The former film's soundtrack contained " This Is Me ", her debut single and duet, which peaked at number nine on the US Billboard Hot After signing with Hollywood Records , Lovato released her pop rock debut album, Don't Forget , which debuted at number two on the US Billboard She released her self-titled fourth album in , which debuted at number three on the Billboard , and contained the international top-ten song " Heart Attack ".
After a hiatus, she released her seventh and eighth albums Dancing with the Devil She also starred in the television drama film Princess Protection Program , the animated films Smurfs: The Lost Village and Charming , the musical comedy Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga , and the documentary Child Star ; the last of which she also co-directed.
An activist for various social causes, Lovato's struggles with an eating disorder and substance abuse have received considerable media attention, in response to which she published the self-help memoir Staying Strong: Days a Year and released the documentaries Demi Lovato: Stay Strong , Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated , and Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil In mid, shortly after Lovato's second birthday, her parents divorced. She has been vocal about her strained relationship with her father, calling him abusive and once stated, "He was mean, but he wanted to be a good person.
And he wanted to have his family, and when my mom married my stepdad, he still had this huge heart where he said, 'I'm so glad that [he's] taking care of you and doing the job that I wish I could do. Lovato was brought up in Dallas , Texas.
Lovato's debut studio album, Don't Forget , released on September 23, , was met with generally positive reviews from critics. The film, the fourth highest-rated Disney Channel original movie, premiered to 8.
