Lodovica Comello is an Italian actress, singer and dancer, who gained
international popularity for her role as "Francesca" in the Argentine Disney
Channel series Violetta. Early life
Comello was born and raised in San Daniele del Friuli, Italy, near Udine in
Friuli. She demonstrated her passion for art, acting, dance, guitar from a very
young age. In high school, she studied music theory and learned guitar. In
2009, she took courses in music at M.A.S.: Music Arts & Show, a drama
school in Milan, Italy. Two years later, 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. Acting career
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 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. 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. In November 2012, she filmed the second
season of Violetta in Buenos Aires and Barcelona, Spain. It premiered on April
29, 2013. That same year, she provided the Italian voiceover for "Britney" in
Monster's University. Comello appears in 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. It began airing in Argentina on July 28, 2014. The series
finale aired in Latin America on February 6, 2015.
Comello is the Italian voiceover for the character "Joy" in the Pixar film,
Inside Out. The film will be released in Italy on September 16, 2015.
Music career = 2013-2014=
On November 1, 2013, Comello released "Universo", the lead single from her
debut album of the same name, which was later released on November 19 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 is "Otro día más". The music video was filmed in Barcelona,
Spain and premiered on her official YouTube channel in March 2014.
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. The music video for her third single, "I Only Want To Be With
You" premiered on her official VEVO channel on September 5, 2014.
= 2015 to present= On January 24, 2015, Comello announced
to fans via her official Twitter account that her sophomore album, "Mariposa",
would be released on February 3, 2015 in Italy. The album was subsequently
released on iTunes for Europe and Latin America a few weeks later. In 2014,
Comello began writing the album during breaks on the set while filming of the
final season of Violetta in Buenos Aires. She recorded material on the
weekends when the show was not filming. The album contains 12 songs in Spanish,
Italian, and English; the album's deluxe edition contains five Italian-language
songs. Comello skipped the world tour with the cast of Violetta in order to
focus on promoting her material as a solo artist. Her world tour began in
Rome with two sold out shows on February 1, 2015. She toured throughout Italy
from February until mid-March. The tour included shows in Spain, Brussels, and
Paris. Concerts in Latin America, Portugal, Poland, Russia, Belgium,
Romania, and Hungary are also expected. The album's lead single, "Todo El Resto
No Cuenta", was released on iTunes on January 30, 2015. The single's music
video premiered one day later. The album debuted at #13 on the Italian Album
charts. Mariposa's second single,"Sin Usar Palabras", features the Spanish
singer Abraham Mateo. Comello also released a Polish version of "Sin usar
palabras" featuring Szymon Chodyniecki. Other ventures
On April 2, 2015, Comello released her autobiography, Tutto il resto non conta,
in Italy. She reportedly worked on the book while living in Buenos Aires while
filming Violetta's final season. To promote the book, Comello embarked on
several book signings throughout Italy in April 2015. The book was translated
into Polish, and Comello held a signing in Warsaw on May 9, 2015.
Personal life Comello has one older sister named
Ilaria. She is fluent in Italian, Spanish, and English. She lived in
Buenos Aires 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 several years. They married in a small
civil ceremony at the city hall in San Daniele del Friuli, Italy on April 1,
2015. Filmography
Discography = Studio Albums=
= Singles= = Music Videos=
Universo Otro Día Más
I Only Want to Be With You Todo El Resto No Cuenta
Sin usar palabras feat. Abraham Mateo Sin usar palabras feat. Szymon
Chodyniecki = Soundtracks=
Tours Lodovica World Tour 2015
Setlist La setlist è la stessa per tutti i concerti. L'unico cambiamento può
avvenire per la canzoni in cui esiste sia una versione italiana che spagnola.
Introduzione Universo
La Cosa Más Linda La Historia
Sòlo Música Un posto libero
Una Nuova Estrella Otro Día Más
No voy a caer Vuelvo
Medley di canzoni tratte da Violetta Ci vediamo quando è buio
Sin usar palabras Un viaggio intorno al mondo
Crazy Love Para siempre
Historia blanca I Only Want to Be with You
Il mio amore è appeso ad un filo Todo el resto no cuenta
Universo We are family
Date = Concerti annullati o spostati=
Il concerto previsto per il 7 agosto 2015 a Roccella Jonica è stato annullato
alla fine di luglio. Il concerto previsto per l'8 agosto 2015
a Diamante è stato annullato alla fine di luglio.
Il concerto previsto per il 25 ottobre 2015 a Rome è stato annullato e
sostituito con una data lo stesso giorno a Napoli.
References External links
Official website Lodovica Comello at the Internet Movie
Database