Everything you need to know about Demi Lovato
Her single 'Chula' was released in August 2024
Demi Lovato is well-known for her songs, 'Skyscraper', 'Sorry Not Sorry', and 'Sober', but she's achieved so much more than her music career! As the singer celebrated her 32nd birthday on 20th August 2024, we've taken a look at Demi Lovato's real name, how she became famous, who Demi's famous sister is, and everything else you need to know about her.
Demi's just released a new song called 'Chula', with Grupo Firme. This follows her eighth studio album 'Holy Fvck' released in 2022, with a remix album called 'Revamped', released in September 2023. How much do you really know about the former Disney star? There's no better time to get to know more about Demi Lovato...
Demi's rock remix album
Demi has now released her rock remix album called 'Revamped'. There are 10 tracks on the album:
- 'Heart Attack' (from 'Demi')
- 'Confident' (from 'Confident')
- 'Sorry Not Sorry' (featuring Slash; from 'Tell Me You Love Me')
- Cool for the Summer' (from 'Confident')
- 'Tell Me You Love Me' (from 'Tell Me You Love Me')
- 'Neon Lights' (with The Maine; from 'Demi')
- 'Skyscraper' (from 'Unbroken')
- 'La La Land' (featuring Nita Strauss; from 'Don't Forget')
- 'Give Your Heart a Break' (from 'Unbroken')
- 'Don't Forget' (from 'Don't Forget')
Demi decided to re-record her tracks with more of a rock genre than pop following the success of her more rock-sounding album 'Holy Fvck', released in 2022. After performing some of her older songs with this new rock sound on her accompanying tour to huge approval from fans, she decided to pursue an album made up of these tracks.
She told Rolling Stone: "When I got home from tour, I was like, 'Why don’t I just record those versions and release them?'" adding that she didn't want the songs to lose "their essence and familiarity," and said: "I changed the melody a little bit in certain spots and then try to hit higher notes than the originals."
What is Demi Lovato's real name?
Demi Lovato's real name is Demetria Devonne Lovato, and is a mix of Mexican, Portuguese and Jewish thanks to her dad, and English and Irish thanks to her mum!
How old is Demi Lovato?
Demi's birthday is 20th August 1992, making her currently 32-years-old - and a Leo!
Demi Lovato's pronouns
Demi announced she identified as non-binary in May 2021, and would be using they/them pronouns moving forward in an emotional Instagram video. Demi wrote: 'Today is a day I'm so happy to share more of my life with you all - I am proud to let you know that I identify as non-binary and will officially be changing my pronouns to they/them moving forward 💖
'This has come after a lot of healing and self-reflective work. I’m still learning and coming into myself, and I don’t claim to be an expert or a spokesperson. Sharing this with you now opens another level of vulnerability for me.
'I’m doing this for those out there that haven’t been able to share who they truly are with their loved ones. Please keep living in your truths and know I am sending so much love your way.'
In April 2022, Demi changed the pronouns listed on Instagram to they/them/she/her, and in August 2022 she spoke out about reverting back to she/her pronouns. Speaking on the Spout Podcast, she said: "I've actually adopted the pronouns of she/her again with me.
"So for me, I'm such a fluid person that I don't really and I don't find that I am... I felt like, especially last year, my energy was balanced and my masculine and feminine energy so that when I was faced with the choice of walking into a bathroom and it said, women and men, I didn't feel like there was a bathroom for me because I didn't feel necessarily like a woman.
"I didn't feel like a man. I just felt like a human. And that's what they/them is is about. For me, it's just about like feeling human at your core. Recently I've been feeling more feminine, and so I've adopted she/her again.
"But I think what's important is, like, nobody's perfect. Everyone messes up pronouns at some point, and especially when people are learning, it's just all about respect."
At the time of writing, Demi's official website uses she/her pronouns.
Who is her famous sister?
Demi Lovato has a pretty famous little sister. Think back to those Desperate Housewives days on Wisteria Lane. Well, Juanita Solis, daughter of Carlos and Gabrielle, was played by Madison De La Garza, who is Demi’s younger half-sister!
What was Demi Lovato's first song?
Demi has racked up some huge songs including 'Skyscraper', 'Cool For The Summer' and 'Sorry Not Sorry', but she was banging out the big pop tunes long before her current hits. The first single was 'This Is Me' with Joe Jonas from the Camp Rock soundtrack in 2008, but have a listen to Demi Lovato aged 13 on this little beauty, 'Moves Me', from the same year... Aww!
What was Demi Lovato's first showbiz gig?
Remember that big purple dinosaur Barney, of Barney And Friends fame? Well, Demi was one of those friends in her first showbiz gig - along with fellow Disney star Selena Gomez!
Back in 2017, the pop star told Jonathan Ross: "Barney is weird but he was really cute, the guy in the suit was hot and I had a crush on him. The suit is heavy so you have to be ripped to carry it around, so he was fit and he had a good face. He was a dream boat."
How did she get famous?
As a child, Demi grew up in Dallas, Texas and rocketed to fame in the 2008 movie Camp Rock with the Jonas Brothers. Camp Rock was a Disney film following a young girl named Mitchie Torres (played by Demi Lovato) who was an aspiring singer. During her time at Camp Rock, she discovered friends, romance and her voice. Aww.
Which other TV shows and films has Demi Lovato been in?
As well as appearing in Camp Rock and its 2010 sequel Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam, Demi had a voice role in 2017 film Smurfs: The Lost Village as Smurfette and another in Charming, a 2018 animated film about the well-known Prince. Demi also starred in 2020 Netflix film Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga with Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams.
Aside from Barney and Friends, Demi had a minor role in Prison Break, before starring in Disney Channel TV show As the Bell Rings and then landing her own show, Sonny With a Chance, from 2009 to 2011.
Demi had a minor role on an episode of Grey's Anatomy, starring as Hayley May in S6 Ep22 'Shiny Happy People' in 2010, and had a recurring role as Dani in Glee from 2013 to 2014 as well as a recurring role as Jenny on Will & Grace in 2020.
Demi has also had many cameos on TV: America's Next Top Model in 2010, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in 2010 to 2011, The X Factor US from 2012 to 2013, Saturday Night Live in 2015, The Voice US and Project Runway in 2017 and The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2020.
How many albums has Demi Lovato released?
So far, Demi has released eight studio albums: debut album 'Don't Forget' in 2008, 'Here We Go Again' in 2009, 'Unbroken' in 2011, 'Demi' in 2013, 'Confident' in 2015 and 'Tell Me You Love Me' in 2017, having worked with OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder on the records released between 2011-2015.
Her seventh album was 'Dancing with the Devil... The Art of Starting Over' released in April 2021 alongside her documentary of the same name, and her eighth album 'Holy Fvck' came out in August 2022. She's now released an album of re-recorded tracks from her past releases as rock versions called 'Revamped' which was released on 18th September 2023. This album is not classed as a studio album, but a remix.
What is Demi Lovato's Dancing with the Devil?
Dancing with the Devil is a docuseries on YouTube about Demi Lovato. The four-part series, which has been directed by Michael D. Ratner, shows Demi bravely open up about the darkest moments in her life, including the near fatal overdose in 2018.
Speaking about her near-death experience, Demi says: “I had three strokes, I had a heart attack, my doctors said that I had five-to-ten more minutes.”
Demi Lovato's four-part docuseries Dancing with the Devil is available to watch now on YouTube.
Who is Demi Lovato dating?
Demi is dating Canadian rockstar Jutes, having gone public together in August 2022 following their collaboration on her album, 'Holy Fvck'. They were pictured together on the red carpet at a pre-Grammy party in February 2023 looking pretty loved-up!
The couple later got engaged in December 2023, as confirmed by the singer's rep to PEOPLE.
Demi has been open about her sexuality, saying she's both bisexual and queer in the past. She briefly dated Joe Jonas in 2010, before getting together with That 70's Show star Wilmer Valderrama, who she was with from 2010 to 2016. They're still good friends now.
She then dated actor Max Ehrich in 2020, having got together just before the 2020 lockdown in March and the pair chose to self-isolate together. Although the pair got engaged in July, they called things off in September of that year.
Scroll through to see Disney Channel stars - then and now:
Cole and Dylan Sprouse then...
After appearing in Big Daddy – they both played Julian 'Frankenstein' McGrath – and Cole's role of Ben Geller in Friends, the twins hit the mainstream in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, following the double trouble of two brothers living in a swanky hotel.
Cole and Dylan Sprouse now...
Cole has continued to find success in acting, particularly in hit show Riverdale. Dylan has shown less eagerness to remain in the industry – although he has appeared in short films - and is the co-owner of a meadery in Brooklyn.
Hilary Duff then…
Who didn't love Lizzie McGuire? Hilary played the girl next door who had two loving parents, an annoying brother, two best friends, a nemesis and an imaginary cartoon sidekick. The show ran for two seasons and 65 episodes.
Hilary Duff now...
Hilary enjoyed a vaguely successful recording career after leaving the programme, as well as appearing in A Cinderella Story and Gossip Girl. After finding success in Younger – and earning her character her own spin-off – Hilary vows to return with a Lizzie McGuire spin-off.
Demi Lovato then...
After a childhood spent on Barney & Friends, Demi became a tween queen after an appearance in the Disney Channel's Camp Rock films and a stint as Sonny in Sonny With A Chance.
Demi Lovato now...
Demi has found huge success in the music industry with songs including 'Skyscraper', 'Heart Attack', 'Confident' and 'Cool For The Summer'. They even had a cameo in the Netflix hit Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga.
Selena Gomez then...
Selena played Alex Russo, a spunky New Yorker who happens to be a wizard in training in The Wizards Of Waverley Place. The series ran on the Disney Channel from October 2007 to January 2012.
Selena Gomez now...
With films like Monte Carlo, The Fundamentals of Caring and The Spring Breakers under her belt, Selena has proven herself as a bankable star, and also found success as a singer with her band – Selena and the Scene – as well as solo. With 194.1 million Instagram followers, she is one of the most followed people in the world.
Zendaya then...
Zendaya first rose to international attention of Shake It Up, a Disney channel series focused on the exploits of two wannabe dancers, played by Zendaya and Bella Thorne. She stayed with the channel until 2018, starring in spy series K.C. Undercover.
Zendaya now...
It is remarkable that it took only two years for Zendaya to make the jump to the mainstream. Following a role in the Spiderman franchise, she won an Emmy for Best Actress in a Drama for Euphoria and will soon be seen in sci-fi blockbuster Dune.
Zac Efron then...
Zac became a sensation and international teen idol thanks to his role as Troy in the Disney Channel's three-strong High School Musical franchise. He was an actual god during that time. Even if he didn't actually sing in the first one...
Zac Efron now...
After roles in The Greatest Showman, Baywatch and Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil And Vile, Zac has taken a step back and embraced nature in Netflix series Down To Earth With Zac Efron.
Miley Cyrus then...
By day, she was Miley, student, friend, daughter, sister. By night, she was Hannah Montana, the world's biggest popstar.
Miley Cyrus now...
After hanging up the wig, Miley launched a film and music career, with hits including 'Can't Be Tamed', 'Party In The USA' and 'Malibu'. She performed at Glastonbury 2019, and just debuted certified banger 'Midnight Sky'.
Shia LaBeouf then…
Shia was the lead in Even Stevens, in which he played the mischievous Louis, the middle child in a chaotic family. It was cancelled after 65 episodes, back when the channel had a personal rule to never surpass that number (the same thing happened with Lizzie McGuire. Madness!)
Shia LaBeouf now...
Who would have thought Louis Stevens would prove to be one of the Disney Channel's biggest acting talents. Since leaving the channel he's shown up in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Transformers, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Honey Boy and The Peanut Butter Falcon.
Raven Simone then...
Raven was already famous before taking the lead in That's So Raven, thanks to her role in The Cosby Show. But in playing a high school psychic with a tendency to get into trouble, she cemented her status as a Disney star.
Raven Symone now...
Raven has returned to the channel, starring in That's So Raven spin-off Raven's Home. She has been a regular on The View, and recently popped up on the US version of Celebrity Gogglebox.
Is Demi Lovato good at martial arts?
Do not mess with Demi Lovato! Demi loves Jiu Jitsu and mixed martial arts are an important part of her life! She's shared various videos of training, the one below shows off some of her incredible skills.
What other hidden talents does Demi Lovato have?
Demi Lovato is a self-confessed knitter, explaining it’s her coping mechanism, having spoken openly in the past about having bipolar disorder and suffering from an eating disorder. However, knitting was one thing that helped her through the tough times.
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