Demi Lovato is an American singer, songwriter, and actress born in 1992 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She began her career as a child actress in Barney & Friends in 2002 and rose to fame in the Disney Channel movie Camp Rock. Lovato struggled with bullying, depression, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, and substance abuse issues over the years. She has become an advocate for mental health and anti-bullying causes by sharing her personal story through her music, writing, and speaking engagements.

1. By: Destiny Izaguirre
Ashley Kim

2. Who is Demi Lovato?
 She is an American recording artist, actress,
and philanthropist
 Her birth name is Demetria Devonne Lovato
 Her birthday is on August 20, 1992
 She’s from Dallas,Texas but born in
Albuquerque, New Mexico
 Her favorite colors are RED & BLACK

3. How her career began
 She first started acting in Barney & Friends in
the year 2002
 In 2008 she became a cast member of the
film Camp Rock
 Later that year she signed with Hollywood
records.
 She released her first album in September
2008
 She became an instant hit

4. Personal Struggles
When she was younger she was severely bullied
It got so bad she requested a home-schooled education
She suffered from depression, bulimia, and cut herself
before going into rehab in November 2010
On October 30, 2010, she withdrew from the Jonas
Brothers Live in Concert to enter a treatment facility to
confront "physical and emotional issues".
She decided to enter treatment after punching back
female back-up dancer during a confrontation which led to
an intervention by her family and management; she later
took "100 percent, full responsibility" for the incident.

5. Personal Struggles (cont.)
 She returned home on January 28, 2011
 She admitted to having suffered from “self-medicating”
with drugs and alcohol.
 She also said she had “basically had a nervous
breakdown” and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder
during treatment
 She later revealed that she would use cocaine multiple
times a day and would smuggle cocaine & alcohol onto
airplanes and use them during here flights

6. How She Inspires People
 She appeared on America’s NextTop Model to speak out
about bullying
 She became a spokesperson for the anti-bullying
organization PACER
 In April of 2011 she became a contributing editor for
Seventeen magazine, where she discussed her personal
struggles, directed to teenage girls.
 She wrote many songs about her struggles. Many of them in her
album Unbroken
 She also wrote a book called Stay Strong:365 Days AYear and is
currently writing another one

7. Eating Disorder (Interview)
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_803OOG
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