Alessia Cara

At 19 years old She released Here, her first single. The song received praise both by music critics as well as listeners. The Canadian Hot 100, and Billboard Hot 100, ranked the single at 19. Even Rolling Stone named the track one of the top Songs of the year. That same year she debuted her debut album Know It All, the song Scars to Your Beautiful ranked on the Billboard Hot 100 and Canadian Albums Chart Billboard 200. The track was also among the first five songs. The song was unique due to the fact that many listeners were able to relate to the interview she did with rapper Rap-Up on her journey to learn to love and accept her. Cara's songs often include positive thoughts about mental health and the importance of loving oneself. Her inspiration for her music is derived from her own struggle in overcoming mental health issues as well as insomnia. 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 in therapy. Alessia Cara is a Canadian performer who was born on the 11th of July, 1996 to parents of Italian heritage. Her parents gifted her with their first guitar when she was just 10 years old. It was the beginning of her journey in music. A few years later, at the age of 13 she began performing her favourite songs via YouTube an important media platform in order to demonstrate to the world that she possessed the talent skills and the determination to be an artist. One of her covers, Sweater Weather, was what got her noticed. EP Entertainment gave her the opportunity to create and write her own songs.