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Demetria Devonne "Demi" Lovato[1] (born August 20, 1992) is an
American actress and
singer-songwriter. She is best known for her role as
Mitchie Torres in the
Disney Channel Original Movie Camp Rock and Sonny Munroe in
Sonny With A Chance. Besides acting, she is also a solo music artist and released her debut album
Don't Forget on September 23, 2008. The album debuted at #2 on the
Billboard 200 selling over 89,000 copies in the first week.
[2] Lovato released her second album,
Here We Go Again, on July 21, 2009.
[3] The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 selling over 108,000 copies in the first week.
[4]//
Early lifeLovato was born in
Dallas, Texas[1] to Patrick and Dianna Lovato (
née Hart).
[5] She has an older sister, Dallas, and a younger half sister,
Madison De La Garza.
[1] Her mother was a
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader and country recording artist; her father moved to
New Mexico after their marriage ended in 1994. Lovato is of Mexican, Italian, and Irish ancestry.
[6][7]Career
Lovato performing in the summer of 2008.
Lovato began her acting career at the age of six on the children's television series
Barney & Friends as Angela, appearing in seasons seven and eight. In 2006 Lovato guest starred on
Prison Break as Danielle Curtin in the episode "First Down". She also appeared in the second season of the television sitcom
Just Jordan as Nicole, in the episode "Slippery When Wet". In January 2007, she landed the role of Charlotte Adams on the
Disney Channel Original Short Series,
As the Bell Rings, which premiered on August 26, 2007. A few of her original songs, including "Shadow," were featured on the show. Upon leaving the show, her character was replaced by
Lindsey Black.
Lovato performing on her 2009 Summer Tour
In 2008, Lovato starred in the
Disney Channel film,
Camp Rock. She played Mitchie Torres, a fourteen-year-old girl with hopes of becoming a singer. The movie premiered on June 20 in the USA on Disney Channel. She recorded three songs for the
Camp Rock soundtrack. She also covered "
That's How You Know" on
DisneyMania 6.
[8] She later signed a record deal with
Hollywood Records. Her cover of "
Wonderful Christmastime" is featured in
All Wrapped Up. Lovato's debut album
Don't Forget was released on September 23, 2008 in the United States debuting at number two on the Billboard 200 chart.
[9] The Jonas Brothers co-wrote several songs with Lovato for this album.
[10] During the summer of 2008, she performed as the Jonas Brothers' opening act for their
Burning Up Tour. She competed on the
Disney Channel Games for the third annual show. Subsequently, she appeared on the second show of
Studio DC: Almost Live.
Lovato is currently starring in the
Disney Channel Original Series,
Sonny With a Chance, which premiered on February 8, 2009.
[11] She stars in
Princess Protection Program as Princess Rosalinda alongside her best friend
Selena Gomez. The movie premiered on June 26, 2009, on
Disney Channel.
[12] Lovato released her second studio album,
Here We Go Again on July 21, 2009. The first single off the album, titled the same as the album, was released on June 17, 2009.
[13] Regarding the album, Lovato says: "It’s going to take a different sound, so hopefully it goes over well. I sing a lot of rock, but this time I want to do more John Mayer-ish type of songs. Hopefully I can write with people like him."
[14] During the summer of 2009 Lovato along with other Disney Channel stars took part in
Disney's Friends for Change, a
pro-social "
green" initiative. The theme song, titled
Send It On, for the project is performed by Lovato along with
Selena Gomez,
Miley Cyrus and
The Jonas Brothers.
[15] On November 10, 2009 she released a Live CD+DVD of her Walmart Soundcheck performance.
[16] On November 12, she released a music video for
Remember December, her third single from "Here We Go Again."
Personal life
Lovato and her band performing in her 2009 Summer Tour
In an interview with
Ellen DeGeneres, Lovato admitted to going through painful experiences with bullying in the seventh grade.
[17] According to Lovato, the bullying was so bad that one day, in a fit of frustration and distress, she requested her mom give her a home-schooled education.
[18]In an
MTV interview, Lovato stated that she likes
metal music, especially
black metal and
metalcore. She called
symphonic black metal band
Dimmu Borgir "one of her favorite live acts".
[19] On the July 24, 2009 episode of
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Lovato stated that three of her favorite bands were
Abigail Williams,
Job for a Cowboy, and
Maylene and the Sons of Disaster. In the March 2009 issue of
Teen Vogue, Lovato stated, "My first passion is music, because it comes naturally to me. Acting has been like a hobby."
[20] Lovato is best friends with
Selena Gomez, whom she has known since Lovato "asked her to sit on my jacket and draw with crayons with me" at the
Barney & Friends auditions. Lovato is also a
Christian and prays with her band before they perform.
[1] She wrote the song "
For the Love of a Daughter" about her estranged father.
She briefly dated
Metro Station singer
Trace Cyrus; the two ended their relationship in July 2009 due to conflicting schedules, according to Cyrus.
[21]DiscographyMain article:
Demi Lovato discographyToursFilmographyAwardsReferences
- ^ a b c d Laura Yao (June 21, 2008). "Disney Demi-Goddess". Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/20/AR2008062003077_pf.html. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
- ^ Daniel Kreps (October 1, 2008). "On the Charts: Demi Lovato & Kings of Leon Debut High, Metallica Rule". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/10/01/on-the-charts-demi-lovato-kings-of-leon-debut-high-metallica-rule/. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
- ^ "Demi Lovato First Single Announcement". Demi Lovato. http://twitter.com/ddlovato/status/1957085257. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
- ^ Demi Lovato Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard 200, But Michael Jackson Still Reigns Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2009-07-29.
- ^ "What could happen to Lovato because of the Camp Rock film". www.nydailynews.com. http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2008/06/20/2008-06-20_camp_rock_film_could_make_demi_lovato_a_.html. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
- ^ Caramanica, Jon (2009-07-15). "Tween Princess, Tweaked". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/19/arts/music/19cara.html?pagewanted=2. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
- ^ Huff, Richard (2008-06-19). "'Camp Rock' film could make Demi Lovato a star". New York Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2008/06/20/2008-06-20_camp_rock_film_could_make_demi_lovato_a_.html. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
- ^ "Amazon.com: Disneymania, Vol. 6: Various Artists: Music". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0015HZAPC.
- ^ Katie Hasty (October 1, 2008). "Metallica Scores Third Week Atop Billboard 200". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003857662. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
- ^ Elysa Gardner (March 26, 2008). "Jonas Brothers' fame is burning hot". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2008-03-26-jonas-brothers-main_N.htm. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
- ^ Matt Mitovich (May 21, 2008). "Is Disney Channel's Molly the New Miley?". Today’s News: Our Take (TV Guide). http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Disneys-Miley-Cyrus/800040167/. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
- ^ "Disney Darlings: Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato". August 22, 2008. http://www.etonline.com/news/2008/08/64623/index.html. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
- ^ "Radio Disney Planet Premiere - Here We Go Again". Radio Disney. 06-12-2009. http://radio.disney.go.com/music/planet_premiere.html. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
- ^ "Demi Lovato on second album". Sugar Slam. 2009-01-28. http://www.sugarslam.com/demi-lovato-on-second-album/. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
- ^ http://www.disneychannelmedianet.com/DNR/2009/doc/F4C_PR_080609.doc
- ^ http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=71815043&blogId=517452499
- ^ "Demi Lovato: I was Bullied!". US Magazine. May 16, 2009. http://www.usmagazine.com/news/demi-lovato-i-was-bullied. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
- ^ Yao, Laura (May 16, 2009). "Disney Demi-Goddess". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/20/AR2008062003077_pf.html. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
- ^ Chris Harris (August 29, 2008). "Demi Lovato metalhead?". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1593780/20080828/lovato__demi.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
- ^ "Solo Act". Teen Vogue. http://www.teenvogue.com/industry/2009/02/demi-lovato-goes-solo. Retrieved April 14 2009.
- ^ Jennifer Garcia (July 21, 2009). "Demi Lovato and Trace Cyrus Split". People. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20292542,00.html. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
- ^ 30th Annual Young Artist Awards. YoungArtistAwards.org. Accessed 2009-08-23.
- ^ a b c d http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gzwwpelzmXR7OGixpNf7x4tyyiVgD99VR9CO0
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| NAME | Lovato, Demi |
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| DATE OF BIRTH | 1992-8-20 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dallas, Texas, United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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