14 Facts About Ramiele Malubay

Ramiele Macrohon Malubay was born in Dammam, Saudi Arabia to Filipino expatriate immigrant parents Roger Malubay and Alicia Macrohon.

Ramiele Malubay graduated from Charles W Flanagan High School and then went on to study nursing at Broward College.

Ramiele Malubay started Polynesian Dancing when she was in the first grade and started singing at the age of twelve.

At an early age, Ramiele Malubay started singing for various Filipino-American functions around Florida, as well as opening for Filipino acts such as Kuh Ledesma and Martin Nievera during American tours.

Ramiele Malubay was the subject of a minor controversy when a number of personal pictures came to light featuring Malubay and several female friends touching each other's breasts.

Ramiele Malubay successfully auditioned for American Idol in August 2007 when she sang Aretha Franklin's " A Natural Woman".

Ramiele Malubay received rave reviews after her performance of "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" in the first week of the voting rounds.

Ramiele Malubay was eliminated from American Idol on April 2,2008 during Dolly Parton week.

Ramiele Malubay had never been in the Bottom 3 prior to her elimination.

Ramiele Malubay mentioned during her pre-performance video interview for Top 11 week that she had formed close bonds with fifth place finalist Brooke White and eventual winner David Cook.

Ramiele Malubay expressed her willingness to go to the Philippines to pursue her career, following the footsteps of fellow Idol alumna Jasmine Trias.

Ramiele Malubay expressed her willingness to work with Disney during her appearance on The Morning Show.

Ramiele Malubay performed in a concert in the Philippines with Ogie Alcasid and Pinoy Idol finalists Gretchen Espina, Jayann Bautista Ram Chaves, and Robby Navarro, in December 2007.

On November 14,2009, Ramiele Malubay performed the American national anthem before the main event fight between Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Angel Cotto at the MGM Grand Las Vegas.