AC Bonifacio

Andree Camille Lapidario Bonifacio[fn 1] (born December 13, 2002), known professionally as AC Bonifacio (Tagalog: [ˈeɪsɪ bonɪˈfaʃo]), is a Canadian-born Filipino dancer, singer, vlogger and 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".[1]

In this article, the surname is Bonifacio, not Lapidario.

AC Bonifacio
Born
Andree Camille Lapidario Bonifacio[fn 1]

(2002-12-13) December 13, 2002
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
NationalityCanadian, Filipino
Other namesAC, Camille, Andree Bonifacio, The ACe Performer
Occupations
  • Dancer
  • singer
  • vlogger
  • actress
  • judge
  • rapper
Years active2015–present
AgentStar Magic (2016–present)
Known forDance Kids, Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids

Personal life

Andree Camille Lapidario Bonifacio was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. AC went to Queensborough Middle School in New Westminster, British Columbia.[2] She is a Hall of Famer in Los Angeles, California.

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. They also competed in various local and international dance contests. They became popular when their YouTube videos went 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.[3][4]

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 in cash, a house and lot, a family vacation, three hundred thousand pesos worth of shopping spree, and a management contract from Star Magic.[5][6]

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.[7][8][9]

She is now currently working and uploading on her YouTube channel "Andree Bonifacio" every Wednesday at 7:00 pm. 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.[10] She would later cameo in Now United's music video for "Afraid of Letting Go", which was shot in Intramuros.[11]

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

Television/Digital
YearShowRoleNetwork
2015The Ellen DeGeneres ShowGuest
2015–2016Dance KidsContestantABS-CBN
2017–presentASAPPerformer
2017Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids (season 1)Contestant
Gandang Gabi ViceGuest with YFSF Kids
Wansapanataym: The Amazing VingMika
Little Big ShotsGuest
2018Maalaala Mo Kaya: Laptopyoung Angelica
Alamat ng AnoIsabel
PlayhouseCindy
2020Almost ParadiseTeenage KaiWGN America
2021RiverdaleStar VixenThe CW
It's ShowtimeGuest JudgeKapamilya Channel
A2Z
2022 Lyric and Beat[12][13] Cadence iWantTFC

Discography

Singles
  • Sumayaw, Sumaya (2018)
  • Touch and Move (2018)
  • Get Me (2018)
  • Slide into my DM (2019)
  • In and Out (with Lavaado, 2019)
  • Fool No Mo! (2021)
  • 4 Myself (2023)

See also

Notes
  1. AC Bonifacio was born in Canada. Thus, she does not possess her mother's maiden name which is Lapidario.

References
  1. ABS-CBN.com. "Kapamilya Spotlight: AC Bonifacio | ABS-CBN Entertainment". ent.abs-cbn.com. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  2. "@acbonifacio • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  3. Ada Nalliah (April 18, 2015), LUCKY ACES PERFORM WITH ARIANA GRANDE || 04/16/15, retrieved April 10, 2017
  4. "Lucky Aces Official". YouTube. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  5. "Lucky Aces win 'Dance Kids'". Rappler. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  6. Choa, Kane Errol. "Fil-Canadian dance duo Lucky Aces comes home victorious". philstar.com. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  7. "Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids - Main". entertainment.abs-cbn.com. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  8. Your Face Sounds Familiar (April 8, 2017), Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids Finale: AC Bonifacio as Sarah Geronimo - Kilometro, retrieved April 10, 2017
  9. "Fangirl on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  10. Now United: Dreams Come True - The Documentary. YouTube. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021.
  11. Now United - Afraid of Letting Go (Official Music Video). YouTube. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021.
  12. "WATCH: Full trailer of 'Lyric and Beat' launched; trends on Twitter". ABS-CBN News. July 13, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  13. Basco, Karl Cedrick. "Aside from 'Saying Goodbye', SethDrea to star in musical series 'Lyric and Beat' via iQiyi". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
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