Demi Lovato

Birth Name-Demetria Devonne 

Career Name-Demi Lovato

 Born August 20, 1992

Home Town- Dallas, Texas

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American actress, singer, and songwriter who made her debut as a child actress in Barney and Friends.In 2008, Lovato rose to prominence in the Disney Channel television film Camp Rock and signed a recording contract withHollywood Records. She released her debut album, Don't Forget, that September; it debuted at #2 on the US Billboard 200 and has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 530,000 copies. In 2009, Lovato received her own television series, Sonny with a Chance. Her second album, Here We Go Again, was released that July and debuted at number one on the U.S Billboard 200, and it has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 650,000 copies. Its title track became her first single to break the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 15, and being certified platinum.

After the release of additional television films and their soundtracks in 2010, Lovato's personal issues put her career on hiatus and ended Sonny with a Chance after its second season. Her third album, Unbroken(2011), addresses several of her difficulties. Its lead single, "Skyscraper", became Lovato's first top ten single as well as first platinum single in the US; its second single, "Give Your Heart a Break", was certified triple platinum. Lovato was as a judge and mentor on the American version of The X Factor in 2012 and 2013. Her fourth album, Demi (2013), had first-week sales of 110,000 copies (the best debut week of Lovato's recording career). Its lead single, "Heart Attack", became her second top ten on theBillboard Hot 100. It also peaked at #3 in the United Kingdom, becoming her highest charting single and first to break the top 10 in the UK.

Lovato has received a number of accolades, including an MTV Video Music Award, thirty one Teen Choice Awards nominations (twelve of which she won), five People's Choice Awards, two ALMA Awardsand a Billboard Touring Award. In 2013, Maxim ranked her 26th on its Hot 100 list and Billboard ranked her second on its Social 50 Artists of the Year list. Outside the entertainment industry, Lovato is involved with several social and environmental causes. In May 2013, she was cited for her dedication as a mentor to teens and young adults with mental-health challenges at a National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day hosted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration inWashington, D.C.. She has also become an advocate for the LGBT community. In 2014, she was announced as the Grand Marshal for LA PRIDE week, and that same year she became the face for HRC's America's for Marriage Equality Campaign.^[6]

In May 2009, Lovato was named an Honorary Ambassador of Education by the American Partnership For EosinophilicDisorders.^[135] As part of her involvement with Disney's Friends for Change, Lovato, Selena Gomez, Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers recorded the initiative's theme song ("Send It On") in 2009. The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 20,^[52][136] and its proceeds were directed to environmental charities through the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund.^[51] Lovato and Joe Jonas recorded another song, "Make a Wave", for the charity in March 2010.^[66] She is also spokesperson for the Join the Surge Campaign!, DoSomething.Org and Joining the Surge by Clean & Clear; the latter is a national campaign encouraging teenagers to take action in their communities.^[137]

Lovato was featured in a January 2010 public-service announcement for Voto Latino to promote the organization's "Be Counted" campaign preparing for the 2010 United States Census.^[138] In October 2010 she was the spokeswoman for the anti-bullying organization, PACER.^[139] Lovato participated in the "A Day Made Better" school-advocacy campaign^[140] and has supported DonateMyDress.org, Kids Wish Network, Love Our Children USA, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and City of Hope.^[141] In April 2012 she became a contributing editor of Seventeen magazine, describing her personal struggles to its female teenage audience.^[142] In October Lovato was named the ambassador of Mean Stinks, a campaign focused on eliminating bullying by girls.^[143] In May 2013 she was cited for her dedication as a mentor to teens and young adults with mental-health problems at a National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day hosted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in Washington.^[144] In late June 2013 Lovato announced the creation of the Lovato Treatment Scholarship Program, named for her late father, to pay treatment costs for mentally-ill patients.^[145] In August 2013, she traveled to Kenya for her 21st birthday to participate in a program of the international charity organizationFree the Children.^[146]

In May 2014, Lovato was named the LA Pride Parade Grand Marshal and the lead performer for NYC Pride Week for her contribution to the LGBT community. NYC Pride spokesperson Patti Diluigi said, "Demi Lovato is an amazing role model for today's youth, both LGBT and non-LGBT, for her activism in the area of equality, positive messaging on body image, and level of openness with her struggles. As a community, we're fortunate to have an ally like Demi."^[147] Demi Lovato has also become the face of Human Rights Campaign's America's for Marriage Equality. For the announcement of the campaign, Lovato stated "Whether you're LGBT or straight, your love is valid, beautiful and an incredible love. So let's protect love and strengthen the institution of marriage by allowing loving, caring and committed same-sex couples to legally marry. Please join me and the majority of American citizens who support marriage equality."^[148]

1."Never be ashamed of what you feel. You have the right to feel any emotion that you want, and to do what makes you happy"
2."Never be ashamed of a scar it simply means you were stronger than what ever tried to hurt you"

3."You're stronger than you think you are keep pushing forward, never give up on your dreams, and don't let anyone stop you"

4." It's gonna be okay.No matter how hard your rock bottom is, you can rise above it and you can come back."

5." Everyday is a new opportunity to change your life and be who you want to be."