick's patrilineal great-grandmother, Maria Cristina Perea, was a daughter of Civil War Union veteran Francisco Perea (1830–1913) and a great-granddaughter of Santa Fe de Nuevo México governor Francisco Xavier Chávez.[19][20][21] She received her high-school diploma through homeschooling in April 2009.[22] She began playing piano at age seven and guitar at ten,[23] when she also began dancing and acting classes.[24] Lovato told Ellen DeGeneres that she was bullied so much that she asked for homeschooling.[25]

Music

As a solo musical artist, Lovato released her first album, Don't Forget, on September 23, 2008. The album started at number two on the Billboard 200. It sold 89,000 copies in the first week. It has since shipped over 500,000 copies in the United States. This earned it a gold certification in the United States.[26] Lovato released her second album, Here We Go Again, on July 21, 2009.[27] The album started at number one on the Billboard 200. It sold 108,000 copies in the first week.[28] Her third studio album, Unbroken, was released on September 20, 2011. It peaked at number four on the Billboard 200.[29] Her fourth studio album is Demi. It reached #3 on the Billboard 200.[29]

Lovato released her third album, Unbroken, on September 20, 2011.[30] Begun in July 2010, the album experimented with R&B and featured less pop rock.[31] The album and the stylistic change received mixed to positive reviews from critics, who saw a growth in musicianship because of her struggles and have praised Lovato's vocals but found the music more generic than her previous efforts.[32] The record was a commercial success, peaking at number four on the Billboard 200, with sales exceeding 97,000 copies in its first week of release, and going on to sell over 500,000 copies in the United States, being certified Gold.[33]

The album's lead single, "Skyscraper", was acclaimed for its messages of self-worth and confidence,[34] peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, selling 176,000 downloads during the first week of release, becoming Lovato's highest first week sales, until the release of "Heart Attack" by Lovato in 2013.[35] The song also Lovato's highest-peaked single since "This Is Me" reached number nine in August 2008.[35] The song also debuted at number two on the Hot Digital Songs chart.[36] "Skyscraper" received the Best Video with a Message award at the September 2012 MTV Video Music Awards.[37] The album's second and final single, "Give Your Heart a Break", peaked Billboard Hot 100 at number 16, making Lovato's fourth highest peaking song.[38] Also, it has peaked at number 12 on the US Adult Top 40 chart, number 1 on the US Pop Songs chart and became the longest climb by a female artist to #1 in the Pop Songs chart history. In April 2014, the song was certified three-times platinum by the RIAA; as of October 2014, it has sold 2.1 million digital copies.[39]

Lovato released her fourth studio album, Demi, on May 14, 2013.[40] It became a top-three album in the US.[41] The album’s first single, "Heart Attack", reached number ten on the Billboard Hot 100. The next two singles, “Neon Lights” and “Really Don’t Care” with British singer Cher Lloyd, reached the top 40 and were both certified platinum.

Her fifth studio album, Confident, was her first album to have a Parental Advisory label. It entered the Billboard 200 album chart at number two[41] and was released on October 16, 2015.[42] Confident became her first album issued through Island Records and Safehouse, a label she formed with singer-actor Nick Jonas. The first single from Confident, “Cool for the Summer”, reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was certified platinum in the US and became her first top-ten hit in the UK. The single “Confident” was performed at the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia in support of Hillary Clinton. “Stone Cold” was issued as the third single from Confident. The album gave Lovato her first Grammy Award nomination when it was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album.

Lovato released her sixth studio album, Tell Me You Love Me, on September 29, 2017.[43] It opened at number three on the Billboard 200 album chart in the US.[41] It featured the single “Sorry Not Sorry”, which became her highest-charting song in the US when it reached number six on the Hot 100. It also reached number nine in the UK. Lovato performed this song at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards. The promotional singles “Tell Me You Love Me” and “You Don’t Do It for Me Anymore” were also released from the album.

Lovato released her sixth studio album, Dancing with the Devil… the Art of Starting Over, on April 2, 2021.[44]

Discography

Main articles: Demi Lovato discography and songs

Acting career

In 2007 and 2008, Lovato played Charlotte Adams on the Disney Channel short series As the Bell Rings.[45] Lovato auditioned for the channel's television film Camp Rock and series Sonny with a Chance during the summer of 2007, and got both parts.[46] Lovato played the lead character, aspiring singer Mitchie Torres, in Camp Rock.[47] The film premiered on June 20, 2008 to 8.9 million viewers.[48]

Lovato's Disney Channel sitcom Sonny with a Chance, with her character Sonny Munroe the newest cast member of the show-within-a-show So Random!, premiered on February 8.[49] Lovato's acting ability was described by Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times as "very good", and he compared them favorably to Hannah Montana star (and friend) Miley Cyrus.[50] That June, she co-starred as Princess Rosalinda with Selena Gomez in the Disney Channel film, Princess Protection Program. The film, the third highest-rated Disney Channel original movie, premiered to 8.5 million viewers.[51]

In May Lovato guest-starred as a teenage schizophrenic in the sixth-season Grey's Anatomy episode, "Shiny Happy People".[52] Critics praised her versatility.[53]

Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam, with Lovato reprising her role as Mitchie Torres, premiered on September 3, 2010.[54][55] The film premiered to eight million viewers, the number-one cable-television movie of the year by the number of viewers.[56]

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Demi Lovato performing Good Morning America, Summer Concert Event 2012.

That month Lovato also announced her departure from Sonny with a Chance, putting her acting career on hiatus and ending the series;[57] she later said that she would return to acting when she felt confident doing so.[58] Her departure led to the spin-off series So Random! with the Sonny cast, featuring sketches from the former show-within-a-show. The series was cancelled after one season.[59]

In May, she became a judge for the second season of the American version of The X Factor, with a reported salary of one million dollars.[60] Joining Britney Spears, Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid,[61] it was speculated that she were chosen to attract a younger audience.[62] Mentoring the Young Adults category, her final act (CeCe Frey) finished sixth.[63] At the Minnesota State Fair in August, Lovato announced that after a pre-show performance at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards[64] she would release a single by December.[65] On December 24, she released a video on her YouTube account of themselves singing "Angels Among Us" dedicated to the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.[66] In March she was confirmed as returning for The X Factor's third season,[67] with her salary reportedly doubling.[68]

Personal life

Lovato has an eating disorder[69] and has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Lovato’s father, Patrick, died of cancer on June 22, 2013, at age 53.[70][71] On October 17, 2017, Lovato released a YouTube documentary called Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated, in which she described her teenage use of cocaine and performing on American Idol while hungover. Lovato considers having the right support system to be lifesaving.[72]

Health

On July 24, 2018, the Los Angeles Police Department arrived at Lovato's home for Lovato suffering an alleged drug overdose.[73] She was later revealed to be in stable condition.[74]

In 2021, Lovato said that she had multiple health problems because of the overdose, including multiple strokes, a heart attack, and brain damage, which caused vision problems.[75]

Sexuality, gender and relationships

She dated Joe Jonas, whom she first met while filming Camp Rock in 2007 through 2010.[76] Lovato dated actor Wilmer Valderrama on-and-off from 2010 until 2016.

On May 19, 2021, Lovato announced that she was gender nonbinary and her shift to using singular they pronouns.[77] She later changed her pronouns to include she/her in April 2022.[78]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Camp Rock Mitchie Torres TV film (Disney Channel Original Movie)
2009 Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience Herself Concert film
2009 Princess Protection Program Princess Rosalinda/Rosie Gonzalez TV film (Disney Channel Original Movie)
2010 Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam Mitchie Torres TV film (Disney Channel Original Movie)
2017 Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated Herself YouTube documentary (also executive producer)
2020 Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga Katiana Lindsdóttir Streaming movie
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2002–04 Barney & Friends Angela Recurring role
2006 Prison Break Danielle Curtin 1 episode
2007–08 As the Bell Rings Charlotte Adams Main role (season 1)
2007 Just Jordan Nicole 1 episode
2008 Jonas Brothers: Living the Dream Herself 2 episodes
2009–11 Sonny with a Chance Allison "Sonny" Munroe Lead role; Disney Channel Original Series
2010–11 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Herself 2 episodes
2010 Grey's Anatomy Hayley 1 episode
2011 Keeping Up with the Kardashians Herself 1 episode
2012 Punk'd Herself 1 episode
2012–13 The X Factor Herself Judge/mentor
2013–14 Glee Danielle "Dani" recurring role; season 5
2021 The Demi Lovato Show Herself Host

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