Alessia Cara

The singer released her debut single Here in 2015 at the age of 19. It became a huge hit immediately with both critics as well as the fans were awed by it. The track reached the top 19 of both the Billboard Hot 100 in Canada as well as the Canadian Hot 100. Even Rolling Stone called the track one of the Top Songs in the year 2015. In the same year, she released the album she titled Know It All, the track Scars to Your Beautiful ranked in the Billboard Hot 100 and Canadian Albums Chart Billboard 200. The track was also one of the five original songs. According to an interview Cara did together with Rap Up, the song had a lot in the minds of many people listening who were drawn to her story about finding acceptance and appreciation for yourself. Cara has earned a name for her messages on the importance of mental health, kindness and love of self in her songs. The music of Cara is directly from her battle with mental illness, insomnia as well as other problems. According to an Reuters interview she describes her album as half-tumultuous and half perfected. Her growth was aided by a therapy. She also encourages her fellow singers who need help to reach out for support. Alessia Cara is a Canadian performer who was born on July 11, 1996, to parents who are of Italian heritage. Alessia Cara's parents bought her her first guitar at the age of 10. It was the beginning of her journey musically. After three years, at 13 years old, she started to sing songs she loved on YouTube. It was a great way to showcase to others the fact that she had ability and determination. One of the songs Sweater Weather ended up getting her noticed by a record label called EP Entertainment which allowed her to compose and record her tracks.