Demi Lovato is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. She is considered to be one of the best pop singers. Let’s learn more about her life, career, and earnings.
Early Life
On 20th August 1992, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader Dianna De La Garza (nee Dianna Lee Smith) and engineer and musician Patrick Martin Lovato welcomed their daughter Demetria Devonne Lovato into this world.
Demi has two older siblings: a sister Dallas, and a paternal half-sister Amber, whom she first spoke to when she was 20 years old, and a younger maternal half-sister, actress Madison De La Garza. Lovato was raised in Dallas, Texas. Her parents divorced after her 2nd birthday.
At the age of seven, she began playing piano and at the age of ten guitar. She also took dancing and acting classes at that time. Demi was home-schooled due to bullying.
Career
In 2002, Demi Lovato began her acting career by appearing on children’s show Barney & Friends (2002-2004). A year after that, she started playing Charlotte Adams on the Disney Channel short series As The Bell Rings. Other early television appearances include Prison Break, Just Jordan, and Grey’s Anatomy.
She had her breakthrough in her career with her first big role as Mitchie Torres on the Disney Channel original movie Camp Rock in 2008, which is also the role that she might be the best-known for. The role was reprised two years later in Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam.
Lovato sang four songs on the movie’s soundtrack, including We Rock, and This Is Me. Soon after, she signed with Hollywood Records, and began her Demi Live! Warm-Up Tour, and appeared on the Jonas Brothers’ Burnin’ Up Tour. Her debut studio album Don’t Forget was released in September 2008. Ten of its songs were co-written with the Jonas Brothers.
Lovato starred as Sonny Munroe in Sonny with a Chance (2009-2011) and had a recurring role as Dani on Glee (2013). She lent her voice to Smurfette in Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017), and Lenore in Charming (2018).
The young artist released five more albums including Here We Go Again (2009), Unbroken (2011), Demi (2013), Confident (2015), and Tell Me You Love Me (2017). To date, she has embarked on six concert tours, and also performed at numerous festivals and other live events.
She was a judge on several seasons of the X-Factor.
Lovato’s accolades include multiple Teen Choice Awards, 5 People’s Choice Awards, a MTV Video Music Awards, and a Grammy nomination for the best pop vocal album.
Private Life
In 2010, Lovato dated Joe Jonas for a short period. She had been in a relationship with actor Wilmer Valderrama for six years, from 2010 to 2016. The Albuquerque-born singer has been linked to MMA fighters Guilherme Vasconcelos and Luke Rockhold. In November 2019, Lovato shared a rare intimate photo on her Instagram, showing her cuddling with a shirtless, tattooed man named Austin Wilson.
Lovato struggles with bipolar disorder and drug addiction. She was treated at the Timberline Knolls Facility in Illinois, for bulimia and self-abuse issues.
Demi Lovato Net Worth 2024
Demi Lovato’s net worth is estimated at up to $33 million. It is believed that her income will rise with the years to come.
