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Lodovica Comello
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Comello in 2013
Born (1990-04-13) 13 April 1990 (age 35)
San Daniele del Friuli, Udine, Italy
Occupation
  • Actress
  • singer
  • television presenter
  • radio speaker
  • dancer
Years active 2008–present
Spouse(s)
Tomas Goldschmidt
(m. 2015)
Children 1
Musical career
Genres
Instruments Vocals
Labels

Lodovica Comello (born April 13, 1990) is an Italian actress, singer, dancer, and television host. She became famous worldwide for playing Francesca in the Argentine Disney Channel show Violetta.

Early Life and First Steps in Show Business

Lodovica Comello was born and grew up in San Daniele del Friuli, a town near Udine, Italy. From a young age, she loved art, acting, dancing, and playing the guitar. She started taking guitar lessons when she was only eight years old.

After high school, she moved to Milan to study at a drama school called M.A.S.: Music Arts & Show from 2009 to 2011. In 2009, she got a job as a performer on the "Il Mondo di Patty" tour. This was the Italian version of a popular kids' show from Argentina called Patito Feo. The tour performed in Italy and Spain.

Acting Career

Starring in Violetta

While studying in Milan, Lodovica heard that Disney Channel Latin America was looking for Italian actors who could also speak Spanish. Even though she didn't know much Spanish, she memorized a short speech for her audition. A week later, she got the part of Francesca in the musical TV series Violetta.

To film the show, Lodovica had to move to Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2011. There, she learned to speak Spanish fluently. She played Francesca, the best friend of the main character, for all three seasons of the show. The final episode of Violetta aired in Latin America on February 6, 2015.

Movie Roles

In 2013, Lodovica did the Italian voice for the character Britney in the movie Monster's University.

After Violetta ended, she starred in her first live-action movie, an Italian comedy called Poveri ma ricchi ("Poor but Rich"). The movie came out in 2016 and was filmed in Rome and Milan.

Music Career

Lodovica Comello
Comello performing in 2017

First Two Albums: Universo and Mariposa

On November 1, 2013, Lodovica released her first single, "Universo" ("Universe"). Her first album, also called Universo, came out later that month. It had songs she helped write in both Spanish and Italian.

In 2015, she released her second album, Mariposa ("Butterfly"). To focus on her solo music, she did not join the final Violetta cast tour. Instead, she started her own world tour, called the Lodovica World Tour. She performed in many countries, including Italy, Spain, Poland, and Portugal.

New Music and Sanremo Festival

In 2016, Lodovica released a new Italian song called "Non cadiamo mai" ("We Never Fall").

The next year, she competed in the Sanremo Music Festival, a very famous music contest in Italy. She sang her song Il cielo non-mi basta ("The Sky Is Not Enough for Me") and finished in 12th place. She also released more singles, like "50 Shades of Colours" and "Run".

Other Projects

In 2015, Lodovica released her autobiography, a book about her life called Tutto il resto non-conta ("All the Rest Doesn't Matter"). She wrote it while filming the last season of Violetta in Buenos Aires.

She has also hosted several TV shows in Italy. From 2016 to 2022, she was the host of Italia's Got Talent. She also hosted a kids' version of the show called "Kid's Got Talent" and a musical game show called "Singing in the Car".

Personal Life

Lodovica has an older sister named Ilaria. She can speak Italian, Spanish, and English.

While working on Violetta, she met an Argentine TV producer named Tomas Goldschmidt. They got married in a small ceremony in her hometown in Italy on April 1, 2015. In March 2020, their son, Teo, was born in Milan.

Filmography

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

Studio albums

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

Soundtrack albums

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

Tours

Headlining

  • Lodovica World Tour (2015)
  • #Noi2 Tour (2017)

Co-headlining

Awards and nominations

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