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Lodovica Comello (San Daniele del Friuli, Italy; born April 13, 1990) is an Italian actress, singer and dancer, best known for her role as "Francesca" in the Argentine Disney Channel seriesVioletta.



Early Life

Comello was born in San Daniele del Friuli, Italy. 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 found out about 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 obtain a role on Violetta, the network's latest tween musical television series. In 2011, Lodovica was announced as "Francesca", the best friend and fellow classmate of the title character in the show. Filming for the program required Comello to move to Buenos Aires. Once cast in the series, Comello learned Spanish.

In November 2012, she began recording the second season with the rest of the cast, which premiered on April 29, 2013. In 2013, she provided the Italian voice over for "Britney" in Monster's University. Comello will appear in the third season of "Violetta", slated to premiere in late 2014.

Music career
On November 1, 2013, Comello released "Universo", the lead single from her upcoming 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 YouTube 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 tour is scheduled to begin on February 1, 2015 in Rome, Italy.

Personal life
==Comello has one older sister named Ilaria. She is fluent in Italian, Spanish, and English. Comello moved to  Buenos Aires following her casting in Violetta; she returns to Italy periodically when the show is not filming. ==