Demi Lovato is back and has the audience vibrating with the rock songs that have replaced her pop hits

The date has finally arrived. Eight years fans had to wait to hear their idol again. It is that, despite the name Demi Lovato resonates in the heads of most pop music fans, the singer had visited our country for the last time in 2014, as part of The Neon Lights Tour.

But the wait was worth it.

The former Disney star appeared on Friday night at the Movistar Arena with a totally different proposition than the one he used to his fans: a show that resonates more with the great rock divas from the 80s as Joan Jett or Debbie Harry to commercial pop that has been able to bring it to the mainstream.

It was an evening where he captivated his local fans with a concert where he reviewed his hits, premiered some songs from his new album and performed great ballads such as Skyscraper, all without losing a note.

It is that if there is something that has always characterized Demi Lovato, it is her vocal power. Many even mentioned it as the Christina Aguilera of her generation. And in an age where autotune can mask some imperfections, having a singer playing unattainable notes live is a breath of fresh air.

the start of the show

The show started with the song that gives the name to his latest album Holy Fvckfollowed by three songs from the same album: Freak eat me Y substance.

Accompanied by a band composed only of womenincluding Nita Strauss, former Alice Cooper guitarist, the singer has more than fulfilled the task of starting a rock show as it should be: to pure pogo

“This tour is great for me,” sketched in one of the moments in which he interacted with the audience. And she took the opportunity to thank each of her fans, letting them know that she “didn’t take them for granted.”

the enhancement confident She was chosen to enter a set where she went through some of the biggest hits of her career. The audience exploded when the first chords of Here we go againsong that gives the name to his second studio album.

Judging by the long line that ran through the stadium in the Villa Crespo district before entering, most of her fans have been with her since her first appearance in “Camp Rock”the Disney Channel hit movie.

Nostalgia flooded the venue when he announced it would be his next song La La Terra which, to the surprise of many, coincided with a cover by La la, Ashlee Simpson’s Song, e Do not forget.

the new songs

For the second half of the show he showed its more personal side with the songs from his new album like 29where he addresses the theme of grooming referring to her relationship with actor Wilmer Valderrama; or Skyscraper, where he sends a message about a difficult moment that he had to go through and that the public decided to accompany last night with the torches of their mobile phones. But she has also played with other of his more popular hits, like Heart attack Y sorry don’t apologize.

Towards the end he gave a thrilling performance of his new lead single, Skin of my teeth and once again demonstrated his ability to compose ballads that thrill his audience happy ending.

The final touch was with “Cool For The Summer”, his 2015 hit that this year returned to the most listened to thanks to TikTok. The stadium vibrated with one of the most anticipated songs of the evening and with a singer that many have known for her participation in the mouse channel but that in a few years many will recognize as a emerging rock star.

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