Camile Velasco
Season 3 · Eliminated 9th
Where are they now
Camile Velasco performs reggae and hip-hop under the stage name Eli-Mac, which she adopted in 2014. Her most recent EP is Tricky One (2018), and she has toured with The Green, Sublime and J. Boog. In March 2025 she said she would perform at ArtsQuest's ReggaeFest at SteelStacks in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on July 5, 2025.
Key figures
- Career score6 points of 100Rank on Encore Index: #214 (tie) of 688
- Wikipedia views, 12 months10,018 pageviewsRank on Encore Index: #170 of 303
- Wikipedia views since 2015166,962 pageviewsRank on Encore Index: #167 of 303
Interest over time
Monthly views of the English Wikipedia article, July 2015 – September 2026.
Career
- 2004
American Idol, season 3
Eliminated 9th
- 2004
Finished ninth on the third season of American Idol, broadcast on Fox from January to May 2004.
- 2004
Performed on the American Idols Live! Tour 2004 with the season's Top 10 finalists.
- 2005
Released her debut single, Hangin' On.
- 2005
Was scheduled to star in a stage production of Footloose at the Carousel Dinner Theatre in Ohio from September 14 to November 12, 2005.
- 2008
Released the single Guava Jelly, a Bob Marley song produced by Stephen Marley and recorded in Kingston, Jamaica.
- 2009
Won Single of the Year at the 12th Hawaii Music Awards for Guava Jelly.
- 2014
Began performing professionally under the stage name Eli-Mac.
- 2014
Released the EP Dub Stop as Eli-Mac.
- 2018
Released the EP Tricky One as Eli-Mac.
- 2022
Was billed to perform on Maui with the California reggae fusion group The Mystic Roots Band, and said she was finishing her third album.
- 2025
Was reported on March 23, 2025, as scheduled to perform at ArtsQuest's One Earth ReggaeFest at SteelStacks in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on July 5, 2025.
More milestones
- Date not documented
Has toured as Eli-Mac with The Green, Sublime and J. Boog.
- Date not documented
Signed with Motown Records, which backed her debut single; she parted with the label in 2006.
Discography
| Title | Type | Year | Label | RIAA certification | U.S. sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dub Stop | EP | 2014 | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Tricky One | EP | 2018 | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
Sources
- Top 10 'American Idol' contestant says she's playing ArtsQuest's ReggaeFest — Lehigh Valley Public Media, March 23, 2025.
- Interview with Maui's Camile Velasco who's back as reggae, hip-hop star "Eli-Mac" — Maui Now, November 4, 2022.
- Camile Velasco — Wikipedia, August 24, 2026.
- American Idol season 3 — Wikipedia, August 19, 2026.
- List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, June 10, 2026.
- Making a move — Honolulu Star-Bulletin, August 30, 2005.
- American Idols Live! Tour 2004 — Wikipedia, May 24, 2026.
- American Idol Camile Velasco Wins Hawaii Music Awards' Single of the Year of Hit Song Guava Jelly — PR.com (issued by Hawaii Pacific Entertainment), April 27, 2009.
- Monthly pageviews of the English Wikipedia article "Camile Velasco", July 2015 – September 2026 — Wikimedia Foundation.
