Early life
Lovato was born in Albuquerque, NM and was rasied 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
Early Career
Lovato began her Актёрское искусство career at the age of six on the children's Телевидение series Barney & Друзья 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 секунда season of the Телевидение sitcom Just Jordan as Nicole, in the episode "Slippery When Wet". In January 2007, she landed the role of шарлотка, шарлотта Adams on the Дисней Channel Original Short Series, As the колокол, колокольчик, белл 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.
May 2008-2009: Camp Rock and Don't Forget
Lovato performing in the summer of 2008.Lovato sang a cover of That's How Ты Know from the film Зачарованная that was released on Disneymania 6 on May 20, 2008.[8] In 2008, Lovato starred in the Дисней 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 Дисней Channel with 8.9 million viewers, making Lovato a house-hold name among tweens.[9] She provided vocals on four of the songs featured on the Camp Rock soundtrack, including the hit "This Is Me" featuring Joe Jonas.[10]
From June 1 to July 31 Lovato performed at various House of Blues and parks for her Demi Live! Warm Up Tour.
Lovato served as the opening act in the Jonas Brothers Burning Up Tour from June to August. The tour was filmed into a концерт movie and was released on February 27, 2009. Lovato was featured in the film performing with Joe Jonas in "This Is Me".
On September 23, 2008, Lovato released her debut album Don't Forget. The album's first single, "Get Back", was released on August 12, 2008. The album peaked at number 2 on the Billboard 200.[11] In December, the секунда single "La La Land" was released. In March of 2009, the third single " Don't Forget" was released.
2009-2010: Sonny With a Chance and Here We Go Again
Lovato is currently starring in the Дисней Channel Original Series, Sonny With a Chance, which premiered on February 8, 2009.[12] The series will have a секунда season.[13] The Показать stars Lovato as Sonny who becomes the new cast member of a live comedy show, So Random!.
On April 15, 2008, it was announced that Lovato was going on tour to promote her up-coming album.[14] The tour began on June 21 in Hartford, Connecticut and ended on Aug. 24 in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Lovato and her band performing in her 2009 Summer TourOn June 26, 2009 Lovato co-starred in Princess Protection Program as Princess Rosalinda alongside Selena Gomez on Дисней Channel.[15] The TV movie is about a young Princess who is taken into custody by the Princess Protection Program and is whisked away to rural Louisiana where she must learn the ins and outs of behaving like a normal American teenager.
Lovato released her секунда studio album, Here We Go Again on July 21, 2009. The album debuted at #1 with 107,000 first-week sales.[16] 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 еще John Mayer-ish type of songs. Hopefully I can write with people like him."[17] The first single off the album, titled the same as the album, was released on June 17, 2009.[18] Here We Go Again became Lovato's highest charting song at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100.[19] During the summer of 2009 Lovato along with other Дисней Channel stars took part in Disney's Друзья 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.[20] In September 2009, filming for Camp Rock 2 began. [21] On November 10, 2009 she released a Live CD+DVD of her Walmart Soundcheck performance.[22] On November 12, she released a Музыка video for Remember December, her third single from "Here We Go Again." She also appeared on We The Kings's секунда studio album Smile Kid as a contributing guest vocals on the album's song "We'll Be a Dream".
Personal life
In an interview with Ellen DeGeneres, Lovato admitted to going through painful experiences with bullying in the seventh grade.[23] 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.[24]
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 Избранное live acts".[25] On the July 24, 2009 episode of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Lovato stated that three of her Избранное 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. Актёрское искусство has been like a hobby."[26] Lovato is best Друзья with Selena Gomez, whom she has known since Lovato "asked her to sit on my куртка and draw with crayons with me" at the Barney & Друзья auditions. Lovato is also a Christian and prays with her band before they perform.[1] She wrote the song "For the Любовь 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.[27]
