Andree Camille Lapidario Bonifacio[fn 1] (Tagalog:[ˈeɪsibonɪˈfaʃo]; born December 13, 2002) is a 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 AmericanpopstarAriana 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]
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 realitydance 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.[citation needed]
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]