
We already knew that Demi Lovato could wail, but she takes her vocals to brand-new heights for a cover of Hozier‘s “Take Me to Church” in the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge.
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In an interview before the cover, Lovato recalled being blown away by the song right off the bat. “The first time I heard it, it was on the radio,” she said. “And I was like, ‘Wow, this is on pop radio.’ And it’s not your typical pop song — in fact, it doesn’t sound like a pop song, but the term ‘pop’ means popular, so it is a pop song. I think I even tweeted, ‘Thank God that somebody put this on the radio, because this is incredible music.'”
Watch the bombastic cover below: