Selena Gomez vs. Demi Lovato

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tue 12/30/2008

A collage of Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato.

name	Selena Marie Gomez.	Demetria Devonne Lovato.
born in	Grand Prairie, Texas.	Dallas, Texas.
birthdate	July 22, 1992.	August 20, 1992.
parents	Mexican father and Italian-American mother.	Mexican father and Italian-Irish mother.
started acting on	"Barney & Friends" at age seven.	"Barney & Friends" at age six.
got it from mom?	Mandy Teefey, a former stage actress.	Diana Hart, a former Dallas Cowboy cheerleader and country singer.
the look	Doll-faced brunette cutie.	Doll-faced brunette cutie.
touted as the next	Miley Cyrus, according to the Los Angeles Times	Miley Cyrus, according to the Hollywood Gossip.
what does Miley say?	Mocked both Selena and Demi in a YouTube video, but later apologized.	Told TV reporters "I don’t think there could be a next Miley. I think they should be the next Selena, the next Demi ... [and] make their own way.”
catty quote	"I'm not interested in being anybody but myself, and I'm not here to replace anyone." - Selena Gomez.	"I really don't know Miley that well… It was just like, OK, cool, Hannah Montana knows who I am!" - Demi Lovato.
breakthrough TV movie	Another Cinderella Story.	Camp Rock.
now seen on	Wizards of Waverly Place and Brain Zapped.	Prison Break and As The Bell Rings.
coming soon	Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie and Princess Protection Program.	TV show Sonny With A Chance and Camp Rock 2.
don't stop the music	Recording an album for Summer '09.	Debut album Don't Forget.
killer collab	New Classic with Drew Seeley.	This Is Me with Joe Jonas.
the critics	ABC: "But perhaps the most important factor minting Gomez's break-out status is the fact that she's dating teen heartthrob du jour Nick Jonas, of the uber-hot Jonas Brothers."	The Washington Post: "While it's great that she's made it – her face will probably end up on a backpack this fall … Lovato is on a roller coaster that can take her very high, or stop and then plummet at a moment's notice."
webprops	202,601 friends on official MySpace and a YouTube channel with 5.5 million views.	292,564 friends on official MySpace and a YouTube channel with nearly 9 million views.
best video moment	Freeing herself from a Cinderella life in Tell Me Something I Don't Know.	Fighting to be herself in La La Land.