A local singerB次元官网网址檚 cover of a Demi Lovato song was so good, the pop star herself heard it and loved it.

Raymond Salgado of Lantzville was featured last week in a Glamour magazine video segment called You Sang My Song.

Producers came across SalgadoB次元官网网址檚 cover of LovatoB次元官网网址檚 song Sober and e-mailed him last month asking him if heB次元官网网址檇 like to be part of the segment. He replied very quickly and .

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Salgado has been listening to LovatoB次元官网网址檚 music since he was 11 or 12 and saw the musical Camp Rock, in which she had the lead role. He was B次元官网网址渁mazedB次元官网网址� by her voice then and has remained a fan through the ups and downs of her stardom.

Lovato told Glamour that Sober is a B次元官网网址渉eavyB次元官网网址� song that represented a dark time for her, and Salgado said some of the lyrics hit home for him, too.

B次元官网网址淪heB次元官网网址檚 such a huge advocate for mental health and addiction and itB次元官网网址檚 so hard, as an artist, sharing your feelings and I just love how vulnerable and how honest she can be,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淚 think that sheB次元官网网址檚 a really good example of what a strong and independent woman is.B次元官网网址�

Salgado said he didnB次元官网网址檛 know what Lovato would say about his cover, so to hear her react so positively made him thankful and glad that he had paid tribute.

During a pandemic thatB次元官网网址檚 now lasted a full year, Salgado has found ways to be creative and reach an audience. He has and , and shares covers as well as snippets of original music while working on his first EP. It was hard to keep the Demi Lovato reaction video a secret, but since it was posted Thursday, heB次元官网网址檚 heard lots of congratulations, including supportive messages from some of LovatoB次元官网网址檚 fans who have tracked him down.

B次元官网网址淭he fact that people are so supportive of what I do and are inspired by the stuff that I put out, whether thatB次元官网网址檚 a cover or an original song, it really just means the world to me,B次元官网网址� Salgado said. B次元官网网址淏ecause music is a saving grace and itB次元官网网址檚 my saving grace and itB次元官网网址檚 a God-given talent that IB次元官网网址檓 grateful for.B次元官网网址�

He said the pandemic is a hard time for everyone, but whatever itB次元官网网址檚 brought and however itB次元官网网址檚 affected his mood, music has been a constant and a significant part of his life.

B次元官网网址淲hen I did get the e-mail [from Glamour] it was almost like a glimmer of hope for me, because I was going through a lot,B次元官网网址� Salgado said. B次元官网网址淚t was just a constant reminder to keep going and growing as an artist.B次元官网网址�

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