Alessia Cara

Her debut single Here in 2015 at the age of aged 19. It was an instant hit that both critics and admirers praised it. The Canadian Hot 100, and Billboard Hot 100, ranked it at 19. Even Rolling Stone listed the song as one of most popular Songs of 2015. That same year she debuted her debut album Know It All, the song Scars to Your Beautiful ranked at the Billboard Hot 100 as well as the Canadian Albums Chart Billboard 200. It also was among the first five songs. It was a special track due to her interview with Rap-Up that she conducted, many of the listeners could connect to her experiences of finding love for themselves, as well as doubting herself. Cara's songs often include positive thoughts about mental health and how important it is to love yourself. Her music is an expression of her personal struggle in dealing with anxiety and depression. According to a Reuters' interview, she's said that her album was half turbulent but half perfected. People have told her that she experienced growth during therapy. Alessia Cara grew up in Toronto, Canada. Her birth date was July 11, 1996, to parents with Italian heritage. She was given a guitar by her parents after she was 10 years old, which sparked the passion for music. In 2013, she covered some of her most loved songs on YouTube, a popular platform for media. It was done to show that she had both the talent and confidence to pursue a career as an artist. One of her covers, Sweater Weather, was what got her noticed. EP Entertainment gave her the chance to write and write her own songs.