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.
Early life
Born in Makati, 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. It was to be her first single off her debut album titled Koy, which was originally scheduled to be released in 2009 but has yet to be released. Her next single "Super Star" was released in Japan in 2010.
In 2013, she appeared on the track "All My Time" on Cheesa's debut album, Naked. In 2014, she officially announced that she would be performing professionally under the stage name, Eli-Mac.
In October 2014, she released her EP, Dubstop.
Credits
Songs performed on American Idol (televised)
- "Ready or Not" – The Fugees Audition
- "One Last Cry" – Brian McKnight Semi-finals, 2nd Group
- "Son of a Preacher Man" – Dusty Springfield Soul Week
- "Desperado" – Eagles Country Week
- "For Once in My Life" – Stevie Wonder Motown Week
- "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" – Elton John Elton John Week
Discography
Albums
- Dub Stop EP (October 31, 2014)
- Tricky One EP (2018)
Singles
- 2005: "Hangin On"
- 2008: "Guava Jelly" <small>(feat. Stephen Marley)</small>
- 2010: "Super Star" (Japan only)
- 2013: "All My Time" (with Cheesa, A2 C & Mike B)
- 2014: "Dub Stop"