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| DP Celebs / Interviews |
Season 3 American Idol Finalist!!
Camile Velasco
12-12-07
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| Dean: This will be AI's 7th season, how long do you think it will contunue? |
| Camile: I'M NOT SURE....ITS HARD TO SAY HOW LONG IT WILL LAST CAUSE ITS SUCH
AN UNPREDICTABLE SHOW.....THEY'VE BEEN HAVING MUCH SUCCESS.....SO THEY
MIGHT STILL BE GOING STRONG. |
| Dean: What is your favorite reality show? |
Camile: HMMM.....HEHE....MY FAVORITE REALITY SHOW IS  PROBABLY "AMERICA'S NEXT
TOP MODEL".... BECAUSE I LIKE SEEING TYRA TAKE THESE GIRLS AND GLAMOR
THEM UP....ANDI ALSO LIKE SEEING THE PICTURES AND HOW THEY COME
OUT....ITS INTERESTING TO SEE THE PHOTO SHOOTS AND THEN THE FINAL
OUT-COME IN THE PICTURES.
Dean: Who would you rather record a duet with Sanjayah or
William Hung?
Camile: HMMM....LETS SAY WILLIAM HUNG.....HEHE...HE WAS ON MY SEASON, AFTER
ALL....AND HE'S JUST SO SWEET....
Dean: How sick are you answering questions about Simon?
Camile: OH MAN.....I'M NOT GONNA LIE.....FOR SOME REASON SIMON IS THE NUMBER
ONE QUESTION PEOPLE ASK ME....BUT I JUST SMILE...AND TELL THEM THAT HE'S
ACTUALLY A REALLY NICE GUY.....
Dean: Who are some of your musical heroes?
Camile: SOME OF MY MUSICAL HEROES ARE BOB MARLEY, LAURYN HILL, ELLA
FITZGERALD, AND VARIOUS HIP HOP ARTISTS SUCH AS DE LA SOUL, STYLES OF
BEYOND, GANGSTARR, AND MANY MORE....
Dean: The season 3 contestants seemed to be the closest and it looked like you
all got along really well. Were you as tight knit as it appeared on
TV? |
| Camile: WE WERE ACTUALLY A VERY TIGHT GROUP....I DON'T KNOW WHY....THERE WERE
A LOT OF YOUNG KIDS ON OUR SEASON, MYSELF INCLUDED, AND THERE WERE A
COUPLE OF PARENTS PRESENT BECAUSE OF THAT...SO IT WAS LIKE ONE BIG
FAMILY.... |
| Dean: Do you keep in touch with Jasmine Trias or any other of the AI season 3
crew? |
| Camile: I TALK TO JASMINE ONCE IN A WHILE.....BUT I TALK TO FANTASIA THE
MOST.....SHE WAS THE ONE THAT I HUNG OUT WITH MOSTLY....SHE CALLS ME
WHEN SHE'S IN L.A.....BUT YOU KNOW....WE ALL KINDA HAVE SOME THING GOING
ON FOR OURSELVES BECAUSE OF THE SHOW.....SO EVERY BODY IS KINDA JUST
DOING THEIR OWN THING, YOU KNOW. |
| Dean: I personally loved your 'Son of a Preacher Man performance during season
3's 'Soul Week'. Which one of your performances was your favorite? |
Camile: GREAT QUESTION.....MY FAVORITE WAS PROBABLY MY AUDITION.....I SANG"READY OR NOT" FROM THE FUGEES.....THIS WAS MY FAVORITE CAUSE IT WAS
PROBABLY THE FIRST TIME I REALLY JUST GOT TO DO ME....YOU KNOW....BUT
PERFORMANCE WISE.....ITS GONNA HAVE TO BE "ONE LAST CRY" JUST BECAUSE I
WANTED TO MAKE IT INTO THE TOP 12 SO BAD.... |
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| Dean: What are your thoughts on Fantasia as the season 3 American Idol? |
Camile: FANTASIA IS THE BOMB!!!! TO ME....SHE IS THE BEST....CAUSE HER STYLE
IS DIFFERENT, UNIQUE, AND JUST STRAIGHT UP RAW....!!!! SHE WAS RAISED
IN THE CHURCH AND HER MOTHER IS A REVEREND.....SO EVERY TIME SHE
SINGS...SHE BRING THE HOLY GHOST OUT WITH HER VOICE....ITS INTENSE AND
AMAZING.....THAT'S MY GIRL FOR SURE...HEHE... |
| Dean: In what part of your life has the show made the biggest impact? |
Camile: WOW.....GOOD QUESTION....THE PART OF MY LIFE THAT THE SHOW HAS MADE
THE BIGGEST IMPACT WOULD PROBABLY BE MY PASSION IN LIFE.....I
MEAN....I'VE ALWAYS HAD A GREAT SENSE OF PASSION IN THIS LIFE....BUT THE
SHOW REALLY OPENED MY EYES TO SOME THING THAT WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME
ALL THIS TIME.....AND THAT'S ACCEPTING MUSIC AS A REALITY...CAUSE I
NEVER THOUGH IT COULD BE POSSIBLE.....YOU KNOW....YOU DON'T HAVE TO ME
FAMOUS TO HAVE A CAREER IN MUSIC....YOU CAN STILL DO WHAT YOU LOVE IN
LIFE WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY IF YOU'RE GONNA MAKE IT....I THINK AS LONG
AS YOU'RE DOING WHAT YOU LOVE AND MAKES YOU HAPPY....TO ME THAT'S MAKING
IT...!! |
| Dean: If you had the chance, would you do it all over again? If so, what
would you do differently? |
| Camile: OH MAN....I WOULD DO IT OVER AGAIN IN A HEART BEAT.....IF I COULD DO
IT DIFFERENTLY...I WOULD PROBABLY JUST GO IN WITH A LOT MORE
CONFIDENCE.... |
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| Dean: In 2006 you parted with Motown records, what happened there? Are you
currently signed to another label? |
| Camile: Y DEAL WITH MOTOWN WAS JUST A SINGLES DEAL.....MEANING FOR JUST ONE
SINGLE INSTEAD OF AN ALBUM....THE SITUATION WITH MOTOWN WAS PROBABLY
THAT IT WASN'T THE RIGHT TIMING OR PROPER PREPERATION....YOU KNOW....BUT
I AM CURRENTLY SIGNED TO AN UNDERGROUND INDIE HIP HOP LABEL UP ABOVE
RECORDS....YOU CAN CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.UPABOVE.COM.... |
| Dean: When do you anticipate dropping your debut album? |
| Camile: HEHE....THE ALBUM WILL BE DROPPING 2008.....I HAVE NO EXACT
DATES...BUT WE ARE SHOOTING FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF '08... |
| Dean:
You have two songs on your Myspace that I absolutely LOVE entitled 'Da
Da Da' & 'Right'. Did you write them? |
| Camile: HEHE....THANKS.....YES.....I WROTE THE TWO ON MY MYSPACE..... |
| Dean: What is your favorite town/venue to perform? |
Camile: OOH.....DANG....THERE ARE SO MANY PLACES I LOVE TO PERFORM.....I
MEAN, I JUST LOOOOOVE TO PERFORM...SHOW TIME IS THE BEST....!! BUT I
WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO SAY HAWAI'I....MY HOME TOWN.....YOU KNOW....THE
PEOPLE THERE ARE LIKE MY FAMILY, AND HAWAI'I IS A VERY TIGHT KNIT
COMMUNITY.... |
Dean: Thanks Camile!
Hey everyone, check out the songs on her MySpace profile!! This girl is going to be a HUGE star!! |
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