Camile Velasco Biography

Ciara-Camile Roque Velasco (born September 1, 1985) is a Filipino American singer and came in ninth place on the third season of the realitytalent-search television series, American Idol. She is one-quarter Irish, one-quarter Spanish, and half Filipino

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”a Delfonics-sampled classic by the Fugees. Simon Cowell remarked that œyou™re actually very good, assuring Velasco that she had œno need to be nervous. Randy Jackson added that, œI love the sound of your voice. I love the kind of dark kinda quality of it. Finally, Paula Abdul stated that œyou have a real interesting tone. You™re a beautiful, beautiful girl. She encouraged Velasco not to be afraid to œlet go and to œknow and own the fact that you™re really good.

In the Hollywood round, Velasco sang several songs solo and performed You Cant Hurry Love in a group. She was eventually advanced to the Top 32, in the second group of semifinalists. After her stirring performance of Brian McKnights One Last Cry, Simon Cowell stated that you are probably the best out of the group tonight. Before she left the stage, Randy Jackson requested that she infuse more of her hip-hop style into her next performance, and Velasco jovially replied, Ill do it, baby.

At the results show, Velasco emerged as the top vote-getter in her group, just as Cowell had predicted, and she shed actual tears as she performed a reprise of One Last Cry. Velasco quickly became the pride of Hawaii, and small-town Maui in particular, causing the islands to vote exponentially more than in previous years. Her return home before the finals was deeply emotional, as she was showered with support and physically covered with colorful leis.

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