Alessia Cara

At 19 years old She released Here, her first single. The song was widely acclaimed by both critics and the public. It was ranked in the Canadian Hot 100, and Billboard Hot 100, ranked the single at 19. Even Rolling Stone named the hit one of the Best Songs of 2015. In that same year she dropped her debut album Know It All with the third song Scars to Your Beautiful being one of five original tracks that peaked at Billboard charts including the Canadian Albums Chart Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot 100. In her interview with Rap-Up, many listeners spoke about Cara's journey to self-love and her fears. Cara is known for including messages on emotional health, kindness, and love of self in her songs. The music she sings is reflective of her personal struggle in dealing with anxiety and depression. According to an Reuters interview, her album was described as half tumultuous half perfected. Therapy helped her grow and urges people to try it too. Alessia Cara grew up in Toronto, Canada. She was born on July 11, 1996, to parents with Italian descent. Her parents gifted her with her first guitar when she was 10. That was her first step with music. A few years later, at 13 years old, she began performing her favourite songs on YouTube a major media platform to show the world that she had the talents and the determination to be an artist. In fact, one of the covers Sweater Weather was able to get noticed by a record label called EP Entertainment which allowed her to compose and record the tracks.