Born on Aug. 20, 1992, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S., the singer-songwriter and actress has faced many highs and lows in her life and has been quite vocal about it. Here is a look at her journey so far.
Acting debut
She began her acting career at the age of 10 with TV series “Barney and Friends” (2002-04) She also guest starred on TV dramas “Prison Break” (2006) and “Just Jordan” (2007).
Opens up about being bullied
Lovato was subjected to bullying at school, and was homeschooled after seventh grade. She graduated high school in 2009, a year earlier than expected. In 2008, Lovato appeared on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” where she talked about being bullied in school. She said: “I never really understood why [I was being bullied] until looking back … I want to help with bullying. Because there are girls who can’t just up and home-school and focus on their career.”
Release of debut album
On Sept. 23, 2008, Lovato released her debut album, “Don’t Forget.” The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart. Her second album, “Here We Go Again,” was released on July 21, 2009. The title track reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it her first single to reach the top 20.
Other acting roles
Lovato starred in Disney Channel’s television show “Sonny with a Chance.” The series debuted in 2009 and the singer remained associated with the show for two seasons. The show was renewed for a third season in 2011 with a new title, “So Random!” without Lovato, but was canned after a dismal response.
Leaves Jonas tour
In 2010, during a tour with Jonas Brothers, she got into an altercation with a dancer. The fight made headlines and the singer had to cut short the tour to seek help for “emotional and physical issues.”
Enters treatment facility
Following the incident, she was checked into a medical center. According to ABC News, a statement released at the time said: “Demi has decided to take personal responsibility for her actions and seek help. She is doing just that…She regrets not being able to finish her tour, but is looking forward to getting back to work in the near future.”
Joins campaign against bullying
Lovato became the ambassador of Secret deodorant’s “Mean Stinks” campaign in 2012, encouraging girls to “gang up for good” to end bullying in schools. She has also worked with the Disney charity “Friends for Change,” which promotes environmental awareness, and recorded the single “Make a Wave” with Joe Jonas for the campaign.
Returns to acting
In 2013, Lovato returned to acting with a recurring role on the hit musical series “Glee.” She joined Simon Cowell, L.A. Reid and Britney Spears as a judge on “The X Factor” for two seasons in 2012 and 2013.
Awards and nominations
Over the years, Lovato has won several awards such as multiple People’s Choice Awards, MTV Video Music Award and multiple Teen Choice Awards. In 2016, she earned her first Grammy nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album – “Confident.”
Release of documentary
In October 2017, Lovato’s documentary “Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated” was exclusively released on YouTube. In the film directed by Hannah Lux Davis, Lovato talked about her struggles such as addiction, bipolar disorder and bulimia.
Celebrates sobriety
In March 2018, Lovato revealed that she’d completed six years without drugs and alcohol. She shared a post on Twitter, where she wrote: “Just officially turned 6 years sober. So grateful for another year of joy, health and happiness. It IS possible. 🙏🏼”
Partnership with Fabletics
In May 2018, Lovato collaborated with Fabletics for a new Summer 2018 collection, offering performance and lifestyle looks. Talking about the collection, she said: “I’m so excited to continue working with Fabletics to launch a cool, new collection for summer! I took inspiration from my tour and wanted to give my fans a collection of styles that make me feel confident. Whether you’re on the road or at home in your everyday routine, these pieces are intended to brighten your mood and inspire everyone to have fun staying active.”
Releases new single
On June 21, 2018, Lovato released a single entitled “Sober” that was about her struggle with addiction and revealed she had relapsed. The lyrics read: “I’m sorry for the fans I lost who watched me fall again. I want to be a role model but I’m only human. I’m sorry that I’m here again. I promise I’ll get help.”
Hospitalized for drug overdose
Just a month later, on July 24, she was hospitalized for an apparent drug overdose. Later. her representative said: “Demi is awake and with her family, who want to express thanks to everyone for the love, prayers and support. Some of the information being reported is incorrect and they respectfully ask for privacy and not speculation as her health and recovery is the most important thing right now.”
Opens up about battle with addiction
On Aug. 6, Lovato took to her Instagram feed and opened up about how she has been dealing with addiction. She admitted that she must “continue to overcome and have not done yet.” She also wrote, “I now need time to heal and focus on my sobriety and road to recovery…I will keep fighting.”
16/16 SLIDES
Demi Lovato has days where she wakes up feeling “not super confident”.
The 27-year-old singer took to social media on Friday (21.02.20) to let her fans know she had woken up feeling less than her best, and used the opportunity to remind her followers that life always has “ups and downs”.
Referencing her recent appearance on Ashley Graham’s ‘Pretty Big Deal’ podcast, she wrote on her Instagram Story: “Woke up feeling not super confident even tho my PBD episode just came out. Let this be a reminder to anyone struggling out there – this life is a journey with tons of ups and down but you can’t give up. I deal with s**t on the daily but I know I’m gonna be okay with God on my side.
“Also you guys, my friends and family are pretty helpful too (sic)”
During her appearance on Ashley’s podcast, Demi opened up about her near-fatal overdose in 2018, which he said was brought on by her battle with an eating disorder, as she felt under pressure to “look a certain way”.
She confessed: “I’m tired of running myself into the ground with workouts and extreme dieting. I thought the past few years was recovery from an eating disorder when it actually was just completely falling into it.
“I think when you have certain people around you that are telling you certain things that you should look a certain way, it makes it harder. I was in that situation, and I was just running myself into the ground. I honestly think that’s kind of what led to everything happening over the past year was just me thinking I found recovery when I didn’t, and then living this kind of lie and trying to tell the world I was happy with myself when I really wasn’t.”
The ‘Anyone’ singer shared details of the podcast – which was released earlier this week – on social media and thanked the model for allowing her to “open up” about her health journey.
She wrote: “Thank you Ashley for allowing me to really open up about my faith, boundaries, my body acceptance journey, and what my future holds. We had such an honest and real conversation… I can’t wait for you guys to watch and listen (sic)”
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