Alessia Cara

When she was 19 At the age of 19, she dropped Here, her first song. It became a smash hit and received praise from fans and critics alike. The song reached the top spot in both Billboard Hot 100 and the Canadian Hot 100. Even Rolling Stone named the smash one of the best Songs in 2015. The same year, she released her debut album Know It All with the third track Scars to Your Beautiful being one of five original tracks which reached the top of Billboard charts. It also topped The Canadian Albums Chart Billboard 200 as well as the Billboard Hot 100. The song is unique as there were many who reacted to the interview she conducted with Rap-Up regarding her struggles in learning to love and be her. Cara is known for including messages on wellbeing, kindness, and self-love into her songs. Cara's music reflects of her personal struggle with insomnia and mental health. In a conversation with Reuters, she described her album as "half tumultuous" as well as "half completed". She claims that she gained strength through therapy, and urges others to seek help in times of need. Alessia Cara is a Canadian musician who was born the 11th of July in 1996. Her parents are of Italian heritage. Her parents gave her an instrument when she was just 10 years old. It ignited her passion for music. She started covering songs that she liked at the age of 13 to prove to the world she had the skills and the courage required to become a professional singer. In fact, one of the covers Sweater Weather ended up getting her noticed by a record label called EP Entertainment which allowed her to write and compose the songs.