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'Beyond Silence' - In February 2017, Demi executive-produced the documentary 'Beyond Silence,' which follows the lives of three people who suffer from mental health issues, including bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression, and anxiety.
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Battles - The singer has been very outspoken about her struggles with mental health issues and drug and alcohol addiction, and the film focused on how important it is to speak out in order to live healthy.
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Collab - In March 2017, she featured in Cheat Codes' massive hit song 'No Promises.'
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Fashion line - In May, the pop star announced the launch of her Fabletics sportswear line.
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Fashion line - The collection was created to support the United Nations' initiative, Girl Up.
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Album single - In July, she released her single 'Sorry Not Sorry,' off of her sixth album.
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Album single - Demi promoted 'Sorry' at the MTV American Music Awards and the Video Music Awards, where it was nominated for Song of the Summer.
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Album single - The song became her highest-charting single in the United States, making it to the top 10 in charts all around the world.
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Birthday girl - On August 20, 2017, Lovato celebrated her 25th birthday at Dave & Busters in New York alongside some of her best friends and her former long-term boyfriend Wilmer Valderrama.
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Sixth studio album - Demi's sixth album 'Tell Me You Love Me' was released on September 29 and it debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200.
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Sixth studio album - The album received positive reviews from critics in general, with some even naming it the best piece of work of her career.
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Documentary - In October, the pop star unveiled a new documentary titled 'Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated' on YouTube.
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Documentary - The film offered an honest glimpse into Lovato's life and her battles with addiction, depression, bulimia, and self-harm.
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Tour life - In October, the singer also announced tour dates for the North American leg of her Tell Me You Love Me Tour, with guests DJ Khaled and Kehlani.
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Time 100 - Lovato had the honor to be picked as one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2017.
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Time 100 - The hit-maker was praised for being vocal about her bipolar disorder diagnosis and inspiring others, particularly youngsters, to do the same.
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'Échame la culpa' - In November, Lovato released the hit tune 'Échame la Culpa,' with Latino superstar Luis Fonsi.
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Tell Me You Love Me Tour - On February 26 this year, Lovato kick-started her US tour with a show in San Diego, California.
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Activism - On March 24, the young activist performed at the March for Our Lives anti-gun violence rally in Washington, D.C.
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Summer hit - Her song 'Solo,' with group Clean Bandit, became her first number 1 in the UK.
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Divas - Lovato collaborated with fellow pop star Christina Aguilera for her new track 'Fall in Line.' The two performed it at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards.
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Awards - In the past year, the star has been nominated at several awards shows, including the Grammys (for her previous album 'Confident'), the Billboard Music Awards, and the VMAs.
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'Sober' - On June 21, 2018, Demi Lovato released the single 'Sober,' a dark piano ballad in which she apologizes to everyone in her life for relapsing after being sober for six years.
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'Sober' - The former Disney child star first debuted the song during her concert at Rock in Rio festival in Lisbon, only three days after its release.
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Relapse - On July 24, it was reported that emergency services were called to Demi Lovato's Hollywood Hills home after she allegedly suffered an overdose.
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Relapse - The singer was reportedly found unconscious by her assistant, and later revived with the use of Narcan, a drug that reverses opiate overdoses.
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Relapse - She was taken to Cedars Sinai Medical Center, where she remained hospitalized. There was an instant outpouring of support on social media from fans and friends, including Ellen DeGeneres and Nick Jonas.
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Relapse - TMZ said that the drug dealer who Lovato texted and asked to go to her house that morning gave her "dirty drugs from Mexico." They were allegedly laced with fentanyl, the same drug that killed Prince.
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Treatment - According to reports, Lovato will be undergoing mental health and addiction treatment with rehab specialists for a few months.
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'Beyond Silence' - In February 2017, Demi executive-produced the documentary 'Beyond Silence,' which follows the lives of three people who suffer from mental health issues, including bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression, and anxiety.
© Getty Images
1 / 30 Fotos
Battles - The singer has been very outspoken about her struggles with mental health issues and drug and alcohol addiction, and the film focused on how important it is to speak out in order to live healthy.
© Getty Images
2 / 30 Fotos
Collab - In March 2017, she featured in Cheat Codes' massive hit song 'No Promises.'
© Getty Images
3 / 30 Fotos
Fashion line - In May, the pop star announced the launch of her Fabletics sportswear line.
© Getty Images
4 / 30 Fotos
Fashion line - The collection was created to support the United Nations' initiative, Girl Up.
© Getty Images
5 / 30 Fotos
Album single - In July, she released her single 'Sorry Not Sorry,' off of her sixth album.
© Getty Images
6 / 30 Fotos
Album single - Demi promoted 'Sorry' at the MTV American Music Awards and the Video Music Awards, where it was nominated for Song of the Summer.
© Getty Images
7 / 30 Fotos
Album single - The song became her highest-charting single in the United States, making it to the top 10 in charts all around the world.
© Getty Images
8 / 30 Fotos
Birthday girl - On August 20, 2017, Lovato celebrated her 25th birthday at Dave & Busters in New York alongside some of her best friends and her former long-term boyfriend Wilmer Valderrama.
© Getty Images
9 / 30 Fotos
Sixth studio album - Demi's sixth album 'Tell Me You Love Me' was released on September 29 and it debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200.
© Getty Images
10 / 30 Fotos
Sixth studio album - The album received positive reviews from critics in general, with some even naming it the best piece of work of her career.
© Getty Images
11 / 30 Fotos
Documentary - In October, the pop star unveiled a new documentary titled 'Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated' on YouTube.
© Getty Images
12 / 30 Fotos
Documentary - The film offered an honest glimpse into Lovato's life and her battles with addiction, depression, bulimia, and self-harm.
© Getty Images
13 / 30 Fotos
Tour life - In October, the singer also announced tour dates for the North American leg of her Tell Me You Love Me Tour, with guests DJ Khaled and Kehlani.
© Getty Images
14 / 30 Fotos
Time 100 - Lovato had the honor to be picked as one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2017.
© Getty Images
15 / 30 Fotos
Time 100 - The hit-maker was praised for being vocal about her bipolar disorder diagnosis and inspiring others, particularly youngsters, to do the same.
© Getty Images
16 / 30 Fotos
'Échame la culpa' - In November, Lovato released the hit tune 'Échame la Culpa,' with Latino superstar Luis Fonsi.
© Getty Images
17 / 30 Fotos
Tell Me You Love Me Tour - On February 26 this year, Lovato kick-started her US tour with a show in San Diego, California.
© Getty Images
18 / 30 Fotos
Activism - On March 24, the young activist performed at the March for Our Lives anti-gun violence rally in Washington, D.C.
© Getty Images
19 / 30 Fotos
Summer hit - Her song 'Solo,' with group Clean Bandit, became her first number 1 in the UK.
© Getty Images
20 / 30 Fotos
Divas - Lovato collaborated with fellow pop star Christina Aguilera for her new track 'Fall in Line.' The two performed it at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards.
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Awards - In the past year, the star has been nominated at several awards shows, including the Grammys (for her previous album 'Confident'), the Billboard Music Awards, and the VMAs.
© Getty Images
22 / 30 Fotos
'Sober' - On June 21, 2018, Demi Lovato released the single 'Sober,' a dark piano ballad in which she apologizes to everyone in her life for relapsing after being sober for six years.
© Getty Images
23 / 30 Fotos
'Sober' - The former Disney child star first debuted the song during her concert at Rock in Rio festival in Lisbon, only three days after its release.
© Getty Images
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Relapse - On July 24, it was reported that emergency services were called to Demi Lovato's Hollywood Hills home after she allegedly suffered an overdose.
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Relapse - The singer was reportedly found unconscious by her assistant, and later revived with the use of Narcan, a drug that reverses opiate overdoses.
© Getty Images
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Relapse - She was taken to Cedars Sinai Medical Center, where she remained hospitalized. There was an instant outpouring of support on social media from fans and friends, including Ellen DeGeneres and Nick Jonas.
© Getty Images
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Relapse - TMZ said that the drug dealer who Lovato texted and asked to go to her house that morning gave her "dirty drugs from Mexico." They were allegedly laced with fentanyl, the same drug that killed Prince.
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Treatment - According to reports, Lovato will be undergoing mental health and addiction treatment with rehab specialists for a few months.
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Demi Lovato: a year in the life of a struggling star
The former Disney star turns 26 on August 20
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Demi Lovato's life has been engulfed in drama and tragedy ever since the singer released her song 'Sober' in June, in which she admitted falling back into addiction after six years of sobriety, and an alleged overdose episode on July 24, a month short of her 26th birthday.
The pop star has understandably remained off the radar as she undergoes treatment, but how exactly did things get to this point? Click through the gallery and take a look at Demi Lovato's life in the past year.
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