AC Bonifacio

Andree Camille "AC" Lapidario Bonifacio (born December 13, 2002) is a Filipina-Canadian dancer, singer, video blogger and occasional actress known for being the first ever grand champion of Filipino TV dance competition Dance Kids along with Lucky Ancheta In 2016. The duo was called "Lucky Aces." Before winning the said competition, the duo was featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and had a chance to meet and perform with American popstar Ariana Grande on Grande's show in Vancouver, British Columbia in 2015. Bonifacio also competed on the Kids edition of Philippine TV Show Your Face Sounds Familiar (season 1) where she finished as 3rd placer. She also made her acting debut on Wansapanataym Presents: The Amazing Ving in which she played "Mika".

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Lapidario and the surname or paternal family name is Bonifacio.
AC Bonifacio
Born
Andree Camille Lapidario Bonifacio

(2002-12-13) December 13, 2002
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality
  • Canadian
  • Filipino
Other namesAC, Camille, Andree Bonifacio, The ACe Performer
OccupationDancer, Singer, Actress, Host, YouTuber, K-pop
Years active2015–present
AgentStar Magic (2016–present)
Known forDance Kids, Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids

Personal life

Bonifacio was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. AC went to Queensborough Middle School in New Westminster, Canada.[1] She is a Hall of Famer in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Career

2013-2015: Lucky Aces and Ellen DeGeneres Show Guesting

Bonifacio, along with Lucky Ancheta, formed the dancing tandem Lucky Aces in 2012 and started making YouTube videos and competing in various local and international dance contests. They became popular when their YouTube videos gone viral on Vine. In 2015, they were invited to perform on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and were given chance to perform with Ariana Grande at Grande's Vancouver, British Columbia show in April 2015.[2][3]

2016-present: Dance Kids and Your Face Sounds Familiar

In November 2015, Lucky Aces joined ABS-CBN's reality dance competition show Dance Kids. The show ended on February 7, 2016 announcing Lucky Aces as the grand winner, the duo received two million pesos cash, a house and lot, a family vacation, three hundred thousand pesos worth of shopping spree, and a management contract from Star Magic.[4][5]

In 2017, Bonifacio participated as one of the performer contestant on ABS-CBN's singing and impersonation competition Your Face Sounds Familiar: Kids, the dancer won two times in the competition, for her impersonations of Rnb singer Usher and Pop singer Janet Jackson. She chose her idol Sarah Geronimo to emulate on the show's grand showdown and performed Sarah Geronimo's 2014 hit Kilometro. The performance later landed as #2 on YouTube Philippines trends.[6][7][8]

She is now currently working and uploading on her YouTube channel "Andree Bonifacio" every Wednesday at 7pm. She has over 500,000 subscribers and has received her Silver Play Button.

Bonifacio applied to join the Global pop group Now United as a member to represent the Philippines, but would not make the final cut.[9] She would later cameo in Now United's music video for "Afraid of Letting Go", which was shot in Intramuros.[10]

In 2019, Bonifacio became one of the hosts of World of Dance Philippines' online show, which is also hosted by Riva Quenery and Maymay Entrata.

Filmography
YearShowRoleNetwork
2015The Ellen DeGeneres ShowGuest
2015–2016Dance KidsContestantABS-CBN
2017Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids (season 1)Contestant
Gandang Gabi ViceGuest with YFSF Kids
Wansapantaym: Amazing VingMika
Little Big ShotsGuest
2018Maalaala Mo Kaya: LaptopYoung Angelica
Alamat ng AnoIsabel
PlayhouseCindy
2020 Almost Paradise Teenaged Kai WGN America
2021 Riverdale The CW

Discography
  • Sumayaw, Sumaya (2018)
  • Touch and Move (2018)
  • Get Me (2018)
  • Slide into my DM (2019)
  • In and Out (with Lavaado, 2019)

References
  1. "Ac Bonifacio 🌹 (@andreebonifacio) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  2. Ada Nalliah (2015-04-18), LUCKY ACES PERFORM WITH ARIANA GRANDE || 04/16/15, retrieved 2017-04-10
  3. "Lucky Aces Official". YouTube. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  4. "Lucky Aces win 'Dance Kids'". Rappler. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  5. Choa, Kane Errol. "Fil-Canadian dance duo Lucky Aces comes home victorious". philstar.com. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  6. "Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids - Main". entertainment.abs-cbn.com. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  7. Your Face Sounds Familiar (2017-04-08), Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids Finale: AC Bonifacio as Sarah Geronimo - Kilometro, retrieved 2017-04-10
  8. "Fangirl on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inXFL4m-0NI&ab_channel=NOWUNITED
  10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbZUbbTEgnA&ab_channel=NOWUNITED
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