Alessia Cara

Her debut single Here in 2015 at the age of 19 years old. The song was widely acclaimed by both critics and the public. It made it to the top 19 in both Billboard Hot 100 in Canada as well as the Canadian Hot 100. Even Rolling Stone ranked the song as one of 2015's Top Songs. Her debut Know It All album in the year that followed. The third track, Scars to Your Beautiful was the first of five songs that reached the top spots on Billboard including Canadian Albums Chart Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot 100. The track is special due to her interview with Rap-Up that she conducted, many of her listeners were able to connect to her experiences of discovering their own love and doubting her. Cara's tracks often contain positive messages regarding mental health and the importance of loving oneself. She has been struggling with anxiety and insomnia that have influenced her journey. In an Reuters interview, she describes her album as half tumultuous and half perfected. The growth of her career was helped through therapy. She encourages others, if needed, to seek assistance. Alessia Cara is a Canadian artist who was born the 11th of July, 1996 to parents of Italian origin. Alessia Cara's parents gave her an instrument when she was just 10 years old. It was the beginning of her journey musically. She began to cover the songs she loved at 13, to prove to everyone that she had the skills and the courage necessary to be a singer. Sweater Weather is one of those covers that led to being discovered at the time by EP Entertainment. This record label let her write her own songs.