Alessia Cara

The singer released her debut single, Here, in 2015, when she was just 19. It was a huge hit and received praise from both listeners and critics alike. It reached the top 19 of both the Billboard Hot 100 in Canada and also on the Canadian Hot 100. Even Rolling Stone named it one of the most memorable songs of the year. She released her debut Know It All album in the year that followed. The third single, Scars to Your Beautiful was one of five songs that reached the top spots on Billboard which included Canadian Albums Chart Billboard 200 as well as Billboard Hot 100. The track in question was unique since based on her interview with rapper Rap-Up, many of the listeners were inspired by her story of self-doubt, and her journey to learn how to accept herself. Cara is well-known for her ability to incorporate songs about mental health, compassion and self-love in her songs. She has been struggling with insomnia and anxiety, which have influenced her journey. According to a Reuters interview, she describes her album as half tumultuous and half well-crafted. She tells people that she experienced growth in therapy. Alessia Cara, a Canadian musician, was born in Canada on July 11, 1996 to Italian descent parents. Her parents gifted her with an instrument when she was 10 and this brought her to music. In 2013, she covered her favorite songs for YouTube, a popular platform for media. It was done to show that she had both the ability and the confidence to become an artist. Indeed, one of her cover tracks Sweater Weather was the song that made her the focus of EP Entertainment. They allowed her to create as well as record herself songs.