Alessia Cara

At 19 years old at the time, she dropped Here, her first single. The single garnered a lot of praise and was well-received both by critics and listeners. The single peaked at 19th in both the Canadian Hot 100 as well as the Billboard Hot 100. Even Rolling Stone called the single one of its Best Songs in 2015. At the same time when she dropped Know It All. Scars to Your Beautiful is one of her five original songs that was featured in the Billboard Charts, including Billboard Hot 100 from Canada and Billboard 200 for Canada's Album Charts. Based on an interview she gave with Rap Up, this particular track had lots of significance for a lot people who listened to her story about accepting and loving your self. Cara is known for her messages on emotional health, kindness, and self-love into her songs. Every song Cara sings comes directly from her struggles with mental illness, insomnia and other issues. Reuters reported that she called the album "half tumultuous, half perfected". Therapy helped her grow and she encourages others to seek assistance if needed. Alessia Cara is a Canadian singer who was born on the 11th of July, 1996 to parents who are of Italian descent. She was given a guitar from her parents at the time she was 10 years old, which sparked her passion for music. In 2013, she covered her favorite songs for YouTube, a popular social media site. The goal was to prove that she had the capability and the self-confidence to become an artist. Actually she covered one of her songs Sweater Weather is the one that got her noticed by EP Entertainment. They allowed her to compose and record her own songs.