AC Bonifacio

AC Bonifacio
Born (2002-12-13) December 13, 2002
Vancouver, British Columbia
Nationality Filipino-Canadian
Occupation Dancer, Singer
Years active 2015–present
Agent Star Magic (2016–present)
Known for Dance Kids, Your Face Sounds Familiar: Kids

AC Bonifacio is a Filipino-Canadian Dancer 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 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 where she finished as 3rd placer.

Personal life

Bonifacio was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. She is a member of Christian church Iglesia Ni Cristo.[1] She is a Hall of Famer in Los Angeles and in Portland's International Dance Challenge.[2]

Career

2013-2015: Lucky Aces and Ellen DeGeneres Show Guesting

Bonifacio along with Lucky Ancheta formed the dancing tandem Lucky Aces in 2013 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 was given chance to perform with Ariana Grande on 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 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]

Filmography

Television

Year Show Role
2015 The Ellen DeGeneres Show Guest
2015-2016 Dance Kids Contestant
2017 Your Face Sounds Familiar: Kids Contestant
Gandang Gabi Vice Guest with YFSF Kids

References

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