Lucía Gil Santiago (; born 29 May 1998 in

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singer and actress, best known for winning the first season of the Spanish version of the Disney Channel singing competition ''

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''. She has also starred in several TV series, including ''

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'' and '' La Gira''.

Biography

Although Lucía Gil first rose to fame when she won the first season of the Spanish version of ''

'' in 2009, by that time she had already participated in the TV singing competition ''Veo Veo'' at the age of seven and had uploaded multiple videos of cover songs on

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. In 2009, at the age of 10, she entered the competition ''My Camp Rock'' produced by

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. She advanced to the semifinals and then the finals. Having received the most votes on the Disney Channel Spain website, she became the winner. Also in 2009, Gil was called by

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to play the part of the daughter of one of the two protagonist families in the TV series ''

''. It was premiered on La 1 in 2010 and gained Lucía more fame, but her character was killed in an accident at the end of the first season. Presently, she acts in two TV series, ''La Gira'', produced by Disney Channel Spain, and '' Violetta'', produced by

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. For '' La Gira'' ("The Tour"), which is about musicians and in which Lucía plays one of the main characters, the singer of the band Pop4U, she recorded several songs. As of May 2013, Gil is filming a TV series called ''The Avatars''. The series is in English, with American actors, and is aimed at the international market. It is produced by the Spanish company Portocabo and is being filmed in Spain. There is already a preliminary agreement to broadcast it in Italia on Rai Kids and in Germany. Lucía is playing Carmen, a videoblogger and fan of a band called The Avatar. Carmen will come to USA to meet her favourite band and will join the fight against other girls for the heart of the main guy protagonist.

Fan following

Fans of Lucía Gil call themselves ''lugilators''.

Filmography

Television

Discography

Albums

Soundtracks (with the band Pop4U)

Canciones

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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