Why Demi Lovato Performed “Heart Attack” at a Cardiovascular Disease Event
A rep for Demi Lovato defended the singer’s decision to perform her 2013 song “Heart Attack” at an American Heart Association charity event. Find out why she picked the tune.
Two days after the singer sang “Heart Attack” at the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Red Dress Collection Concert, an annual charity event to raise awareness for cardiovascular disease, Demi’s rep issued a statement defending the performance.
“She spoke on the mind-heart connection,” the spokesperson told Entertainment Weekly. “It was a sensitive moment intended to champion the women in the room—the very reason why Demi was at the event.”
The rep added, “It was actually a beautiful moment.”
Prior to her performance, Demi—who suffered a heart attack and three strokes during a near-fatal 2018 overdose—also explained the reasoning behind her song choice.
“While my next song is about the intense feelings that come with falling in love as well as heartbreak, opening yourself up, taking risks and not being afraid to do it again,” she explained on stage during the Jan. 31 concert, per Entertainment Tonight, “this song has many parallels for me, my journey and a reminder for all of us in the room just how strong the mind-heart-body connection truly is.”
Wearing a shiny red pantsuit, the Disney Channel alum then sang to the crowd, as seen in video circulating on social media, “So I’m putting my defenses up / ‘Cause I don’t wanna fall in love / If I ever did that, I think I’d have a heart attack.”
Since recovering from her 2018 overdose and announcing her engagement to Jutes in December, Demi’s mind-heart connection has never felt stronger.
“I feel happier than I’ve ever been,” she told TODAY Feb. 2. “I feel like I’m in such a really great place, just spiritually and emotionally. Not only am I in love, but I’m also just mentally very strong.”
Keep reading to relive all of Demi’s cutest moments with her fiancé Jutes.
E! News reach out to Lovato’s reps for request to comment but has not heard back.
December 2023: Engaged
Jutes proposes to Demi in Los Angeles with a pear-shaped diamond engagement ring Dec. 16 and the duo celebrate with family members at a restaurant.
July 2023: Philly-Bound
Jutes accompanies Demi on a quick tip to Philadelphia, where she played the Wawa Welcome America Festival over the July 4 holiday.
April 2023: Cool for the Spring
The two appear at Operation Smile’s Celebrity Ski & Smile Challenge in Park City, Utah.
Instagram / Demi LovatoMarch 2023: Birthday Selfie
“My sweet angel – it’s officially your birthday!!!” Demi wrote to her partner in an Instagram post. “I couldn’t be more excited to celebrate you because I couldn’t be more in love with your gorgeous, funny, sexy, talented self.”
She continued, “I’ve waited my whole life to find you and I can’t wait to celebrate so many more birthdays together.. you’re a literal dream come true and I’m so grateful to call you mine. Have the best birthday my love.. you deserve it, the world, and more!!!! Here’s to many more. I LOVE YOU.”
Instagram / Demi LovatoKissing in the Ocean
The pair share an intimate moment.
Instagram / Demi LovatoBeach Babes
The pair enjoy a romantic vacay.
Instagram / Demi LovatoHomecoming King & Queen
Just kidding. But the two certainly channel the parts well in Demi’s Valentine’s Day Polaroid.
Instagram / Demi LovatoMirror Selfie Kisses
Things quickly turned naughty!
Instagram / Demi LovatoDance Like Nobody’s Watching
Except Demi’s Instagram followers.
Instagram / Demi LovatoSelfie Smiles
The two pose for a mirror selfie.
Instagram / Demi LovatoAll Smiles
The two share a sweet moment.
Instagram / Demi LovatoPDA on the Beach
The two enjoy a romantic getaway.
Instagram / Demi LovatoSweet Selfie
Jutes kisses the singer.
Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty ImagesFebruary 2023: Baller Couple
The two attend the game between the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Clippers at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles.
Kayla Oaddams/WireImageFebruary 2023: Red Carpet Debut
The couple attends the Grammy Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Julie Greenwald and Craig Kallmanat in Beverly Hills.
Kayla Oaddams/WireImageFebruary 2023: Kisses on the Red Carpet
The pair show PDA at the pre-Grammys event.
Kayla Oaddams/WireImageFebruary 2023: The Look of Love
The couple are all smiles on the red carpet at the pre-Grammys event.
Instagram / Demi LovatoFebruary 2023: Valentine’s Day PDA
Demi shared this photo of the two kissing in a Valentine’s Day post.
“Life has become so enriched by you,” she wrote on Instagram. “Life has become a dream come true. I’m so beyond grateful to have found my person in you. Falling asleep and waking up next to my best friend has made me so filled w joy I can’t even begin to explain.. my best friend, soul mate, twin flame, honeybun.. and the list goes on… the fun and laughs never stop w you.. I can be my weirdest goofy self and you never judge me.”
The singer continued. “Thank you for making me the happiest lil thing on earth.. happy first Valentines day together.. I love you @jutesmusic.”
Instagram / Demi LovatoJanuary 2023: Happy New Year
“Ended the new year like this,” Demi wrote on Instagram, alongside pics of herself and Jutes on a trip to the San Gorgonio Wilderness in Southern California. “Wishing you all the best for 2023.”
Instagram / Demi LovatoDecember 2022: Disneyland Date
The two kiss near Sleeping Beauty’s Castle, four months after they went public with their romance.
