Demi Lovato Biography :

Demetria Devonne "Demi" Lovato (born August 20, 1992) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She played Mitchie Torres in the Disney Channel Original Movie Camp Rock, and she plays Sonny Monroe in the Disney Channel Original Series Sonny With A Chance. Besides acting, she is also a solo music artist and released her debut album Don't Forget on September 23, 2008. The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 selling over 89,000 copies in the first week. Lovato is set to release her sophomore album, Here We Go Again, on July 21, 2009.

Early life
Lovato was born in Dallas, Texas to Patrick Lovato and Diana Lovato (née Hart). She has an older sister, Dallas, and a younger half sister, Madison De La Garza. Her mother, Dianna Hart, was a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader and country recording artist; her father, Patrick, moved to New Mexico after their marriage ended in 1994.

Career
Lovato began her acting career at the age of six on the children's television series Barney & Friends as Angela, appearing in seasons seven and eight. In 2006 Lovato guest starred on the second season of the television series Prison Break as Danielle Curtin in the episode "First Down". She also appeared in the second season of the television sitcom Just Jordan as Nicole, in the episode "Slippery When Wet".
In January 2007, she landed the role of Charlotte Adams on the Disney Channel Original Short Series, As the Bell Rings, which premiered on August 26, 2007. A few of her original songs, including "Shadow," were featured on the show. Upon leaving the show, her character was replaced by Lindsey Black.
In 2008, Lovato starred alongside the Jonas Brothers in the Disney Channel Original Movie, Camp Rock. She played Mitchie Torres, a fourteen-year-old girl with hopes of becoming a singer. The movie premiered on June 20 in the USA on Disney Channel. She recorded three songs for the Camp Rock soundtrack. She also covered the Academy Award nominated song "That's How You Know" on DisneyMania 6, from the movie Enchanted. She later signed a record deal with Hollywood Records. Her cover of "Wonderful Christmas Time" is featured in All Wrapped Up.
Lovato's debut album Don't Forget was released on September 23, 2008 in the United States through Hollywood Records, debuting at number two on the Billboard 200 chart. The Jonas Brothers co-wrote several songs with Lovato for this album. During the summer of 2008, she performed as the Jonas Brothers' opening act for their Burning Up Tour.
She competed on the Disney Channel Games for the third annual show. Subsequently, she appeared on the second show of Studio DC: Almost Live. Lovato was also featured in the Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience.
Lovato is currently starring in the Disney Channel Original Series, Sonny With a Chance, which premiered on February 8, 2009. She was cast as Princess Rosalinda in the Disney Channel Original Movie, Princess Protection Program, alongside Selena Gomez. The movie will premier on June 26, 2009, on Disney Channel.
Lovato is currently recording her second studio album, regarding the album, Lovato says: "I’m actually recording.. well, writing the album right now. It’s going to take a different sound, so hopefully it goes over well. I sing a lot of rock, but this time I want to do more John Mayer-ish type of songs. Hopefully I can write with people like him. I love their music, it would be amazing." On May 28, 2009 Lovato announced on her Twitter that the album will be titled after a track from the album, "Here We Go Again", and it will be released in July 2009.

Personal life
In an interview with Ellen Degeneres, Lovato admitted to going through painful experiences with bullying in the seventh grade. According to Lovato, the bullying was so bad that one day, in a fit of frustration and distress, she requested her mom give her a home-schooled education.
In an MTV interview, Lovato stated that she likes metal music, especially black metal and metalcore. She called symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir "one of her favorite live acts". However, she stated in a recent interview that she no longer listens to symphonic black metal, as she is in a happier place now, and listens to mellow music that inspires her writing. In the March 2009 issue of Teen Vogue, Lovato stated, "My first passion is music, because it comes naturally to me. Acting has been like a hobby." Lovato is best friends with Selena Gomez, whom she has known since Lovato "asked her to sit on my jacket and draw with crayons with me" at the Barney & Friends auditions. Lovato is also a Christian and prays with her band before she performs.   ...Source...

Demi Lovato Biography (Brief) :

Demi is an actress, singer, songwriter, guitarist and piano player from Dallas, Texas. She began her acting career at 10 when she began playing Angela on Barney & Friends. She has been a guest star on Prison Break, Split Ends and Just Jordan. In January of 2007, Demi landed a series regular role on the new Disney Channel original short series, As the Bell Rings as Charlotte. She left the series after season one and was replaced by Lindsey Black. Demi is the star of the Disney Channel Original Movie Camp Rock, as Mitchie Torres, which was released on June 20, 2008. She is also to be in the movie Princess Protection Program as Rosie Montoya. She is going to have her very own Disney Channel Original Series called Sonny with a Chance, where she stars as Sonny, an aspiring actress who gets a role on a television show. Her debut album entitled "Don't Forget" was released September 23, 2008.
Demi was the national Hasbro "Hit Clips" spokesgirl, and has done voiceovers for both national radio and television ads for major companies, such as Denny's, Radica, and Hasbro. Additionally, Demi has won many statewide talent competitions. She has sung in such great venues as the Eismann Center and the Dallas Cowboys' Thanksgiving Day Half Time Show with LeAnn Rimes, as well as local places around Texas.   ...Source...