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Not long ago, 15 year old Demi Lovato was sitting in a conference room on Disney's Burbank, California, studio lot with a dozen high powered executives from across the conglomerate's divisions. She had submitted an audition tape, and the assembled bosses wanted to talk to her about auditioning for a few upcoming TV pilots.



Disney Channel Worldwide president of entertainment Gary Marsh asked on a whim: 'I know you sing, would you mind sharing something with us?' 'They kind of put me on the spot,' Lovato recalls. 'I don't mind it. When people put me on the spot, it's kind of like, 'Hey, I'm not going to get nervous. I'm just going to do what I do.' So I did what I did.'

What she did was belt out a spot-on rendition of Christina Aguilera's 'Ain't No Other Man.' And, with that, she had the lead in the Disney Channel's summer movie 'Camp Rock.' 'Our jaws just dropped,' Hollywood Records senior vice president and general manager Bob Cavallo says. Lovato signed a record deal, and her first album will be released in November. Lovato's sweet show of vocal prowess as Cinderella with a guitar in 'Camp Rock' also led to another professional milestone:

Now she's teaming up with her costars in the movie, the pop rock trio the Jonas Brothers, on the music side of her career. Not only will she open for the siblings on their Burnin' Up tour this summer, but Lovato enlisted them in crafting the pop sound for her album as co- producers and co- writers.

"I'm more of a writer whose stuff wouldn't make it on a Disney album,' she says, laughing. 'It's too dark. My mom's like, 'Oh my gosh, go to therapy." So I came to (the Jonas Brothers) like, 'Umm.. I need help writing catchy stuff just because, well, my target audience isn't metal music.' "

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I wonder what happened in her 15 years to cause her to write such dark, dark music.



BREAKING NEWS: Back in the sixth grade Camp Rock starlet Demi Lovato only brought seven pairs of shorts and seven T-shirts to camp. Well, she sure has changed!



The basic summer camp wardrobe of shorts and T-shirts hasn't changed much over the years. But this summer, campers might need to leave a little room in their trunks for mocassin boots, skinny jeans (for girls and boys) and chunky jewelry.

Consider it the "Camp Rock" effect.

"Camp Rock" is Disney Channel's new TV movie starring the in-demand Jonas Brothers. It could be this year's "High School Musical" and any parent of a tween - or toddler - knows how much that movie influenced fashion over the past few years.

The cabins, lake and woodsy setting of Camp Rock is like many real-life summer getaways, but the campers are all aspiring rock stars and they travel with a flashier wardrobe.

The exception is Demi Lovato's character Mitchie Torres, a talented musician with humble roots and wardrobe to match. Alyson Stoner is her pal Caitlyn Geller, whose style is best described as "'80s wannabe."

In real life, 15-year-old Demi is a little more high-maintenance. She cringes when she thinks of the clothes she brought to camp back in the sixth grade: seven pairs of shorts and seven T-shirts.

"Now I'd pack 30 shirts and 30 shoes," she says. "I'd need a separate suitcase for shoes and leggings."

She's a fan of hats, Ray-Ban sunglasses and "crazy-color jeans, especially high-waisted ones." She adds: "I'm not a basic black girl, and you'll never catch me in sweats."

Meanwhile, Alyson, 14, would tone down Caitlyn's extreme clothes, a style she describes as "Madonna meets Hot Topic." But she did enjoy wearing the bold styles, such as brightly colored legwarmers and graphic wristbands, on the set.

"Once I got it on, I thought I wanted to steal it all from Caitlyn, but then I'd get home and do a reality check."

If you're worried about sending kids to camp with leg-warmers and fedoras, at least you can relax about the beauty routine.

"Sometimes it didn't look like we were wearing makeup at all - I liked that," Demi says. "It looked natural. I didn't want people to think, `Well, she goes to camp wearing a full face of makeup, so I will too.'"

That's closer to the real attitude at Camp Soutwoods in New York's Adirondack Mountains, where camp director Scott Ralls says the kids come ready with "wash-n-wear."

"We have noticed that most clothing items do not change. However, styles change, like with jeans - low-rise, boot-cut, full of holes, shorts, comfy, rolled up and super short, baggy and falling off, basketball style - it just depends on the year," he says.

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What's the deal against sweats? And who wears leggings at a summer camp? Oh, camp... it was a good experience, but overall I didn't like it. Story time: I went for four weeks in the summer before 8th grade. It was the farthest away I've ever been away from my family... to this day, even. I remember taking really shitty clothes to camp, and feeling slightly inferior because all the rich girls were wearing Juicy Couture, lol. I wish I had good camp stories to share, but I don't. The only one I know is that Kathleen Turner's daughter went to my camp, and although I never met her, I heard she's a real bitch.

Originally had the acoustic version of "This Is Me" from Camp Rock here, but it was already posted in a few posts below. Go there to check it out.

BTW I can't take credit for my headline. A certain ONTDer commented with that one day, and I thought it was cute and clever :) If that person is you, please let me know!