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Demi and Max Ehrick started dating in March 2020, and got engaged only five months later. However, in September it was announced that the engagement was off.

Lovato released a breakup song called “Still Have Me," with the lyrics “It feels like someone’s stolen / All the light I ever had” and “Everything around me shattered / All the highs are now just lows / But it doesn’t even matter / ’Cause I'd rather be alone.”

Ehrick was also public about how he felt about the breakup, claiming Lovato used him and a source told E! News that Lovato was "having all sorts of issues with Max not leaving her alone."

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Demi’s most controversial romance was with actor Wilmer Valderrama who she met as a teen. When she turned 18 they started dating, despite her being 12 years younger than him. They dated on and off for six years, before ending things in 2016.

She criticised the relationship on the Call Her Daddy podcast, saying “If you’re a young girl and you think that it’s sexy or fun to date older men, it’s not OK unless you’re of age.”. The lyrics from the song '29' also target the relationship: “I see you’re quite the collector / Yeah you’re twelve years her elder / Maybe now it doesn’t matter / But I know fucking better.” These admissions that there was an issue with the relationship's age gap further place Lovato as a victim of the Hollywood industry.

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In the comments of the Lyric video for '29' Lovato commented that: '29 is a record about the wisdom that comes with age.' Lovato has also revealed that the song is about her relationship with Wilmer Valderrama and their age gap.

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Lovato has also collaborated with other artists and features on these songs:
- Olly Murs: 'Up' 2014
- Nick Jonas: 'Avalanche' 2015
- Cheat Codes: 'No Promises' 2017
- Clan Bandit: 'Solo' 2018
- Christine Aguilera: 'Fall in Line' 2018
- Luis Fonzi: 'Echame La Culpa' 2019
- Jax Jones: 'Instruction' 2019
- Sam Smith: 'I'm Ready' 2020
- G-Eazy: 'Breakdown' 2021

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Other than Joe Jonas, Demi Lovato's most notable relationships were with actors Wilmer Valderrama and Max Ehrick. She has also had public relationships with Trace Cyrus, Luke Rockhold, Guilherme Vasconcelos, Henri Levy, Mike Johnson and Austin Wilson.

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In her 2011 appearance, Lovato discusses how in her previous Ellen interview she wanted to talk about her eating disorder but didn't feel she could because she hadn't overcome it yet.

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Demi got emotional over a contestant who sang about her experience being bullied. A large part of Lovato's star image is the way she expresses her struggles through her music and she is shown here to bond with someone who is doing the same.

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Demi Lovato IN TEARS After MOVING X Factor USA Audition | X Factor Global

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Throughout her career, Lovato has used The Ellen DeGeneres Show to promote and explain the meaning behind each of her albums and documentaries. Since 2008 she has made an appearance almost every year with an update on where she is in her life. During these interviews, Lovato has consistently spoken out about her struggles and experience in her ongoing recovery, reinforcing her star image as someone focussed on self-improvement and achievement.

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From 2012 to 2013 Demi Lovato appeared on X Factor USA. Across the two seasons, she was the mentor for the Young Adults category and was considered the fan favourite on the panel.

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During an audition where a contestant refers to her as 'Woman', Lovato shows that she is not afraid to speak out when she feels she is being disrespected.

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Latin Ice Cream Man Jorge Pena Insults ANGRY Demi Lovato! | X Factor Global

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Demi Lovato is no stranger to mental health struggles. Growing up in the public eye, they have openly shared their triumphs and setbacks with their fans. They have said that therapy has saved their life in so many ways, and they wouldn't be where they are today without it.

Now, as the global leader in digital behavioral health, we've partnered with the celebrated singer, songwriter, and activist with the goal of destigmatizing therapy and inspiring people to take action in support of their mental health. Together, Demi and Talkspace aim to help those struggling during this unprecedented time by providing access to same-day care from licensed therapists and telehealth psychiatry providers. The partnership will kick off with social and media campaigns in September.

Talkspace x Demi Lovato

"It's important for me to use my voice and platform in a meaningful way. I'm grateful to join the Talkspace family to make mental health care more accessible and help change the way we talk about mental health," says Lovato. "My journey to becoming an advocate has not been easy, but I am glad that I can help people out there struggling to gain access to resources that could help to improve or even save lives."

The partnership is the natural evolution of Demi's deep personal connection to mental health care and commitment to using their voice to advocate for mental health. Both Talkspace and Demi Lovato share a commitment to broadening access options, particularly given that more than half of the U.S. population is experiencing the negative mental health effects of the pandemic. And, with two-thirds of people with a known mental health illness not seeking treatment, an emphasis on awareness of care options has never been more important.

"At Talkspace, we have always spoken candidly about mental health in order to reduce, and ultimately remove, the stigma surrounding therapy," said Talkspace CEO Oren Frank. "Demi Lovato has been a strong advocate and honest supporter of treatment and mental health, and we've always admired their commitment and willingness to speak up, both for themself and their fans. It's for these many reasons we're so honored to have them join the Talkspace family as we work toward creating lasting change when it comes to the access, care, and perception of mental well-being."

The Need for Therapy is Urgent

Today, the need for therapy is more urgent than ever - and with Talkspace, clients can get matched with a therapist within 24 hours, engage in live video sessions and send their therapists text, video, and voice messages anytime, from anywhere. Whether you're suffering from anxiety or depression, recovering from trauma or in need of psychiatry, adolescent, or couples therapy, we have clinical treatment options for almost every need.

We're honored to work with Demi Lovato to continue destigmatizing therapy, and inspiring others to take action in support of their mental health - making therapy available to all at a time when it's needed most.

Since mid-March, when the pandemic struck, we've doubled our volume YoY. This partnership comes on the heels of several initiatives we've introduced in response to the heightened need of digital therapy solutions. Talkspace has donated 2,100 free months of therapy to frontline medical workers, opened a variety of free tools to provide support and guidance including therapist-led support channels for those impacted by COVID-19 and racial injustices, and expanded in-home access with our Amazon Alexa skill integration, offering even more ways to access mental health care.

Quite simply, the stakes have never been higher. If you're struggling (or know someone who is), we can match you with a licensed therapist who can address your concerns and help you live a better life.

We admire Demi for their honesty, vulnerability, and advocacy and can think of no better person to help us continue driving toward our mission of making therapy accessible to all. Please help us in welcoming Demi to the Talkspace family and be sure to keep an eye out for the exciting work we have ahead of us.

Get started with a licensed therapist today using code APPLY65 for $65 off your first month of Talkspace. For more on our partnership, or to get started with a therapist, check out our page announcing the Demi Lovato partnership.

Talkspace articles are written by experienced mental health-wellness contributors; they are grounded in scientific research and evidence-based practices. Articles are extensively reviewed by our team of clinical experts (therapists and psychiatrists of various specialties) to ensure content is accurate and on par with current industry standards.

Our goal at Talkspace is to provide the most up-to-date, valuable, and objective information on mental health-related topics in order to help readers make informed decisions.

Articles contain trusted third-party sources that are either directly linked to in the text or listed at the bottom to take readers directly to the source.

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Demi Lovato is no stranger to mental health struggles. Growing up in the public eye, they have openly shared their triumphs and setbacks with their fans. They have said that therapy has saved their life in so many ways, and they wouldn't be where they are today without it.

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Her most recent appearance was in 2021 where she talked about her docuseries Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil. She also discusses how her new short hair makes her feel more 'authentic' because she is no longer hiding behind it.

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Demi Lovato on Revealing Her Darkest Struggles in Hopes of Helping Others

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Judges Highlights - Demi Lovato's BEST Moments on X Factor USA | X Factor Global

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Since her rise to stardom, Lovato has attached her star image to many brands as well as created her own products in collaborations:
- Her book 'Staying Strong: 365 Days a Year'
- From 2014 to 2016 she was the face of Sketchers.
- She released the skincare line Devonne by Demi in 2014.
- She was brand ambassador and creator of the makeup line Lovatics for New York Colour 2015.
- She promoted Tampax The Radiant Collection in 2015.
- Created an activewear collection with Fabletics in 2017.
- Created the Demi Wand in partnership with Bellesa in 2021.
- Has been a mental health spokesperson for the online and mobile therapy company Talkspace since 2022.

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Throughout her career, Demi Lovato has acted as a spokesperson for mental health, anti-bullying, LQBTQIA+ and feminism.

Mental Health:
- Upon revealing her diagnosis of bipolar disorder in 2015 she started the charity Mental Health Fund to provide free counselling during COVID-19.

Anti-Bullying:
- In 2010, she became a spokesperson for the anti-bullying organisation PACER and appeared on America's Next Top Model to speak out against bullying.
- In 2012, she was named the ambassador of Mean Stinks, a campaign focused on eliminating bullying by girls.
- In 2011, Lovato became a Contributing Editor at Seventeen magazine where she talked about online bullying among other topics.

LGBTQIA+:
- In 2014, Lovato was named lead performer for NYC Pride Week.

Feminism:
- In 2017, she partnered with Fabletics to create an activewear collection for the United Nations Foundation's Girl Up campaign to fund programs for "the world's most marginalized adolescent girls".

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'Sorry Not Sorry' is the lead single off the album Tell Me You Love Me (2017). She addresses her haters and tells them how good she feels about herself, furthering the more mature theme of self-empowerment in her music. This song is also her most popular to date.

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In partnership with Bellesa Boutique Demi Lovato released her own sex toy in 2021. In their press release, Bellesa wrote: “We joined forces to launch the Demi Wand, advocating for sexual wellness and pleasure for people of all genders. Demi Lovato is the most influential person to ever launch a signature pleasure product, marking a monumental breakthrough in bridging sex tech with the mainstream.”

The release of the product aligns with Lovato's star image as a sex-positive individual. Fans had previously seen this through songs like 'Cool for the Summer'.

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Lovato was among The Jonas Brothers, Selena Gomez and Miley Cyrus, to sport a purity ring in the late 2000s. In her 2022 appearance on the Call Her Daddy podcast she explains that “I had a purity ring that came from my church, like way before Disney Channel even happened. I was like 11 or 12, and that shouldn’t have even been implemented on 11 or 12 year olds.".

Disney has been criticised for using the virginity of young stars as a marketing tool because it caused the media to take an interest in the sexual activity of minors. In her 2021 documentary Dancing With the Devil, Lovato explains that Disney pressured her to maintain this image of purity and it prevented her from speaking up about how she was raped as a teen. This shows how the pressure to maintain a certain star image had a detrimental impact on her personal life off-screen.

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Gender, Branding, and the Modern Music Industry (Lieb, 2018)

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Gender, Branding, and the Modern Music Industry (Lieb, 2018)

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Demi Lovato's transition throughout her career follows Lieb's (2018, pp. 108-133) Lifecycle Model for female acts. Lovato's star image follows the transition from 'The good girl' phase, through the 'Good girls growing up' phase and into the 'The bad girl' phase.

'The good girl' phase:
- Starring in children's television shows.
- Her Disney career.
- Her purity ring.
- Her teen pop rock music.

'Good girls growing up' phase:
- Using R&B elements in her music to create a more mature sound.
- Appearing on X Factor as a mentor to young adult singers.
- Speaking out about her struggles.

'The bad girl' phase:
- Her 'funeral' for her pop music.
- Lovato's 2018 overdose.
- Explicit lyrics in Holy Fvck (2021)

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Gender, Branding, and the Modern Music Industry combines interview data with music industry professionals with theoretical frameworks from sociology, mass communication, and marketing to explain and explore the gender differences female artists experience.

This book provides a rare lens on the rigid packaging process that transforms female artists of various genres into female pop stars. Stars-and the industry power brokers who make their fortunes-have learned to prioritize sexual attractiveness over talent as they fight a crowded field for movie deals, magazine covers, and fashion lines, let alone record deals. This focus on the female pop star's body as her core asset has resigned many women to being "short term brands," positioned to earn as much money as possible before burning out or aging ungracefully. This book, which includes interview data from music industry insiders, explores the sociological forces that drive women into these tired representations, and the ramifications for the greater social world.

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Gender, Branding, and the Modern Music Industry | The Social Construct

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Gender, Branding, and the Modern Music Industry combines interview data with music industry professionals with theoretical frameworks from sociology, mass communication, and marketing to explain and explore the gender differences female artists experience. This book provides a rare lens on the rigid packaging process that transforms female artists of various genres into female pop stars.

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In her fourth, fifth and seventh albums Demi (2013), Confident (2015) and Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over (2021) Lovato's sound transitions into modern pop.

Up until Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over (2021), Lovato's music and overall look has created a hyperfeminine image. In her seventh album, her short hair and the more muted colours in the music videos are indications that she is embracing her non-binary gender identity.

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Her third album Unbroken (2011) mostly contained pop elements but Lovato dipped her toe into R&B to create a more mature sound to reflect the more mature content. In the album, Lovato breaks away from her Disney image and tackles her personal struggles as well as self-empowerment in songs such as 'Skyscraper'. She then returned to incorporating R&B elements in her sixth album Tell Me You Love Me (2017), where she explored themes of overcoming heartbreak and trauma through more 'soulful' songs that showcased her range.

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Demi Lovato, Joe Jonas - This Is Me (From "Camp Rock"/Sing-Along)

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Demi Lovato & Selena Gomez - One And The Same [Official Music Video 1080p HD]

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While her character in Princess Protection Program does not sing, Lovato features on the film's soundtrack with the song 'One and the Same', alongside Selena Gomez. The song was featured on the 2009 album Disney Channel Playlist and had its own music video. This music video served to establish Lovato as a singer outside of her acting roles.

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Through starring in Camp Rock (2008) and Camp Rock 2 (2010), Demi became good friends with co-stars The Jonas Brothers. Through being linked with the successful boy band Lovato was able to promote her own music.

To promote Camp Rock and her own album Don't Forget (2008), Lovato joined The Jonas Brothers on their 'Burnin' Up Tour'. This album marks the beginning of her showcasing herself as an artist outside of her Disney roles.

In 2010 Lovato joined them again for their Jonas Brothers Live in Concert World Tour, to promote Camp Rock 2 and her own album Here We Go Again. However, she left the tour early to seek treatment after she was said to punch one of the dancers.

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In 2020, a few days after Lovato admitted she was no longer friends with Gomez, screenshots from the Instagram account @traumaqueen4eva began circulating the internet. The account was supposedly Lovato's second Instagram account where she was targeting her friendship with Gomez.

In one of the posts Lovato is holding People magazine with herself and Gomez on the cover but her signature is scribbled over Selena's face. Another post features a screenshot from her Harpers Bazaar interview where she confesses they are no longer friends with the caption: "Hahahahahahaha oooooooppppsss, I really did try to keep my f*cking mouth shut I swear..."

Some claim the posts are real, establishing Lovato as a 'mean girl', while others claim the posts are photoshopped by Selena's fans. Neither Lovato nor Gomez have commented on the controversy but #DemiLovatoIsOverParty was trending on Twitter.

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Suspected Conflict Between Demi and Selena

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Suspected Conflict Between Demi and Selena

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As both Lovato and Gomez's music careers took off, their public appearances together became less frequent. The media has constantly questioned the two about their relationship and speculated that conflict was the cause of their friendship ending. However, both Lovato and Gomez have consistently applauded each other successes either in interviews or on social media and have never explained what happened between them, if anything.

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Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez's friendship dates back to when they both appeared on "Barney and Friends" in 2002.

Once inseparable, their relationship has faced ups and downs as both of their careers have progressed.

Although they've shown support for each other in recent years, Lovato confirmed that they're "not friends" in an April 2020 interview with Harper's Bazaar.

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Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez have been linked for 18 years; their friendship spans back to when they both landed their first roles on "Barney and Friends."

In their childhood and adolescence, the duo was inseparable. They supported each other as Disney Channel stars, costarred in a Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) together, and promoted each other's burgeoning music careers. But as their careers progressed, their relationship hasn't been completely straightforward.

They've exchanged public messages applauding each other's success in recent years, however Lovato confirmed that they're "not friends" in a Harper's Bazaar interview in April 2020.

From their "Barney" days to today, here's everything we know about Gomez and Lovato's complicated friendship.

"So do you!" Lovato responded.

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Demi Lovato recently said she's 'not friends' with Selena Gomez. Here's everything we know about their 18-year-long friendship.

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Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez's friendship dates back to when they both appeared on "Barney and Friends" in 2002. Once inseparable, their relationship has faced ups and downs as both of their careers have progressed. Although they've shown support for each other in recent years, Lovato confirmed that they're "not friends" in an April 2020 interview with Harper's Bazaar.

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In 2018 Lovato was hospitalised after a drug overdose causing Lovatics (her fans) to show their support through the #HowDemiHasHelpedMe on Twitter. Many of the tweets reference how her songs have helped them through their own struggles:
- "#HowDemiHasHelpedMe i remember one night in the hospital after an attempt, i was sitting in my hospital room on the floor next to the radio with my head against the wall and tears were streaming down my face. then skyscraper came on the radio.and i knew id be okay."
- "#HowDemiHasHelpedMe she taught me through her song "Warrior" that our most painful moments make us stronger and more self-conscious, which is great when I'm insecure about my appearance or my bad feelings. The struggles are still there though "I got thicker skin""

These tweets are an example of how Lovato's fans help to establish her image as a role model.

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Stacey (1994, p. 159) defines practices of identification as processes that "involve the spectators engaging in some kind of practice of transformation of the self to become more like the star they admire, or to involve others in the recognition of their similarity with the star."

Lovato's makeup line enables her fans to take part in the practice of copying looks. During the private launch event for her makeup line, Lovato told Refinery29 "it definitely reflects what I normally wear".

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In 2015 an unflattering image of Demi Lovato from the 2014 Royal Variety Performance at the Palladium Theater was uploaded to Tumblr. Alongside the image was a backstory of this being 'Poot', Demi Lovato's secret twin sister who had been locked in a basement her whole life. The image had been slightly photoshopped to be even less flattering and circulated the internet as a meme.

Lovato's initial response was two tweets saying "Cool to see a shitty angle turn into a meme that circulates the Internet to people's amusement ha" and "Oh and make actual "headlines"", suggesting she wasn't happy with the image. However, in 2017 Lovato posted a tweet with a GIF of 'Poot' with no context, causing fans to believe she had finally embraced 'Poot'.

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In a 2021 interview with Joe Rogan on the Experience podcast, she was asked if she would label herself as pansexual and her response was: “Yeah, pansexual. I like anything, really.”

In her docuseries Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil (2021) she discusses how she feels too queer to marry a man when explaining her broken engagement with Max Ehrich.

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In January 2022, Lovato deleted all of her previous Instagram posts and posted this image with the caption 'A funeral for my pop music', hinting at her return to rock music. Her eighth album Holy Fvck was then released in August 2022. The album was set up to be a rebellion against Lovato's image as a pop princess with an Instagram Story where one of the label executives says: “You put out whatever music you want, whenever you want to. Break the rules.” to which Demi screamed in excitement. This rebellion can also be seen in the hard-hitting lyrics that caused the majority of songs on the album to be labelled as explicit.

The androgynous look that accompanies her new music follows her opening up about being non-binary. Lovato has overall transitioned from a pop princess to an androgynous rock star.

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Throughout her music career, Lovato has tried out several different genres. In her first two albums Don't Forget (2008) and Here We Go Again (2009) Lovato's lyrics focused on boys and heartbreak and fit into the genre of Pop Rock. Demi released both albums at the age of 16 after the release of Camp Rock (2008). The album appealed to her fanbase because her star image was consistent with the image she presented in Camp Rock.

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Actress, singer, and body-positivity-promoting badass Demi Lovato is adding a new line to her résumé today: makeup designer. The face of New York Color just released Lovatics By Demi, her first makeup collection, which includes eight products - all under $5 (and featuring Lovato's signature on the packaging).

"My goal was to create affordable, high-quality makeup," Lovato told Refinery29 at a private launch event for the collection. "And it definitely reflects what I normally wear."

For Lovato, that means light and natural for day - and more dramatic for the stage and special occasions. "I love to empower girls to go makeup-free, or to wear a very fresh look and save the dramatic looks for night and the weekend," says Lovato. She's quick to warn her fans about the pitfalls of heavy contouring, too. "What makes me sad is to see so many girls on Instagram with their faces painted, literally, and the contouring tutorials and the lip tutorials," she says. "I had a moment where I thought, Are my lips not big enough? And, no, I have great lips. While it's great to learn, some of these tutorials make you think you have to put pounds of makeup on and that's not the case."

Lovato's line, on the other hand, features just the basics: a versatile eyeshadow palette, four lip-and-cheek stains, a mascara, and two brow pencils. Check out the collection in its entirety - along with Lovato's tips and tricks for wearing each item - ahead.

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Actress, singer, and body-positivity-promoting badass Demi Lovato is adding a new line to her résumé today: makeup designer. The face of New York Color just released Lovatics By Demi, her first makeup collection, which includes eight products - all under $5 (and featuring Lovato's signature on the packaging).

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In 2016 Lovato collaborated with New York Colour to create a makeup collection called 'Lovatics'.

Despite promoting makeup, in her interview with Refinery29, Lovato attempts to maintain her persona as an activist for body confidence and self-empowerment:
- "I love to empower girls to go makeup-free, or to wear a very fresh look and save the dramatic looks for night and the weekend"
- "What makes me sad is to see so many girls on Instagram with their faces painted, literally, and the contouring tutorials and the lip tutorials"
- "I had a moment where I thought, Are my lips not big enough? And, no, I have great lips. While it's great to learn, some of these tutorials make you think you have to put pounds of makeup on and that’s not the case."

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Lovatics is the name and group identity given to those who are fans of Demi Lovato. Lovato has embraced this name and frequently tweets directly to her fanbase with it. She further acknowledged them by using the name for her makeup line with New York Color.

The Lovatics fanbase started as pre-teens who watched Lovato in her Disney era and have followed her through her career as a musician, positioning her as a transitional figure. Her openness about the struggles she faced growing up has helped her fans through their own struggles as they have grown up too.

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Demi Lovato is a multi-decade, multi-talented, multi-media global superstar.
Starring in dozens of television shows and films, releasing seven studio albums, touring the world several times over, and mentoring future art...

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Lovato launched her podcast 4D with Demi Lovato in 2021. New episodes are released every Wednesday on Apple podcasts and each one is accompanied by a YouTube video. Lovato interviews special guests including Drew Barrymore, Jameela Jamil and Hailey Bieber. The podcast has a particular focus on topics such as mental health, body positivity and LQBTQIA+. The podcast further attaches activism to her star image and shows how she is breaking the stigma surrounding these topics.

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In the first episode of 4D with Demi Lovato, she came out as non-binary and changed her pronouns to they/them. However, in an interview with Spout Podcast, she announced that she has reclaimed the pronouns she/her.

Lovato's openness about her gender identity journey serves to normalise cycling through different gender identities to find what fits.

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Lovato has created three documentaries about the different aspects of her life. In Demi Lovato: Stay Strong (2012) she takes her fans through her recovery after leaving rehab and her return to the music industry. Simply Complicated (2017) was released to promote her sixth album and follows her career as a singer, songwriter and actress. Her third and most recent documentary series is Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil (2021) where she delves into her past traumas and opens up about her overdose in 2018. The way her documentaries chart her successes and road to recovery establishes the persona of self-improvement and achievement.

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Demi Lovato holds nothing back in this powerful four part documentary series exploring every aspect that led to her nearly fatal overdose in 2018, and her awakenings in the aftermath.

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In August 2022 Lovato was featured as a guest on the Call Her Daddy Podcast where she opened up about the physical and mental abuse she suffered during her days as a child star.

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Listen to this episode from Call Her Daddy on Spotify. (VIDEO PODCAST) This week, Father Cooper sits down with Demi Lovato. Demi exposes the reality of what it was like to be one of the biggest stars on the Disney Channel.

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TROUBLED singer Demi Lovato was rushed to hospital last night with a suspected drug overdose... making the ex-Disney star the latest veteran of the entertainment network to run into serious trouble.

The 21-year-old former Camp Rock actress first checked into rehab when she was just 18 years old, and at one stage she reportedly took cocaine several times a day - even smuggling it onto to planes rather than go without her fix.

She managed to stay clean for six years but revealed she had relapsed in recent weeks in a song called Sober, which has become particularly poignant now.

And Demi is far from the former Disney child star to go off the rails in adulthood, with Shia LaBeouf, Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan (yes, that's where they really started) among the stars who struggled after finding fame with the network.

Other child stars, like Macaulay Caulkin and the Jacksons, have also endured public meltdowns after reaching adulthood, but there seems to be a high proportion of ex-Disney stars to suffer the same fate.

Although it's in no way suggested that Disney itself is responsible for what happened to the stars, the fact that many had early careers at the entertainment giant has led people to nickname it the 'Disney Curse'.

So why do so many former young performers have problems further down the line?

Psychologist Dr Linda Papadopoulos told Sun Online that part of this could be to do with the huge pressure placed on child stars before they are ready to handle it.

She said: "Having fame means your self awareness is amplified, and once you've reached a certain level of fame and notoriety, it's gets very validating.

"When that fame begins to fade away, it's very hard and you see that as a rejection of who you are and your work and your character.

"You can't ever go back to being normal because you will always have that notoriety; you always have that expectation. It's hard for you to navigate social interactions."

Dr Linda also points to the strained relationships many child stars (including Demi, Britney and Lindsay) have with their parents.

She said: "A lot of famous kids have had public fall outs with their parents. The parents, whose main job it is to ensure mental and physical health of their kids, are also tasked with ensuring their kids work and make a lot of money. Sometimes the two are incompatible."

And another aspect is the vacuum that is created when child stars grow out of their roles while still being associated with them.

Linda says: "They had an identity they were able to profit from and get a sense of validation from. Once that changes, you don't have that same value and you feel it.

"And that is why we see young stars becoming hyper-sexualised - they want to be taken seriously as adults.

"They're like 'look I was a young star but now I'm doing a photoshoot in my underwear' so you see the need to be acknowledged as adults and having value in their own right.

"We love young kids when they're little and on TV but this weird thing happens where we feel uncomfortable about them growing up."

In Demi Lovato's case, the star first started doing drugs aged 17, blaming her addict and "abusive" father as the reason she ended up getting hooked.

But she is far from the only ex-Disney actor to struggle with the trappings of fame after leaving the network.

Britney Spears

Once a Mouseketeer in The Mickey Mouse Club, Britney is now best known for being one of the world's biggest pop sensations.

But in 2007, after a divorce from Kevin Federline, Britney endured a famous public meltdown which saw her shave her head and move into rehab.

A friend told E! news: "All she wanted was to raise a family and find pleasure in the small things... she needed an escape from her celebrity existence."

Britney was soon out again but, desperate and cut off from seeing her children, things didn't improve until she was stretchered out of her home and taken to hospital by her mum.

Today, she has left the buzz-cut era well behind her and is a a happy and healthy star once again - as everyone hopes Demi Lovato will be.

Zac Efron

Best known for playing Troy in High School Musical, Zac Effron was 18 when he became a household name.

But after leaving Disney, he too ended up in rehab.

In 2014, he sought help for an alleged cocaine addiction, and has since claimed that it was the social aspects of his celebrity life which drove him down that dark road.

When he appeared on Running Wild with Bear Grylls, he said of his young fame: "You know it was just so quick, it's shocking, you know what I mean.

"The challenging part was never the work, it was sort of the in between work, the social aspects outside of it.

"You spend a lot of time in your house going crazy, you know pretty soon you need a social lubricant."

Miley Cyrus

The poster girl for post-Disney transformations, the world was stunned to watch as Hannah Montana star Miley ditched her PC-persona in favour of a far more sexualised stage presence.

The crotch-grabbing, twerking, weed-smoking Miley Cyrus of today is a far cry from the innocent 13-year-old actor everyone knew from the Disney channel.

And although she came off far better than many of her fellow child stars, Miley has been very vocal about the lasting effects of becoming famous so young.

"It's a lot to put on a kid: to have them have to get their makeup done and then also balance school and then also have me dress up in a wig," she has said.

Miley has also revealed that it was hard for her to be famous both as her Hannah Montana character and as herself, as a singer in her own right.

"I think that's probably what's a little bit wrong with me now," she added. "I mark that up to doing some extreme damage in my psyche as an adult person."

While filming, 12-hour days became the norm and, as a child, she developed anxiety attacks and nausea from the stresses of work.

She also told Marie Claire: "I was made to look like someone that I wasn't, which probably caused some body dysmorphia because I had been made pretty every day for so long."

Lee Thompson Young

One of the most tragic stories of past Disney actors, Lee Thompson Young started his acting career in 1998 series The Famous Jett Jackson, when he was just 15, and then appeared in the film Johnny Tsunami a year later.

He went on star in detective drama Rizzoli & Isles, but he failed to turn up for filming in August 2013.

When police were called to check on him in his LA apartment, he was found dead.

The 29-year-old had been battling depression before his death, and had also been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

Shia LaBeouf

Shia LaBeouf is another ex-Disney star who went through a troublesome period when he left the network.

The Even Stevens actor was arrested back in 2014 and later charged with disorderly conduct and criminal trespass at Studio 54 theatre.

After his arrest, the 32-year-old joined an outpatient programme for alcoholism, and has since staged a number of bizarre public appearances which have left fans concerned about his well-being.

In 2014, he appeared at the premier of his movie Nymphomaniac wearing a paper bag on his head which had the words "I am not famous anymore" scrawled in large letters over his face.

Later that same year he spent a night in jail after being disruptive while watching a Broadway show, and was arrested again in 2017 for disorderly conduct, obstruction and public drunkenness.

A video which emerged of his racist rant at police officers at the time pushed the former Disney star to apologise on Twitter, where he described the incident as a "new low" and said he was newly committed to sobriety.

Lindsay Lohan

After modelling as a child, Lindsay made her acting breakthrough in 1998 Disney film The Parent Trap, when she was just 12.

She followed up with a string of high-profile film appearances, including Mean Girls, before returning to Disney in 2005 with Herbie: Fully Loaded.

However, her life has been peppered with legal run-ins and controversies ever since a booze-fuelled car crash in 2007, and she has had a notably sour relationship with her father which may have contributed to her turmoil.

Lowlights include the party girl's subsequent hour-long stay in prison for cocaine possession and drink driving, and when she was fitted with an alcohol-monitoring device as a condition of her bail.

In 2010 she then earned a two-week prison sentence for failing to attend her court-ordered weekly alcohol education classes, and eventually ended up in rehab after leaving jail.

Selena Gomez

Selena Gomez was one of Disney's most recognisable faces, starring in Wizards of Waverly Place and the Princess Protection Programme.

But when she grew up, she too had a rocky ride.

Gomez, 26, spent two weeks in a rehab facility back in early 2014 at treatment centre in Arizona which specialises in treating young people with addiction and trauma problems.

Her representative later revealed the star was suffering from Lupus, an autoimmune disease, and that she entered rehab for chemotherapy to treat the illness.

A source previously claimed that Selena also had other issues when she checked into the treatment facility, according to Radar Online.

Selena Gomez made a huge name for herself as a Disney child star. A source said: "Her friends and family became increasingly worried that there might be a serious problem with Selena.

"Particularly, her parents. The partying was, at times, wild.

"They wanted to help her-and they very much encouraged her to go to rehab. Others very close to her also urged her to seek professional help."

She was also reportedly dabbling with marijuana and was experimenting with prescription drugs such as Xanax and Ambien - and ended up back in rehab in September 2016, after a high-profile spat with former flame Justin Bieber.
Linda's podcast is called The Psychology Behind with Dr Linda Papadopoulos and is available from iTunes, Audioboom and all usual podcast outlets.

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From Selena Gomez to Miley Cyrus - why so many former child Disney stars have suffered mental health breakdowns, eating disorders and suicide attempts

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TROUBLED singer Demi Lovato was rushed to hospital last night with a suspected drug overdose... making the ex-Disney star the latest veteran of the entertainment network to run into serious tro...

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"It is argued that Lovato has successfully rebranded herself as the embodiment of achievement, self-improvement and confidence by embracing her diagnosis with bipolar disorder and other mental health struggles." (Franssen, 2019, p. 1)

She has reclaimed the narrative of tragedy and turned it into a positive aspect of her star image.

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The 'Disney Curse' refers to the phenomenon where young Disney stars suffer some kind of downfall or tragedy that damages their star image. They often go from being portrayed in the media as suitable role models for the children who watch their shows to tragic cases of the Hollywood industry, driven to drug abuse and identity crisis. Demi Lovato is considered to be a star who suffered from the 'Disney Curse' due to her long history of mental health issues that have been broadcasted to the public. She has also been extremely open about her struggles. In a 2020 interview with Harpers Bazaar Lovato opens up about how being 'overworked' on the set of Sonny with a Chance resulted in an eating disorder. Similar cases are seen in stars such as Selena Gomez, Miley Cyrus and Lindsay Lohan.

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During a virtual reunion with the cast of Disney's Sonny with a Chance, Demi Lovato opened up about struggling with an eating disorder during the series's run.

She also recalled the experience of being "overworked" as a young professional in the industry, saying, "I would have people over for meetings on my lunch breaks, because that's how much I worked."

On Saturday, Demi Lovato opened up about struggling with an eating disorder and being "overworked" while working on her Disney Channel show, Sonny with a Chance. The details came during a virtual reunion with the series's castmates, including Sterling Knight, Tiffany Thornton, Allisyn Ashley Arm, Audrey Whitby, Doug Brochu, Shayne Topp, Matthew Scott Montgomery, and Damien Haas.

Lovato, who left the series in 2011 to enter a treatment facility, said costar Thornton inspired her. "When I went away to treatment for the first time, you were my biggest inspiration coming out of it because you dealt with all of those pressures of being a woman on TV," she told her fellow castmate. "I probably was happier in my head with whatever I looked like at the time. But I'm so much happier now with the mentality that you have. I look back and it and I'm like, 'Man, it's a shame that we wasted any energy on what we wore on set.'"

She later explained why she didn't return to the show for its third season. "I just wasn't in a period of time when I was ready to be on camera again. I could not go back into that environment, and there were other things that factored into it."

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"People step away and they think, 'Oh, what happened to so-and-so? They fell off,' or whatever," continued Lovato. "And it's like, 'No. Sometimes, I just choose to live a happier and healthier life.' And I'm realizing that as I've gotten older, because when I was young, when you start off in the industry as a seven-year-old, eight-year-old, whatever, you kind of value your self-worth with your success."

Later during the call, Thornton joked that Lovato's dressing room hit "98 degrees every day." The singer replied, "Because I had an eating disorder and I was underweight and freezing. ... I would have people over for meetings on my lunch breaks, because that's how much I worked. People would come in and I'd be covered in a blanket on the couch and they were like, 'Why is it 80 degrees in here?' I would be like, 'Because I'm freezing.' They would be like, 'Oh, my God, what's wrong with you?'"

The amount of stress she was under took a toll on her, she added. "I was so miserable and angry, too, because I felt like I was being overworked."

Still, the negative experiences haven't outweighed the love she holds for her Sonny with a Chance castmates. " I love all of you guys so much," she said. "I went through so much during that show that I would rather just start a whole new project with all of you."

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Demi Lovato Opens Up About Struggling with an Eating Disorder During Disney Channel Days

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During a virtual reunion with the cast of Disney's Sonny with a Chance , Demi Lovato opened up about struggling with an eating disorder during the series's run. She also recalled the experience of being "overworked" as a young professional in the industry, saying, "I would have people over for meetings on my lunch breaks, because that's how much I worked."

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"I Feel Like I Know Them”: the Positive Effect of Celebrity Self-disclosure of Mental Illness. (Calhoun and Gold, 2020)

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"I Feel Like I Know Them”: the Positive Effect of Celebrity Self-disclosure of Mental Illness. (Calhoun and Gold, 2020)

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"A study analyzing attitudes towards bipolar disorder after Demi Lovato’s disclosure of her illness found that people who had a higher celebrity attachment to her had fewer negative stereotypes about those with bipolar disorder. Her willingness to share with her fans through her music and social media, even more recently as she has struggled in her recovery after her apparent overdose, has had a positive impact on mental health" (Calhoun and Gold, 2020, p. 238).

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“I Feel Like I Know Them”: the Positive Effect of Celebrity Self-disclosure of Mental Illness - Academic Psychiatry

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How her Disney Roles Influenced her Stardom

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How her Disney Roles Influenced her Stardom

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In both Camp Rock and Sonny With a Chance, Lovato's characters start off as the typical 'Girl Next Door', who due to her talent in singing, songwriting or acting, rises to stardom. Both characters feature Lovato singing, establishing her talent as a part of her star image.

Her role in Camp Rock, in particular, highlighted her singing ability with the song 'This is Me'. Performed with Joe Jonas, it reached number nine on the BillBoard Hot 100.

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Lovato's narrative of struggle and tragedy, portrayed through her documentaries and music, is an example of how the private sphere can be woven back into the public sphere. The struggles she faced off-screen for so many years have been brought back onto the screen with the purpose of giving fans a sense that they are seeing the 'real' Demi Lovato.

By offering up the 'truth', Lovato has arguably avoided tension in terms of her star image. This is because the reality of her going into rehab aligns with the image Lovato presents to us through her music and documentaries.

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The song 'Confident' is significant when discussing Lovato's star image as a role model for those who have issues with their body image. She hopes to prove you can be proud of who you are through self-empowerment.

The song is accompanied by a music video featuring Lovato in a maximum security prison with depictions of her fighting against 'bad guys', a metaphor for her rebelling against those who want to tear her down.

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Demi Lovato - Confident (Official Video)

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'Cool for the Summer' has been compared to Katy Perry's 'I Kissed a Girl' due to both exploring the singer's interest in a sexual relationship with another woman.

At this time Lovato did not offer a label to her sexuality but in an interview on Alan Carr: Chatty Man she said ‘All of my songs are based off of personal experiences. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with experimentation at all.’

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Demi Lovato - Cool for the Summer (Official Video)

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"Go on and try to tear me down/ I will be rising from the ground/ Like a skyscraper, like a skyscraper." Through her song 'Skyscraper' Lovato empowers fans to come out of a dark time in their lives and positions herself as a role model. It is considered her first 'adult' hit.

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Demi Lovato - Skyscraper (Official Video)

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Lovato has also starred in a number of other films including:
1. Demi Lovato: Stay Strong (2012)
2. Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017)
3. Louder Together (2017)
4. Demi Lovato (Simply Complicated)
5. Charming (2018)
6. Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire and Saga (2020)
7. Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil (2021)

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In 2010, around the release of Camp Rock 2, she briefly dated Joe Jonas. Their relationship only lasted a month and in a 2013 interview with New York Magazine Joe Jonas revealed: "I really got to know her and got to see the ins and outs of what she was struggling with, like drug abuse. I felt like I needed to take care of her, but at the same time I was living a lie, because I wasn't happy but felt like I had to stay in it for her, because she needed help. I couldn't express any of that, of course, because I had a brand to protect."

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As well as Sonny with a Chance (2009-2011), Lovato starred in the Disney Channel television film Princess Protection Program in 2009. She played the character Princess Rosalinda alongside Selena Gomez as Carter Mason. The plot of the film follows Lovato's character being in danger from invaders so she enters the Princess Protection Program. This requires her to relocate to Louisiana where she stays with Gomez's character and must learn to be an ordinary teenager.

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After meeting on the set of Barney & Friends, Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez started a friendship that spanned their childhood and adolescence. The pair secured lead acting roles on their own Disney television shows and acted together in the Disney film Princess Protection Program in 2009. During this time, Demi Lovato's star image was very much tied to Selena Gomez due to how public their friendship was. They posted YouTube videos together and almost always appeared on red carpets together.

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Lovato made her debut on Disney Channel when she briefly played the role of Charlotte Adams in As the Bell Rings in 2007. The character Charlotte Adams was talented in singing, guitar and songwriting, much like the actress herself. Lovato secured the leading role in Camp Rock (2008), requiring her to leave As the Bell Rings. She then went on to star in her own television show Sonny With a Chance (2009-2011), the film Princess Protection Program (2009) and Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (2010). Her multiple roles made her one of the most successful and popular Disney stars in the late 2000s.

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Demi Lovato has released eight albums:
1. Don't Forget (2008)
2. Here We Go Again (2009)
3. Unbroken (2011)
4. Demi (2014)
5. Confident (2015)
6. Tell Me You Love Me (2017)
7. Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over (2021)
8. Holy Fvck (2022)

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Camp Rock (2008) and Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (2010)

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Camp Rock (2008) and Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (2010)

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At the age of 15, Lovato starred in the Disney Channel television film Camp Rock (2008) as the lead role Mitchie Torres, an aspiring singer who is desperate to go to Camp Rock but can only afford to attend if she works in the kitchens. The film follows her as she goes on to win the camp's singing competition 'Final Jam'.

In 2010 Lovato returned to her role as Mitchie Torres in Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (2010). Her character is now dating Shane Gray who is played by Joe Jonas, and they now must compete with a new music camp that has opened across the lake.

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In 2009, Lovato was given the role of Sonny Munroe. Sonny with a Chance is described as a show-within-a-show, where Sonny joins the show So Random! as a young actress with a passion for comedy and songwriting.

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Demi Lovato's first appearance in the spotlight was on the 1992 television show Barney & Friends at the age of ten. She played the role of Angela from 2002 to 2004, singing alongside other child stars, including Selena Gomez.

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1. The Beginning of Demi Lovato's Career

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1. The Beginning of Demi Lovato's Career

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Demetria Lovato, professionally known as Demi Lovato, is an American actress and musician. She is the daughter of the former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader Dianna De La Garza and musician Patrick Martin Lovato. Her parents put her through acting classes early on, leading her to star in Barney & Friends as a child and then onto a career as a Disney star in her teens.