2. Demi Lovato:
Demetria Devonne "Demi" Lovato (born August 20, 1992) is an American actress,
singer, and songwriter who made her debut as a child actress in Barney & Friends. In
2008, Lovato rose to prominence in the Disney Channel television film Camp Rock and
signed a recording contract with Hollywood Records
3. What kind of clothes are they wearing – what does this suggest about
their persona or image?
Demi started as a actress on Barney and Me at the age of 7 she then
joined Disney at the age of 14 and starred on Camp rock and had a
typical American teenage look, but gradually she has changed into
the ‘Emo’ hair which is bright colours, her music is pop rock. Her
fashion style changes in separate occasions like being a judge on X
Factor USA she had a sophisticated classy look.
Her persona has changed from being a broken that she once was
when she had a eating disorder and was emotionally damaged and
now recovered being back from rehab, her fan’s see her as a role
model that has recovered from this and is a hero for them.
Consider their hair and makeup – what do these tell you about
them and how their image is constructed?
Demi has changed her style gradually from Disney and after rehab
but she hasn’t changed her image in make up dramatically but has
become more womanly and less teenage hipster, she has over
30,000 make up tutorials inspired by her made by other you tuber's.
4. What kind of settings are they shown in – does this tell you
anything about how they are marketed?
When Demi first got out of rehab she
made a hit song sky scraper, this
song had a really powerful statement
and meaning to her which was
marketed really well and everyone
became more interested in her,
gradually he music changed back to
pop rock and now that she is off
Disney she has more creativity in her
music video’s.
Demi is usually shown in her loud pop
rock music in public place and with a
lot of people or a boy which plays her
love interest. However if it is a more
personal and slow song she’s on her
own in a place where there’s not
many people.
5. If you can find any mag articles/celebrity magazine stories –
what is the angle of these? What do they tell us about the life
of the star?
Daily mail:
Most articles about Demi is based around her personal life after the whole break out on
her going too rehab and recovering the media has drawn attention where there could be
more gossip with friends and relationships. This tells her fan and her audience that she is
still young and goes on dates and try’s to have fun this also keeps them interested.
Daily Mail:
These articles show a negative side of Demi and exposes a lot about her
friendship with other people like Selena Gomez who has been her childhood
best friend, this sends negative connotations to her fans and other people
that look up to her.
6. Does their twitter feed tell you anything about their star persona?
Demi Lovato’s twitter page is mainly pictures of her with friends, back
stage and meeting new people, she also announces release dates of her
concert tickets and when she’s going on tour also her new singles. This
show’s her fans her busy life style and also brings them closer to her as
they get a insight to Demi behind the glam.
She has a big twitter fan page where everyone leaves her supportive
comments and she comments back also to stay connected with her fans.
Over all Demi is promoted as a really strong independent woman who has
been through a lot and is now a hero and role model to everyone else.
On you tube she has a lot of comments on her video’s people see her as a idol
and can relate to what she has gone through and they help each other when
someone shares there story online.
