| Demetria Devonne "Demi" Lovato was born on
August 20, 1992 in Dallas, Texas. She is an American actress, songwriter
and musician. Her mother, Deana Lovato, was a country singer and a Dallas
Cowboys Cheerleaders. Demi has two sisters, Dallas, who is five years
older, and Madison, who is the little one. She studied at Cross Timbers
Middle School in Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District, where
she was a part of the choir. She achieved many talent contests in Texas.
At the moment, she is home schooled by tutor due to her hectic schedule.
Demi began her acting and singing career as Angela on Barney & Friends
when she was six years old. During the TV show, she made best friends
with her co-star Selena Gomez. Both stars have fun making videos with
a webcam and upload them to YouTube. When asked about how long the two
actresses have been friends, Demi replied, "When I asked her to sit
on my jacket and draw with crayons with me! (at the Barney auditions)".
She is also friends with another Disney star, Jennifer Stone, whom she
met on Barney.
After that, she appeared on one episode of Prison Break, Split Ends
(pilot) and Just Jordan. In January 2007, she played Charlotte Adams on
the Disney Channel original short series As the Bell Rings. Demi is gearing
up for her upcoming role as Molly in Welcome to Mollywood, a new show
from Disney Channel Original Series, which starts production in September
2008. As regard her career on the big screen, Lovato stars Disney Channel
Original Movie Camp Rock, which is expected to premiere on June 20, 2008.
She is also slated in another Disney’s project titled Princess Protection
Program, in which she stars and Selena Gomez co-stars.
Demi plays the piano and the guitar since she was eleven. She has co-written
songs along with her close friends the Jonas Brothers. She made the cover
of the Academy Award nominated song "That's How You Know" from
Enchanted on DisneyMania 6. Demi will be opening the Jonas Brothers 2008
Burning Up Tour in the summer. Demi is currently working on her debut
album in a recoding studio in Miami, Florida. The Jonas Brother have co-written
eleven tracks for the CD.
Her first tour, Demi Live! Warm up tour, kicked off on June 1, 2008
in Hershey, Pennsylvania and finished on June 28, 2008.
Demi sports a purity ring, engraved "True Love Waits", but she
uses it as a necklace.
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