Demi Lovato: Through The Years

Demi Lovato became a household name after starring in Disney Channel favorite, Camp Rock. Once she made her transition to the music world with her debut studio album, Don't Forget, Demi skyrocketed to superstardom. Since then, the singer has released seven studio albums, returned to acting and has been honored for her roles in mental health advocacy.

Although Demi is known for powerhouse vocals and vulnerable lyrics, her advocacy for mental health and willingness to be open about her road to recovery since dealing with a personal battle with addiction has helped many others dealing with similar issues. iHeartRadio is rewinding the clock to take a look back at the star's personal and musical transformation over the last 14 years. Scroll on for Demi through the years.

2008

In 2008, Demi starred alongside the Jonas Brothers in Camp Rock. The film premiered on June 20, 2008, to 8.9 million viewers.

A few months after the success of the TV movie, Demi releases debut studio album, Don't Forget. Ten tracks from the pop-rock album were co-written by her Camp Rock co-stars, the Jonas Brothers.

2009

Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato met on the set of Barney and Friends in 2001. Eight years later the inseparable pair came together for Disney's Princess Protection Program.

2010

Demi headlined her first national tour, Demi Lovato: Live in Concert, and later joined the Jonas Brothers: Live in Concert tour as a guest.

In November of 2010, Demi announced she would be leaving Sonny with a Chance and taking a hiatus from her acting career. This same month, the “Don’t Forget” singer dropped out of the Jonas Brothers tour and entered a rehab facility for treatment.

2011

The singer joined Seventeen as a Contributing Editor and penned an essay for readers about the pressure to be perfect.

Unbroken, Demi’s third studio album, was released in September 2011. Demi's lead single, “Skyscraper” was a vulnerable but empowering track about overcoming struggles.

2012

MTV aired a documentary about Demi’s recovery process called Demi Lovato: Stay Strong. 

Demi joined the U.S. version of The X Factor as a judge and mentor alongside Simon Cowell, L.A. Reid, and Britney Spears.

2013

The singer released her fourth studio album in 2013, titled Demi.

Demi recorded the titular track of the smash-hit Disney film Frozen, "Let It Go". It appeared on the soundtrack and played while the credits rolled.

She also appeared on Glee, playing Santana's (portrayed by the late Naya Rivera) love interest.

2014

She released a skincare line called, Devonne by Demi.

2015

Demi released her fifth album, Confident, which was nominated for best pop vocal album at the 59th Grammy Awards. This was the first time a Hollywood Records project was nominated for a Grammy.

Demi Lovato got real in her speech while accepting the Rulebreaker honor at Billboard's Women in Music 2015: 

“When I got the Rulebreaker award, I thought it was so awesome because for the first time in my life, and in my career, I felt like I've grown to know who I am as a person and an artist, so being a rule breaker, it's not intentional and that's what's awesome about it. When you're yourself, people see it.”

Demi and Nick Jonas joined forces for the Honda Civic Tour Featuring Demi Lovato & Nick Jonas: Future Now.

2017 

She released “Sorry Not Sorry," which became Demi's best-selling single in the US.

February 2017, Lovato executive-produced a documentary titled Beyond Silence, which spotlighted three different experiences with mental health.

Demi, staying transparent about her recovery, admitted that her first treatment was not entirely successful in keeping up with sobriety in the October 2017 YouTube documentary, Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated.

2018

Demi joined Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi for an upbeat, bilingual duet, “Échame la Culpa”.

Demi announced that her spring Tell Me You Love Me tour would feature pre-show therapy sessions hosted by CAST Centers, an addiction treatment center co-owned by the singer.

After being rushed to the hospital in July 2018 from an overdose, the singer had a mostly quiet 2019 out of the spotlight, focusing on personal well-being.

2020

Demi's return to music started with a bang when the performer was invited to sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl in February 2020. 

And she returned to the stage a few weeks later at the Grammy Awards, giving a heart-wrenching debut performance of “Anyone”. 

Demi released an upbeat self-love anthem titled “I Love Me” that spread a message about personal growth and putting yourself first. 

2021

Demi made our day with a joyful cover of “Lovely Day” by Bill Withers during President Joe Biden’s Inauguration special. 

In March 2021, a telling, multi-part documentary titled Demi Lovato: Dancing With The Devil was released. In it, the “Anyone” singer revealed more details from the night of her overdose in July 2018.

In a recent interview, Demi came out as pansexual.

"I heard someone call the LGBTQIA+ community the alphabet mafia," the "Skyscraper" musician recalled, adding, "That's it! That's what I'm going with. I'm part of the alphabet mafia and proud."

Demi releases her seventh studio album on April 2, titled Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over. Lovato explained the album in a livestream: 

“If you listen to it track by track, if you follow the track listing, it’s kind of actually like the non-official soundtrack to the documentary. Because it really does follow my life over the past couple of years,” Lovato explained.

H.E.R., Demi Lovato, Brandi Carlile, Chris Martin, and Lil Nas X all paid tribute to Elton John at the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards.

Streaming platform Peacock releases Unidentified with Demi Lovato. In the four-part UFO docuseries, Lovato, her friend Matthew, and sister Dallas Lovato study eyewitness encounters.

2022

In May, Demi began to tease a new era of music and eventually announced her single, "Skin of My Teeth".

In early June, Demi announces her new album, "HOLY FVCK".

“The title track of the album is called ‘Holy Fvck’ and the song was basically, I wanted to flip the phrase ‘holy f–k’ on its head. And instead of just saying ‘holy f–k,’ I wanted to write a song that says, ‘I’m a holy f–k,'” Demi explained. “It’s definitely a sexually charged song, but it’s really fun.” They went on to say, "I felt like it was a great, eye-catching title track for the rest of the album and especially because there’s songs on the album that have, like, kind of religious undertones, there’s songs on the album that have this dichotomy of good and bad, and that song kind of represented both.”

Demi officially kicked off the HOLY FVCK tour on August 13th at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. In addition to new songs, Demi also took it all the way back to her Disney days by performing the tracks "Here We Go Again," "La La Land," "Remember December," and "Don't Forget." 

Demi's eighth studio album, "HOLY FVCK" is released August 19.