Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television producer. After appearing on the children's series Barney & Friends (2002–2004), she received wider recognition for her portrayal of Alex Russo on the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place, which aired from 2007 until 2012.
Gomez also starred in the films Another Cinderella Story (2008), Princess Protection Program (2009), Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009), Ramona and Beezus (2010), and Monte Carlo (2011). Thereafter, she focused on more mature roles in Spring Breakers (2012), Getaway (2013), The Fundamentals of Caring (2016), and The Dead Don't Die (2019). She voices the character of Mavis in the Hotel Transylvania film franchise, and serves as an executive producer of the Netflix television drama series 13 Reasons Why (2017–present) and the Netflix documentary series Living Undocumented (2019).
On Holy Fvck, Demi Lovato sounds like herself
thefader.comIn the music video for “Don’t Forget,” Demi Lovato spent most of her time standing in the pouring rain, concealed underneath a black umbrella and communicating deep rooted teenage angst with tender emotion.
She had written the record alongside the Jonas Brothers for her 2008 debut album of the same name, released on Disney Music Group’s Hollywood Records, a label that was pushing pop-rock hard at the time.
It was the perfect one-size-fits-all genre for the young women beginning to plant the seeds for their pivot away from Disney Channel in the late 2000s: pop enough to hook a mainstream audience, rock enough to give them an edge while maintaining the sexless image established during an era of purity rings and excessively layered outfits.
Miley Cyrus took it for a spin on Breakout in 2008 with guitar-heavy hits like “Fly on the Wall” and “7 Things.” Soon, Selena Gomez and The Scene (her now defunct pop-rock band) debuted with Kiss & Tell.
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