Camile Velasco

S3 · Eliminated 9th

Latest documented update, March 23, 2025

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.⁠[1][2][3]

Career

After the show

  1. July 14, 2004–October 5, 2004Performed on the American Idols Live! Tour 2004 with the season's Top 10 finalists.⁠[7]
  2. August 2005Released her debut single, Hangin' On.⁠[6]
  3. August 30, 2005Was scheduled to star in a stage production of Footloose at the Carousel Dinner Theatre in Ohio from September 14 to November 12, 2005.⁠[6]
  4. October 14, 2008Released the single Guava Jelly, a Bob Marley song produced by Stephen Marley and recorded in Kingston, Jamaica.⁠[3][8]
  5. April 2009Won Single of the Year at the 12th Hawaii Music Awards for Guava Jelly.⁠[3][8]
  6. 2014Began performing professionally under the stage name Eli-Mac.⁠[1][3]
  7. October 31, 2014Released the EP Dub Stop as Eli-Mac.⁠[1][3]
  8. 2018Released the EP Tricky One as Eli-Mac.⁠[1][3]
  9. November 2022Was billed to perform on Maui with the California reggae fusion group The Mystic Roots Band, and said she was finishing her third album.⁠[2]
  10. March 23, 2025Was reported on March 23, 2025, as scheduled to perform at ArtsQuest's One Earth ReggaeFest at SteelStacks in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on July 5, 2025.⁠[1]

Date not documented

  1. Has toured as Eli-Mac with The Green, Sublime and J. Boog.⁠[2]
  2. Signed with Motown Records, which backed her debut single; she parted with the label in 2006.⁠[3][6]

Discography

TitleTypeYearLabelRIAA certificationU.S. sales
Dub Stop⁠[1][3]EP2014
Tricky One⁠[1][3]EP2018

Awards

Checked October 6, 2026; none found.

Other activity

  • 2004Finished ninth on the third season of American Idol, broadcast on Fox from January to May 2004.⁠[4]

Sources

8 sources

  1. Top 10 'American Idol' contestant says she's playing ArtsQuest's ReggaeFest — Lehigh Valley Public Media, published March 23, 2025. News report. Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (6)
    • Opening paragraph: “now performs under the name Eli-Mac, says she'll perform at ReggaeFest at Steelstacks on July 5.”
    • Opening paragraph: “now performs under the name Eli-Mac”
    • Career paragraph: “as Eli-Mac, she released her debut record, 'Dub Stop EP' in 2014 and most recently released 'Tricky One EP' in 2018.”
    • Career paragraph: “most recently released 'Tricky One EP' in 2018.”
    • Byline date (Mar 23, 2025) and opening paragraphs: “says on her website that she'll perform at ReggaeFest at Steelstacks on July 5.”
    • Career paragraph: “she released her debut record, 'Dub Stop EP' in 2014”
  2. Interview with Maui's Camile Velasco who's back as reggae, hip-hop star "Eli-Mac" — Maui Now, published November 4, 2022. News report. Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Introduction: “launching a reggae, hip-hop career that has her touring with The Green, Sublime, and J. Boog.”
    • Introduction and interview answers: “I'm currently finishing up my third album which will be full length this time.”
  3. Camile Velasco — Wikipedia, updated August 24, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (8)
    • Solo career section (2014 stage name)
    • Lead sentence: “born September 1, 1985”
    • Infobox, Born line (birth_date): {{Birth date and age|1985|9|1}}
    • Solo career section: “In 2005, Velasco headlined a variety of gigs after signing with Universal/Motown Records.”
    • Solo career section: “Her single "Guava Jelly" was produced by Stephen Marley and released onto iTunes on October 14, 2008.”
    • Solo career section: “It received the Hawaii Music Awards' Single of the Year in April 2009.”
    • Solo career section: “In 2014, she officially announced that she would be performing professionally under the stage name, Eli-Mac.”
    • Discography, Albums (Dub Stop EP, October 31, 2014)
  4. American Idol season 3 — Wikipedia, updated August 19, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Elimination chart row Camile Velasco: Pl. 9, Eliminated in the Top 9 column (4/7); ratings table episode 'Top 9 Results', April 7, 2004
    • Lead paragraph; Elimination chart, place 9: “The third season of American Idol premiered on Monday, January 19, 2004, and continued until May 26, 2004.”
  5. List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, updated June 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Contestants table, row Camile Velasco: season 3, place finish 9th
  6. Making a move — Honolulu Star-Bulletin, published August 30, 2005. News report. Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (4)
    • Paragraph on the single: “Motown Records executives, who signed her and backed production of the single.”
    • Opening paragraphs: “she released her debut single, 'Hangin' On,' last week”
    • Closing paragraphs: “She'll also star in a stage rendition of "Footloose" at Ohio's Carousel Dinner Theatre from Sept. 14 through Nov. 12.”
    • Paragraph on the single: “Velasco was able to attract the attention of Motown Records executives, who signed her and backed production of the single.”
  7. American Idols Live! Tour 2004 — Wikipedia, updated May 24, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Infobox dates; Performers table: “The tour started in Salt Lake City on July 14, 2004.”
  8. American Idol Camile Velasco Wins Hawaii Music Awards' Single of the Year of Hit Song Guava Jelly — PR.com (issued by Hawaii Pacific Entertainment), published April 27, 2009. Label or artist. Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Body of release
    • Headline and first paragraph

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