Ciara-Camile "Camile" Roque Velasco (born September 1, 1985) known by
her stage name Eli-Mac is a Filipino American singer and came in ninth
place on the third season of the reality/talent-search television
series, American Idol. She is one-quarter Irish, one-quarter Spanish,
and half Filipino.Born in Makati City, Philippines, Camile Velasco's
family later moved to Haiku, Maui, Hawaii. Prior to American Idol,
Velasco was a struggling songwriter/composer who worked at her
parents' IHOP Restaurant in Kahului.In 2003, Velasco auditioned for
American Idol in Honolulu, Oahu and was unanimously accepted by the
judges for her rendition of the chorus and bridge of "Ready or
Not"â€"a Delfonics-sampled classic by the Fugees.
her stage name Eli-Mac is a Filipino American singer and came in ninth
place on the third season of the reality/talent-search television
series, American Idol. She is one-quarter Irish, one-quarter Spanish,
and half Filipino.Born in Makati City, Philippines, Camile Velasco's
family later moved to Haiku, Maui, Hawaii. Prior to American Idol,
Velasco was a struggling songwriter/composer who worked at her
parents' IHOP Restaurant in Kahului.In 2003, Velasco auditioned for
American Idol in Honolulu, Oahu and was unanimously accepted by the
judges for her rendition of the chorus and bridge of "Ready or
Not"â€"a Delfonics-sampled classic by the Fugees.
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