Demi Lovato

Demi Lovato, born Demetria Devonne Lovato, was raised in Dallas, Texas. They began playing piano at seven and guitar at 10, while also taking dance and acting classes. Lovato was bullied as a child and eventually requested homeschooling, through which they received their high-school diploma.

Lovato began acting on Barney & Friends in 2002, playing Angela until 2004. They later appeared on Prison Break and Just Jordan before moving into Disney Channel productions. Their mother, Dianna De La Garza, was a former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader and country music recording artist, while their father, Patrick Lovato, was an engineer and musician.

Lovato has spoken publicly about mental-health and addiction struggles in their family. After Patrick Lovato died of cancer in 2013, they created the Lovato Treatment Scholarship Program in his honor to support people coping with mental illness and addiction.

From 2007 to 2008, Lovato played Charlotte Adams on the Disney Channel short series As the Bell Rings. Their major breakthrough came with the 2008 musical television film Camp Rock, in which they played Mitchie Torres, an aspiring singer. They reprised the role in Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam in 2010.

The first Camp Rock soundtrack featured Lovato on four songs, including “This Is Me,” their debut single and duet with Joe Jonas. The song became their first top-10 entry on the Billboard Hot 100. Lovato also starred with Selena Gomez in the 2009 Disney Channel film Princess Protection Program.

Lovato starred as Sonny Munroe in the Disney Channel sitcom Sonny with a Chance, which ran from 2009 to 2011. Their debut album, Don't Forget, was released in 2008 and debuted at number two on the Billboard 200. Its follow-up, Here We Go Again, became Lovato's first number-one album in the United States, while the title track reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Lovato worked with the Jonas Brothers during this period, opening for their Burnin' Up Tour and later joining their concert tours. Lovato, the Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, and Selena Gomez also recorded “Send It On” for Disney's Friends for Change environmental initiative.

Lovato entered a treatment facility in late 2010 for physical and emotional issues, later discussing bulimia, self-harm, substance use, and a bipolar diagnosis. They subsequently said that the bipolar diagnosis had been inaccurate and that it was later revised to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Their recovery became a recurring subject in the documentaries Demi Lovato: Stay Strong and Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated.

Their 2011 album Unbroken introduced stronger R&B influences and included “Skyscraper,” a platinum-certified top-10 single associated with themes of self-worth and overcoming hardship. Demi, released in 2013, incorporated synthpop and bubblegum pop and produced the top-10 single “Heart Attack.” Lovato also appeared as Dani in four episodes of Glee alongside Naya Rivera.

Lovato served as a judge and mentor on the U.S. version of The X Factor during its second and third seasons in 2012 and 2013. They released Confident in 2015, earning a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album, and followed it with Tell Me You Love Me in 2017. The latter included “Sorry Not Sorry,” their highest-charting U.S. single at the time.

In 2015, Lovato co-founded Safehouse Records with Nick Jonas and their manager Phil McIntyre. They also received the GLAAD Vanguard Award in 2016 for supporting LGBTQ+ rights and were included on Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in 2017.

In 2018, Lovato released “Sober,” a song about a recurrence of their substance use disorder after six years of sobriety. On July 24, 2018, they experienced an opioid overdose and were hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Lovato later said that the overdose resulted in a heart attack, three strokes, brain damage, and lasting vision problems.

Lovato returned to acting in 2020 with a role in Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, starring alongside Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams. They also appeared in the final season of Will & Grace. That year, Lovato performed “Anyone” at the Grammy Awards and sang the national anthem at Super Bowl LIV.

Their 2021 documentary series Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil accompanied the album Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over. In 2022, they released Holy Fvck, a heavier rock-oriented album. They revisited earlier songs in rock arrangements on the 2023 remix album Revamped.

Lovato co-directed and starred in the 2024 documentary Child Star, which examines the experiences of former child performers. They later appeared in the film Tow and released their ninth studio album, It's Not That Deep, in 2025.

Lovato's music primarily incorporates pop, dance-pop, and pop rock, with periods influenced by R&B, soul, and rock. Their albums have also reflected changes in musical direction, from the pop-rock sound of Don't Forget and Here We Go Again to the R&B elements of Unbroken, the synthpop of Demi, and the heavier rock approach of Holy Fvck.

They have cited Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson, Whitney Houston, and Aretha Franklin as major vocal influences. Lovato has also discussed influences ranging from Britney Spears, Rihanna, JoJo, and Jennifer Lopez to heavy metal bands and country music.

Critics have frequently praised Lovato's mezzo-soprano voice, vocal range, and live performances. Their rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Super Bowl LIV and their Grammy performance of “Anyone” were especially noted in coverage of their return to public performance.