Demi Lovato returned to the stage for the first time at the Grammy Awards to perform her song, “Anyone,” for the first time after a two-year hiatus.
The former Disney star nearly lost her life in July 2018, shortly after releasing “Sober,” a song in which she revealed she had relapsed after six years of sobriety, reports The Atlantic.
The unreleased song “Anyone” was actually written and recorded in the days before her overdose, CNN reports. “Anyone” was publicly released after her performance.
In a Variety video, Lovato is seen with tears streaming down her face as she begins to sing. She’s so overwhelmed with emotion that she has to restart the performance.
Despite the hiccup, the powerful song earned a standing ovation.
Lovato said in an interview with Apple Music’s “Beats 1” the Friday before the performance that looking back at the lyrics of her song, she recognizes it as a cry for help. She said she wishes now she could go back in in time to help the version of herself who wrote the song.
In combination with seeking treatment — not only for addiction but for bulimia and bipolar disorder, according to Fox News — Lovato shared that finding faith in God has helped her to come back from rock bottom, the New York Post reports.
“I tried to seek God through other experiences, whether that’s through other relationships or substances,” she said. “ I had to realize I had to realize that the God that I’m seeking, the God that I love and the God that I want to be my God is available 24/7, always at an arm’s length and constantly with me.”
Lovato called her return at the Grammys an “unbelievable night” and expressed gratitude all the love and support, according to Fox News.
Lovato definitely isn’t being cautious with her return to the stage. Just a week after her groundbreaking Grammys performance, she will be opening Super Bowl LIV with the national anthem, CBS reports.