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Lodovica Comello

Lodovica Comello
Comello in 2013
Born (1990-04-13) 13 April 1990 (age 34)
San Daniele del Friuli, Udine, Italy
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • television presenter
  • radio speaker
  • dancer
Years active2008–present
Spouse
Tomas Goldschmidt
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(m. 2015)​
Children1
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Labels
Websitelodovicacomello.com

Lodovica Comello (born 13 April 1990) is an Italian actress, television presenter, singer and dancer. She gained international popularity for her role as "Francesca" in the Argentine Disney Channel series Violetta.[1]

Early life

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Comello was born and raised in San Daniele del Friuli near Udine in Friuli. She demonstrated her passion for art, acting, dance, guitar from a very young age, and started guitar lessons at age 8. In high school, she studied music theory, and participated in dance and acting in her spare time.[2] She attended I.S.I.S. Superiore Vincenzo Manzini, a public high school in San Daniele del Friuli. During her time at school, she won a science writing contest and was awarded a trip to Austria.[3] She graduated high school in 2008. After completing her high school studies, she auditioned for and later took courses in music at M.A.S.: Music Arts & Show, a drama school in Milan, Italy in 2009. She attended M.A.S. from 2009 to 2011.[4] In 2009, she was cast as a performer for the "Il Mondo di Patty" tour, the Italian version of the widely successful Argentine children's program, Patito Feo. The tour held concerts in Italy and Spain. She also appeared as a backup vocalist for Brenda Asnicar's special section of the same tour in Italy.[5]

Acting career

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While living in Milan and attending M.A.S., she learned of a Disney Channel Latin America casting search for Italian actors, who also spoke Spanish. Although she spoke little Spanish, Comello memorized and performed a short monologue in Spanish for her audition. One week after auditioning, she successfully obtained a role on Violetta, the network's latest tween musical television series.[6] In 2011, Lodovica was announced as "Francesca", the best friend and classmate of the title character in the show. Filming for the program required Comello to move to Buenos Aires in mid-2011. Once cast in the series, Comello learned Spanish.[7]

In November 2012, she filmed the second season of Violetta in Buenos Aires and Barcelona, Spain. It premiered on 29 April 2013. That same year, she provided the Italian voiceover for "Britney" in Monster's University.[8] Comello returned to film the third and final season of "Violetta" which began production in Buenos Aires in March 2014 and ended in late November of that same year. The third season began airing in Argentina on 28 July 2014. The series finale aired in Latin America on 6 February 2015.[9]

In late August 2016, Comello was revealed as a cast member in the Italian comedy film Poveri ma ricchi ("Poor but rich" in English). The movie filmed in Rome and Milan and was released in Italian cinemas on 15 December 2016. The role is Comello's cinema debut and first live action acting role since the completion of Violetta.[10]

Music career

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2013–2015: Universo and Mariposa

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On 1 November 2013, Comello released "Universo" ("Universe" in English), the lead single from her debut album of the same name; the album was later released on 19 November 2013 in Italy, Spain and Argentina. The album features nine tracks co-written by Comello and one English-language cover of I Only Want to Be with You. Comello recorded acoustic versions of the title track, "Universo" in Spanish and Italian. The album's second single was "Otro día más". The music video was filmed in Barcelona, Spain and premiered on her official YouTube channel in March 2014.[11]

In May 2014, Comello announced plans to embark on a world tour in 2015. A special website was created to allow fans to vote on various international cities for possible concert locations in Latin America, Europe, Israel, and the United States.[12] The music video for her third single, "I Only Want To Be With You" premiered on her official VEVO channel on 5 September 2014.[13]

In 2014, Comello began writing songs for her second album during breaks on the set while filming of the final season of Violetta in Buenos Aires. She recorded material in Buenos Aires on the weekends when the show was not filming. On 24 January 2015, Comello announced to fans via her official Twitter account that her second album, Mariposa ("Butterfly"), would be released on 3 February 2015 in Italy. The album was subsequently released on iTunes for Europe and Latin America a few weeks later. The album contains 12 songs in Spanish, Italian and English. She co-wrote most of the album's songs with the exception of "Un posto libero", "We Are Family" and "Crazy Love". The album's deluxe edition contains five Italian-language translations of some of the album's original Spanish songs. Comello skipped the 2015 world tour with the cast of Violetta to focus on promoting her material as a solo artist. Her world tour began in Rome with two sold-out shows on 1 February 2015. She toured throughout Italy from February until mid-March, and then in June, July and October. The tour included shows in Spain, Belgium, Poland, Portugal, and France.[14][15][16]

The album's lead single, "Todo El Resto No Cuenta", was released on iTunes on 30 January 2015. The single's music video premiered one day later.[17] The album debuted at No. 13 on the Italian Album charts.[18] Mariposa's second single,"Sin usar palabras", features Spanish singer Abraham Mateo.[19] Comello also released a Polish version of "Sin usar palabras" featuring Szymon Chodyniecki.[20] Her world tour to support the release of Mariposa ended on 25 October 2015 in Naples, Italy.[21]

2016–present: New music

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Comello performing in 2017

On 13 May 2016, Comello released the Italian-language song "Non cadiamo mai" ("Never Fall" in English) as the lead single from her upcoming untitled third studio album. The release of the single conceded with the season 4 finale of "Italia's Got Talent", which aired that same night in Italy. Comello co-wrote the song, and a Spanish-language version is expected to be released. The music video for the single premiered one day prior on her official VEVO channel.[22][23]

On 12 December 2016, it was confirmed by festival organizers that Comello would be taking part in the 2017 edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, considered the greatest music festival in Italy. The winner of the festival is offered a chance to represent Italy in Eurovision. She participated with the song, Il cielo non-mi basta.[24] The Sanremo Music Festival was held from 7 to 11 February 2017. Comello finished in 12th place out of 16 finalists.[25] Directed by her husband, the official music video for Il cielo non-mi basta, was released on her official VEVO account in Italy on 8 February 2017.[26] The song peaked at 37 on the Italian FIMI Singles Chart, becoming the first single of her music career to enter on the chart.[27] On 5 May 2017, she released her second single, "50 Shades of Colours", from her upcoming third studio album. The music video, filmed in Rome, was premiered as an exclusive for Corriere della Sera, the Milan-based newspaper. Comello performed three concerts in Rome on 19 May, in Milan on 26 May, and in Udine on 21 July to promote her new music.[28]

Other ventures

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On 2 April 2015, Comello released her autobiography, Tutto il resto non-conta: la musica, Buenos Aires, e un pollo al curry con chi dico io, in Italy; she wrote the book while living in Buenos Aires during the filming of Violetta's final season: to promote the book, Comello embarked on several book signings throughout Italy in April 2015;[29] the book was later translated into Polish, and she held a signing in Warsaw on 9 May 2015.[30]

In September 2015, Comello was announced as the new host for the 7th season of Italia's Got Talent. Auditions[31] began in Milan in late 2015; the 7th season of Italia's Got Talent premiered on 16 March 2016[32] on Sky Uno, where it aired weeknights. The finale was held in Rome and aired live on 13 May 2016 for the Italian network, TV8.[33] Comello is the host of the new music themed game show, "Singing in the Car", which premiered on 5 September 2016 in Italy on the network, TV8.[34]

Comello is the host of the children's talent show, "Kid's Got Talent", the spin-off of "Italia's Got Talent". The show premiered on 18 December 2016 on TV8 in Italy.[35]

Personal life

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Comello has one older sister named Ilaria. She speaks fluent Italian, Spanish, and English. She lived in Buenos Aires, settling in the Palermo neighborhood, for three years while working on Violetta. She moved back to Milan, Italy once production on the series ended in late November 2014. In 2012, Comello met Argentine television producer, Tomas Goldschmidt, on the set of Violetta. The couple dated for four years and later married in a small civil ceremony at the city hall in San Daniele del Friuli, Italy on 1 April 2015.[36][37][38]

In November 2019, Comello announced to fans via Instagram that she and her husband were expecting their first child, a boy, in early spring.[39] On 16 March 2020, her son, Teo Goldschmidt, was born in Milan.[40]

Filmography

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Films
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Monsters University Britney Davis Italian dub; voice role
2016 The Eagle Huntress Narrator
Poveri ma ricchi Valentina Feature film debut
2017 Poveri ma ricchissimi
2018 Smallfoot Meechee Italian dub; voice role
2023 Trolls Band Together Poppy Italian dub; voice role
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Francesca's Videoblog Francesca Cauviglia Webseries
2012–15 Violetta Main role; 240 episodes
2016 Un posto al sole Herself Episode: "Season 21 Episode 45"
2016–17 Singing in the Car Herself Host
Kid's Got Talent
2016–22 Italia's Got Talent
2017 Sanremo Music Festival 2017 Contestant
Zecchino d'Oro Judge
2018–19 Mix and Match Host
2019 ExtraVergine Dafne Amoroso Main role; 10 episodes
2021–present Casa Comello Herself Host

Discography

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions, sales, and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions[41]
ITA POL
[42] 		SPA POR
Universo 22 12 56 —
Mariposa
  • Released: 3 February 2015
  • Label: Sony Italy
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 13 12 81[43] 10[43]

Soundtrack albums

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Title Album details Peak positions Certifications
ARG BEL
(Vl) 		BEL
(Wa) 		BRA FRA ITA ESP POL
[44] 		POR
Violetta
  • Released: 5 June 2012
  • Label: Walt Disney
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 — 41 22 28 15 1 2 3 1
Cantar es lo que soy
  • Released: 23 November 2012
  • Label: Walt Disney
  • Formats: CD, DVD, digital download, streaming
 3 — — — — 1 — 5 —
Hoy somos más
  • Released: 11 June 2013
  • Label: Walt Disney
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 1 42 12 — 14 — 1 1 1
Violetta en Vivo
  • Released: 25 November 2013
  • Label: Walt Disney
  • Formats: CD, DVD, digital download, streaming
 1 60 13 — 4 — — 1 —
Gira mi canción
  • Released: 18 July 2014
  • Label: Walt Disney
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 1 14 5 — 2 — 4 11 1
Crecimos juntos
  • Released: 20 April 2015
  • Label: Walt Disney
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 — 14 7 — 6 — 4 — 20
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles

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As main artist

Title Year Album
"Universo" 2013 Universo
"Otro Día Más" 2014
"I Only Want to Be with You"
"Todo el resto no cuenta" 2015 Mariposa
"Sin usar palabras" / "Bez słów" (featuring Abraham Mateo or Szymon Chodyniecki)
"Non cadiamo mai" 2016 Non-album singles
"Il cielo non mi basta" 2017
"Le mille bolle blu"
"50 Shades of Colours"
"Run" 2018

Promotional singles

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List of promotional singles, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Juntos somos más"
(with Mechi Lambre, Cande Molfese, Facundo Gambandé, Jorge Blanco, Nick Garnier and Rodrigo Velilla) 		2012 Violetta
"Ti Credo"
"En Gira"
(with Violetta cast) 		2014 Gira mi canción

Music videos

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Title Year
"Universo" 2013
"Otro Día Más" 2014
"I Only Want to Be With You"
"Todo el resto no cuenta" 2015
"Sin usar palabras"
(featuring Abraham Mateo)
"Bez słów" ("Sin usar palabras" Polish Version)
(featuring Szymon Chodyniecki)
"Non cadiamo mai" 2016
"Il cielo non mi basta" 2017
"50 Shades of Colours"
"Run" 2018

Tours

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Headlining

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Co-headlining

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Supporting

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Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Result
2013 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite TV Actress[53] Nominated
2014 FWEnVivoAwards Golden voice[54] Won
2017 Diversity Media Awards Influencer of The Year[55] Won
Macchianera Awards Character of The Year [56] Nominated
Best Instagrammer [56] Nominated
Best Tweeter[56] Nominated
CocaColaFMAwards Best International Artist[57] Won
2018 Complejo Sur Kids' Choice Awards Best Artist in Latin America[58] Won

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