Demi Lovato

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Demetria Devonne Lovato ( l? - VAH -toh , born August 20 , 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. After appearing on the television series of children Barney & amp; As a child, she received her breakthrough role as Mitchie Torres in the Disney Channel Campaign Camp Rock (2008) and her sequel Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam > (2010).

Since signing with Hollywood Records, Lovato released his first studio album Do Forget (2008) and was followed by five albums: Here We Go Again < Unbroken (2011), Demi (2013), Confident (2015) and Tell Me You Love Me (2017). Lovato earned seventy two top entries in the US Hot Billboard <100: "This Is Me", "Here We Go Again", "Skyscraper", "Give Your Heart a Break", "Heart Attack", "Cool for the Summer", and "Sorry Not Sorry". From his television credits, Lovato starred as a titular character on Sonny with a Chance from 2009 to 2011; featured as judge and mentor of the American version of The X Factor in 2012 and 2013; and it appears as repeat characters on Glee . His fight with bipolar disorder, addiction, eating disorders, and self-harm received significant media attention in 2010, in response to which he released the strongest 365 Days a Year (2013) and YouTube documentary about his life and career, entitled Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated (2017).

Musically, Lovato is considered a pop, pop rock, and R & amp artist. B. Lovato has received numerous awards, including MTV Video Music Awards, 13 Teen Choice Awards, five People's Choice Awards, ALMA Awards, and Latin American Music Awards. Outside of the entertainment industry, Lovato has been involved with several social and environmental causes since the launch of her career. In May 2013, he was cited for his dedication as a mentor for teens and young adults with mental health challenges at the National Child Mental Health Awareness Day in Washington, D.C.. He also became an advocate for the LGBT community. By 2014, he becomes the face of the Human Rights Campaign Campaign for Human Rights Campaigns. In April 2016, Lovato was awarded the GLAAD Vanguard Award for his activism.

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1992-2006: Awal kehidupan dan awal karir

Lovato was born on August 20, 1992 in Albuquerque, New Mexico to former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader Dianna De La Garza (Danny Lee Smith) and engineer and musician Patrick Martin Lovato. He has an older sister named Dallas; a younger middle-aged sister, actress Madison De La Garza; and a half-brother's older half-brother named Amber, to whom he first spoke when he was twenty.

Lovato's parents divorced in mid-1994, shortly after her second birthday. Lovato's father is of Mexican descent, with mostly Spanish ancestors and Native Americans, and is from a family that has lived in New Mexico for generations; he also had a distant Portuguese and Jewish ancestry. His mother has an English and Irish ancestor. Through his father, Lovato is a descendant of Union Union Union Union Francisco Perea (1830-1913) veterans and Governor of Santa Fe de Nuevo MÃƒÆ'Ã‚ Â© xico Francisco Xavier ChÃƒÆ'Ã‚Â¡vez. Through DNA testing, Lovato found that he is also 16 percent of Scandinavian descent and one percent of African descent.

Lovato grew up in Dallas, Texas. In 2002, she began her acting career in the children's television series Barney & amp; Friends as Angela. He started playing piano at the age of seven and guitar at the age of ten, when he also started dancing and acting classes. Lovato told Ellen DeGeneres that she was harassed so badly that she asked for homeschooling, and she received her high school diploma through homeschooling in April 2009. She later became a spokesperson for the PACER anti-bullying organization and appeared in America's Next Model to speak out against oppression. In 2006, Lovato appeared on Prison Break, and in Just Jordan years later.

In September 2015, Lovato's name appeared on the "Unclaimed Coogan" list, which is a fund for child actors whose income is partly kept secret, but remains unclaimed by former children.

2007-2008: Camp Rock and Do not Forget

In 2007 and 2008, Lovato played Charlotte Adams on the Disney Channel short series As Bell Rings. Lovato auditioned for the Camp Rock and Sonny with a Chance television series during 2007 and earned both roles. Lovato plays the main character, aspiring singer Mitchie Torres, at Camp Rock . The film aired on June 20, 2008, up to 8.9 million viewers. The soundtrack was released three days earlier; However, the music is considered less up-to-date than the High School Musical music. Gillian Flynn from Entertainment Weekly writes that Lovato's acting skills are very disappointing and she "has a spontaneous smile of someone who often says she has an amazing smile". Lovato sang four songs on the soundtrack, including "We Rock" and "This Is Me". That summer, he started his Live Demi! The tour was warming up before releasing his debut album and appeared on Burnin Tour 'Up Tour Jonas Brothers.

Lovato's debut album, Do not Forget , was released on September 23, 2008, and was greeted with positive reviews from critics. Michael Slezak from Entertainment Weekly said, "Demi Lovato may be satisfying his tween fans, but he will not win the rockers with Do not Forget ." The album debuted at number two on Billboard 200, with first week sales of 89,000 copies. The ten songs are written together with the Jonas Brothers.

Do not Forget is certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for US sales of over 500,000 copies. Its main single, "Get Back", was praised for its pop rock style and peaked at number 43 on the US Billboard Hot 100, selling over 560,000 copies in the United States. The album's second single, "La La Land", was cited for a strong rock element and peaked at number 52 in the US, and broke the top 40 in Ireland and England. The music video was directed by Brendan Malloy and Tim Wheeler.

2009-2010: Sonny with Opportunities and Here We Go Again

In 2009, Lovato recorded "Send It On", a charity song and theme song for Disney's Friends for Change, with friends Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez. All proceeds from the song were donated to an environmental charity supported by the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund. Lovato's Disney Channel sitcom Sonny with a Chance, with her character Sonny Munroe, the latest cast member of So Random's show-in-show! , aired on February 8, Lovato's acting ability was portrayed by Robert Lloyd of Los Angeles Times as "excellent", and he compared it to stars Hannah Montana (and friend ) Miley Cyrus. That June, she starred as Rosie Gonzalez/Princess Rosalinda in the Disney Channel movie, Princess Protection Program . The film, Disney Channel's original movie with the fourth highest rating, aired up to 8.5 million viewers.

Lovato's second album, Here We Go Again , was released on July 21, 2009; he described his acoustic style similar to John Mayer. The album received good reviews from critics who appreciate fun pop-rock elements, repeating reviews about Do not Forget . Lovato's number one album debuted on Billboard 200 with first week sales of 108,000 copies. Before its release, she started her summer tour in 2009. The album's main single, "Here We Go Again" peaked at number 59 on Billboard Hot 100 and made it to the top in number 15, becoming the highest peak in Lovato. single solo at the time, the Song peaked at number 68 on the Canadian Hot 100 and 38 in New Zealand. The second and final album, "Remember December" failed to match the success of its predecessor, but peaked at number 80 on the UK Singles Chart.

The entertainer made his first 40-city concert tour Live in Concert to support Here We Go Again . The tour, from June 21 to August 21, 2009, has David Archuleta, KSM and Jordan Pruitt as the opening act and Lovato and Archuleta received the Music Tour award at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards. In March 2010, Lovato and Joe Jonas recorded "Make a Wave "as the second charity single for Disney's Friends for Change. In May, Lovato became guest star as schizophrenic teenager Hayley May in the sixth episode of the season Gray Anatomy , "Shiny Happy People". Although critics praise their versatility, they are less satisfied with his acting and feel that his performance is designed primarily to attract viewers. Later that year, he led his first international tour, South America Tour, and joined the Jonas Brothers Live in Concert tour as a guest.

Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam , with Lovato repeating his role as Mitchie Torres, airing on September 3, 2010. The ambivalent criticism of the movie plot, and having a 40 percent approval rating on Rotten. Tomato. However, Lovato's performance is called "very interesting" by Jennifer Armstrong of Entertainment Weekly. The film aired for eight million viewers, the number one cable television movie of the year based on the number of viewers. The accompanying soundtrack was released on August 10 with Lovato singing nine songs, including "Can not Back Down" and "Would not Change a Thing". The soundtrack debuted at number three on Billboard 200, with first week sales of 41,000 copies. The Jonas Brothers Live in Concert is reworked to include Lovato and other movie players; starting on August 7, two weeks later than planned. Sonny with a Chance soundtrack was released on October 5th; Lovato sang four songs, including "Me, Myself and Time". It debuted (and peaked) at number 163 on Billboard 200, the best-selling soundtrack.

2011-2012: Not Disconnected and X Factor

That month, Lovato also announced his departure from Sonny with a Chance, putting his acting career in hiatus and ending the series; he then says that he will return to acting when he feels confident doing it. His departure led to the spin-off series So Random! with the cast of Sonny , featuring a sketch of the previous show-in-show. The series was canceled after one season. Lovato released their third album, Unbroken , on September 20, 2011. Started in July 2010, the album experimented with R & B and featured a little pop rock. The album and style changes received mixed criticism from critics, who saw growth in music because of their struggles and praised Lovato's vocals but found the music more generic than previous attempts. The record was commercially successful, peaking at number four on the Billboard 200, with sales exceeding 97,000 copies in its first week of release, and selling over 500,000 copies in the United States, becoming certified Gold.

The album's main single, "Skyscraper", noted for self-esteem and confidence messages, reached number 10 on Billboard Hot 100, sold 176,000 downloads during its first week of release, becoming the highest in Lovato first week sales , until the release of "Heart Attack" by Lovato in 2013. This song is also the highest single to reach Lovato's peak since "This Is Me" reached number nine in August 2008. The song also debuted at number two on the Hot Digital Songs chart. "Skyscraper" received the Best Message With Message award at the MTV Video Music Awards 2012 September. The album's second and last single, "Give Your Heart a Break", peaked at Billboard Hot 100 at number 16, making Lovato's fourth highest song. 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 female artist to No. 1 in the history of Pop Songs songs. 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.

In May, he became judge for the second season of the American version of The X Factor , with a reported salary of one million dollars. Joining Britney Spears, Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid, he speculates that he was chosen to attract a younger audience. Young Adult Mentoring category, her final action (CeCe Frey) finished sixth. At the Minnesota State Fair in August, Lovato announced that after a pre-show at the MTV Video Music Awards 2012, he will be releasing a single in December. On December 24th, he released a video on his YouTube account about himself singing "Angels Among Us" dedicated to the victims of Sandy Hook Elementary School photo shoot. In March, he was confirmed back for the third season of X Factor ', with his payroll reportedly doubling.

2013-2014: By

Demi was released on May 10, 2013, the album featured the influence of synthpop and bubblegum pop and met with positive reviews from music critics, though Jon Carmichael from The New York Times Discovered the fun of the transition from Lovato, according to Entertainment Weekly it denotes a less mature image. The album debuted at number three on Billboard 200 with first week sales of 110,000 copies, the week of the best selling debut of Lovato's career. It was also internationally successful, charting in the top ten in New Zealand, Spain and the UK. and has been awarded a Gold certificate in the US.

On June 11, Lovato released an e-book, Demi , in iBooks. His main single, "Heart Attack," debuted at number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100, with first-week sales of 215,000 copies. The song peaked at number 10 (Lovato's third show in the top ten US), and was also successful in England, Australia and Europe. The second single, "Made in the USA" reached number 80 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The third single from Demi , "Neon Lights", peaked in the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 36 and in US Hot Dance Club Songs at number one. Fourth single; "Really Do not Care" featuring British singer Cher Lloyd, became Lovato's number one hit on the US Dance chart and debuted on Billboard Hot 100 at number 98 before climbing to number 26.

Lovato then released a deluxe version of her fourth studio album, which includes 7 new songs, consisting of 4 live shows and 3 studio recordings. One of these songs included a collaboration with Olly Murs on a song for his fourth studio album, titled "Up". Lovato contributed to the soundtrack album The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones with Heart by Heart.

Lovato plans to perform in at least six episodes of the fifth season Glee , but she only appears four episodes in the series. He plays Dani, a New York-based artist who befriends Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) and Santana Lopez (Naya Rivera) and interacts with the character of fellow newcomer Adam Lambert. Lovato debuted in the second episode of the season, which aired on October 3rd. On November 19th, he released a book, Strong: 365 Days a Year , which occupied The New York Times bestseller list. The entertainer then agreed to write a memoir, which has not been released yet.

She announced her Neon Lights Tour (including Canadian foot) on September 29, 2013, which begins February 9, 2014 and ends May 17th. On October 21st, she released "Let It Go" for the Disney movie Frozen , which was released in theaters on November 27th, and the song was promoted as a single for the movie soundtrack. The song peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 US chart at number 38, spending twenty weeks on the chart. On December 18, 2013, Lovato insists that she will not return to The X Factor for the fourth season. On May 18, 2014, "Somebody to You" featuring Lovato was released as the fourth single from The Vamps debut album, Meet the Vamps . On May 29, he announced his fourth concert tour (and the first world tour, covering 25 cities), Demi World Tour, and his first North American date. In November 2014, Lovato opened a UK event on Tour Enrique Iglesias's Sex and Love. He also worked with his old friend Nick Jonas on a song for his self-titled album called "Avalanche," which was released November 2014. Lovato featured in "Up", the second single from the fourth studio album Olly Murs, Never More Good .

Lovato announced his line of skin care called Devonne by Demi will be available in December 2014. He released a music video for his song "Nightingale" on December 24, 2014 as an early Christmas gift for his fans.