In total, she has sold over two million albums and 20 million singles in the United States. Her struggles with several personal issues have received significant media attention in the s; in response to which she published the book Staying Strong: Days a Year and released a YouTube documentary about her life and career, titled Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated She also holds one Guinness World Record and was included on the annual Time list of the most influential people in the world in Outside the entertainment industry, Lovato is an activist for several social causes.

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I… I love her. Gomez was not the only celebrity to praise Lovato following her Grammys performance. I am in tears. That is singing. That is heart and that is the truth. You just gave the whole world a gift straight from the heart. Thank you. So emotional for me. Thank you all for the love, support and for sharing this moment with me.
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One of the standout moments of last night's Grammy Awards was Demi Lovato's remarkable comeback performance : She sang new single "Anyone," an emotional and deeply personal track she wrote shortly before overdosing in And while childhood best friend Selena Gomez didn't attend the ceremony, she watched Lovato's performance on TV, writing her a heartfelt note on her Instagram story. Demi I'm so happy for you. Thank you for your courage and bravery. The former Disney stars seem to have grown closer again in recent years, after a heavily documented falling out in their late teens. In an interview with Elle shortly after Lovato's overdose, Gomez expressed her love for her former Disney co-star. I…I love her. Whether they've rekindled their old friendship or no and honestly: Who hasn't grown apart from a childhood friend? What an unbelievable night. My first time back on stage in almost 2 years.
When Demi Lovato suffered an overdose in July there was no shortage of people who came out to offer their support to the singer during her recovery. But one person who did not comment publicly is her long-time friend and fellow Disney alumn Selena Gomez , but that doesn't mean she didn't reach out to Demi directly. And now the 'Back To You' singer has broken her silence on the matter for the first time, confirming she got in contact with Demi personally in a new interview with Elle magazine. Understandably, Selena didn't go into too much detail, but she did say: "All I'm saying is, I reached out personally. I didn't do a public thing. I didn't want to. I…I love her. She added: "I've known her since I was 7.