History Music / DemiLovato

Demetria Devonne "Demi" Lovato (born August 20, 1992 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is an American singer, songwriter and actor.

* PrecisionFStrike: There's a video of them rapping a song by Drake feat. Big Sean, and they shout "HOE, SHUT THE FUCK UP!" along with the music. It didn't attract anywhere near as much controversy as expected.

* TakeThat: ''La La Land'' is aimed at Hollywood AND Disney for their need to artificially perfect their teen idols.

* TransparentCloset: In an 2020 interview with Cohen, Lovato reveals that both their parents were "so supportive,". Their dad had a particularly sweet reaction to the news. "My dad was like, 'Yeah obviously!' And I was like, 'OK, Dad,'" she recalls, laughing. "He said like, 'Hello? 'Cool for the Summer!'' And I was like, 'Ok, I get it.'"

* RealityEnsues: They dream about waking up to roses, champagne, and kisses from their partner in "In Real Life". However, they wake up and realize how delusional their fantasies are considering how absent he is from their life.

After featuring in the main cast of ''Series/BarneyAndFriends'' as a child, Lovato later gained prominence as a {{teen idol}} [[IdolSinger singer]] associated with Creator/{{Disney}} projects. They starred in the 2008 Creator/DisneyChannel Original Movie ''Film/CampRock'' (and its 2010 sequel) opposite the Music/JonasBrothers, as well as {{kidcom}} ''Series/SonnyWithAChance'' in the title role.

During their time with the company, they released two studio albums: 2008's ''Don't Forget'', and 2009's ''Here We Go Again''. They also co-starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie ''Film/PrincessProtectionProgram'' opposite childhood friend Music/SelenaGomez, whom they previously acted with on ''Barney & Friends''.

In 2012, they joined the judging panel of the American ''[[Series/TheXFactor X Factor]]'' for its second season, eventually being assigned mentorship of the Young Adults category. They returned to the show for its third (and final) season in 2013, this time mentoring the Girls category. While on the show, they helped form the group that would later become Music/FifthHarmony.

Following their stint on ''X Factor'', they released their fourth album, 2013's self-titled ''Demi''. During this time, they also recurred on the fifth season of ''Series/{{Glee}}'' as a love interest for Santana, and recorded the pop version of "[[IAmBecomingSong Let It Go]]" from Disney's ''{{WesternAnimation/Frozen|2013}}''. They have since released an additional two more albums: 2015's ''Confident'' and 2017's ''Tell Me You Love Me''.

Compare to their Japanese counterpart [[Music/MayNakabayashi May'n]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbxLVdUltiI She has apparently been around since the 70s.]] In May 2021, they came out as non-binary and changed their pronouns to they/them. Two months before, they had also come out as pansexual.

* ''Series/{{Hungry}}'' (TBA 2021)

* ADateWithRosiePalms: Sings about this in Clean Bandit's "Solo".
* DisappearedDad: The TearJerker subject of their songs "For The Love Of A Daughter", "Shouldn't Come Back" and "Father".

* GirlOnGirlIsHot: "Cool for the Summer" is a primo example.
** Likes to Invoke this on their Tell Me You Love Me Tour with some of their female backup dancers.

* HopelessSuitor: The subject of "Something That We're Not".

Compare to their Japanese counterpart [[Music/MayNakabayashi May'n]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbxLVdUltiI She has apparently been around since the 70s.]] In May 2021, they came out as non-binary and changed their pronouns to they/them. Two months before, they had come out as pansexual.

Compare to their Japanese counterpart [[Music/MayNakabayashi May'n]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbxLVdUltiI She has apparently been around since the 70s.]] In May 2021, they came out as non-binary and changed their pronouns to they/them.

* IntercourseWithYou: "Cool for the Summer".

* ''Film/DemiLovatoStayStrong'' as herself (2012)
* ''Series/TheXFactor'' (2012 -- 2013) {{as herself}} (judge for the second and third seasons of the American version)

* ''Film/SimplyComplicated'' as herself (2017)

* ''[[Film/DemiLovatoDancingWithTheDevil Demi Lovato: Dancing With The Devil]]'' (2021) as herself

* CelebCrush: They've said theirs is William Beckett from The Academy Is...

* MsFanservice: They posed completely nude for ''Vanity Fair'' to promote their fifth album ''Confident''

* PromotedFanboy: worked with John Mayer, William Beckett JR of The Acadamy Is and Jon [=McLaughlin=] for Here We Go Again. Working with Music/BritneySpears for ''Series/TheXFactor''.

* ''Series/{{Glee}}'' (2013) as Dani

Compare to their Japanese counterpart [[Music/MayNakabayashi May'n]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbxLVdUltiI She has apparently been around since the 70's.]] In May 2021, they came out as non-binary and changed their pronouns to they/them.

After featuring in the main cast of ''Series/BarneyAndFriends'' as a child, Lovato later gained prominence as a {{teen idol}} [[IdolSinger singer]] associated with Creator/{{Disney}} projects. They starred in the 2009 Creator/DisneyChannel Original Movie ''Film/CampRock'' (and its 2010 sequel) opposite the Music/JonasBrothers, as well as {{kidcom}} ''Series/SonnyWithAChance'' in the title role.

Demetria Devonne "Demi" Lovato (born August 20, 1992 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is an American singer, songwriter and actress.

* ImmediateSelfContradiction: "I Hate You, Don't Leave Me" says, "Just hold me, don't touch me" and "Don't listen to a single word I've said / Just hear me out before you run away." PlayedForDrama, reflecting the narrator's conflicting feelings, fears, and insecurities caused by her DarkAndTroubledPast.

** ''Unbroken'' falls halfway between hip-hop party anthems and CreatorBreakdown fueled ballads. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] as her breakdown occurred in-between the recording the album.

** Her first F-strike in a song comes from "Cool for the Summer": "Even if they judge/Fuck it, I'll do the time"

* TitleTrack: All her albums but the self-titled one.
* TransparentCloset: In an 2020 interview with Cohen, Lovato reveals that both her parents were "so supportive,". Her dad had a particularly sweet reaction to the news. "My dad was like, 'Yeah obviously!' And I was like, 'OK, Dad,'" she recalls, laughing. "He said like, 'Hello? 'Cool for the Summer!'' And I was like, 'Ok, I get it.'"

After featuring in the main cast of ''Series/BarneyAndFriends'' as a child, Lovato later gained prominence as a {{teen idol}} [[IdolSinger singer]] associated with Creator/{{Disney}} projects. She starred in the 2009 Creator/DisneyChannel Original Movie ''Film/CampRock'' (and its 2010 sequel) opposite the Music/JonasBrothers, as well as {{kidcom}} ''Series/SonnyWithAChance'' in the title role.

During her time with the company, she released two studio albums: 2008's ''Don't Forget'', and 2009's ''Here We Go Again''. She also co-starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie ''Film/PrincessProtectionProgram'' opposite childhood friend Music/SelenaGomez, whom she previously acted with on ''Barney & Friends''.

Amid creative differences and personal issues, Lovato quit ''Sonny With a Chance'' and parted ways with Disney. Her third studio album, 2011's ''Unbroken'', featured a {{new sound|album}} that diverged from her original pop rock leanings to more of an ContemporaryRAndB-inspired profile.

In 2012, she joined the judging panel of the American ''[[Series/TheXFactor X Factor]]'' for its second season, eventually being assigned mentorship of the Young Adults category. She returned to the show for its third (and final) season in 2013, this time mentoring the Girls category. While on the show, she helped form the group that would later become Music/FifthHarmony.

Following her stint on ''X Factor'', she released her fourth album, 2013's self-titled ''Demi''. During this time, she also recurred on the fifth season of ''Series/{{Glee}}'' as a love interest for Santana, and recorded the pop version of "[[IAmBecomingSong Let It Go]]" from Disney's ''{{WesternAnimation/Frozen|2013}}''. She has since released an additional two more albums: 2015's ''Confident'' and 2017's ''Tell Me You Love Me''.

Compare to her Japanese counterpart [[Music/MayNakabayashi May'n]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbxLVdUltiI She has apparently been around since the 70's.]]

* AbusiveParents: "For The Love Of a Daughter" is about her biological father's [[AlcoholicParent drinking]] and abusiveness. The song includes lines like "Lied to your flesh and your blood, put your hands on the ones that you swore you loved."
* AlcoholicParent: Sings about growing up with an alcoholic father who abused her and her mother in "For The Love Of A Daughter".
* AddictionSong: In "Sober", she apologizes to everyone, including herself, for relapsing.

* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: "Give Your Heart A Break" is about her wanting to heal a boy that's been hurt in the past.
* CelebCrush: She's said hers is William Beckett from The Academy Is...

** ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBirdsMovie'' soundtrack features her cover of the Gloria Gaynor disco classic, "I Will Survive".

* DisappearedDad: The TearJerker subject of her songs "For The Love Of A Daughter", "Shouldn't Come Back" and "Father".
* DoWellButNotPerfect: "California Sober", about how she allows herself to use limited amounts of alcohol and cannabis so she won't equate them with her past substance abuse.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Similarly to her friend Music/SelenaGomez, Demi's earlier work often had more of a rock/guitar-heavy sound, but her music became more pop/dance/EDM-oriented later in her career.

** Likes to Invoke this on her Tell Me You Love Me Tour with her some of her female backup dancers.
** Her live performance of "Lonely" features her kissing, serenading and grinding on surprise guest artist Kehlani's lap.

* JustFriends: "Give Your Heart a Break", her hit in 2012, is about a girl trying to convince a male friend that they should be more.

** "Daddy Issues" is a synth-pop track about how her relationship with her dad negatively affects her relationship with her lover.

** The standard edition of "Confident" ends with the emotional "Father", a ballad that serves as a goodbye to her late father. However, the deluxe edition cuts straight to "Stars," an uptempo pop song.
* MsFanservice: She posed completely nude for ''Vanity Fair'' to promote her fifth album ''Confident''
* NewSoundAlbum: ''Unbroken'' has a more electro and R&B/Hip-Hop sound to it compared to her two previous albums, which were more rock oriented.
* PrecisionFStrike: There's a video of her rapping a song by Drake feat. Big Sean, and she shouts "HOE, SHUT THE FUCK UP!" along with the music. It didn't attract anywhere near as much controversy as expected.
** Demi actually curses a lot in real life, even if she normally doesn't in her music.

* PowerOfFriendship: "Two Worlds Collide" about her relationship with Music/SelenaGomez.
* QueerColors: Her song "Cool for the Summer", which is about a heavily-implied same-sex relationship, employs blue, purple, and pink lighting in a club setting.
* RealityEnsues: She dreams about waking up to roses, champagne, and kisses from her partner in "In Real Life". However, she wakes up and realizes how delusional her fantasies her considering how absent he is from her life.
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Because of personal issues, she didn't return to ''Series/SonnyWithAChance'', causing the series to do a ReTool into ''Series/SoRandom''.
* RearrangeTheSong: "I Love Me" got an "emo" remix featuring [[Music/Blink182 Travis Barker]], which replaces the synthesizers and drum machine of the original mix with chugging electric guitars and live drums. While not as "emo" as advertised, it does feel like a throwback to her earlier pop/rock style.

* RunawayBride: She plays one in "Tell Me You Love Me".
* SelfBackingVocalist: Not always, but it does happen (e.g. 'Catch Me'). Otherwise, she's had people like the Jonas Brothers and Kara [=DioGuardi=] as her backing singers in the studio.

* SelfTitledAlbum: Her FOURTH album.

** ''For The Love of A Daughter'' to her father.
** ''Everytime You Lie'' to the guy who did those things to her.

** ''Waitin' For You'' and ''Sorry (Not Sorry)'' to her detractors.

** Music/IggyAzalea on "Kingdom Come" from her fifth album Confident. Not surprising as the two are close friends.

* WomanScorned: In "Mr. Hughes", Lovato scornfully sings about a man who walked out on her after leading her on.

** ''Series/SonnyWithAChance'' (2009 -- 2011) as Allison "Sonny" Munroe

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The "[[FlippingTheBird put one finger in the air]]" line in "Really Don't Care".
** "Got a taste for the cherry, I just need to take a bite" in "Cool for the Summer". It's either about Demi taking another girl's virginity or about her tasting the other girl's genitals. Either one is...wow.
** In "Solo", she revealed she snuck in a curse word cleverly blurred into the song and it requires a good listening to catch it.
-->'''Demi Lovato:''' ''(on writing "Solo")'' At 16, I taught my little sister Maddie to say ‘What’s up my bitches?!' and recorded her saying it...my producer thought it was hilarious and buried it in the music.

Amid creative differences and personal issues, Lovato quit ''Sonny With a Chance'' and parted ways with Disney. Her third studio album, 2011's ''Unbroken'', featured a {{new sound|album}} that diverged from her original pop rock leanings to more of an [[Music/RAndB R&B]]-inspired profile.

* YourCheatingHeart: "Gonna Get Caught", "Every Time You Lie", "Solo", "U Got Nothing On Me", "World Of Chances"

* HisOwnWorstEnemy: Despite caring for others deeply, Demi is a "black belt" at beating up on herself in "I Love Me".

* LyricalDissonance: "Daddy Issues" is a synth-pop track about how her relationship with her dad negatively affects her relationship with her lover.