Demi Lovato was born in Dallas, Texas to Patrick Lovato and Dianna Bonheur Hart De La Garza. Demi Lovato has an older sister, Dallas, and a younger half sister, Madison De La Garza. Her mother was a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader and country recording artist; her father moved to New Mexico after their marriage ended in 1994. Demi Lovato is of Mexican, Italian, and Irish ancestry.