Alessia Cara

The singer released her debut single Here in 2015 when she was 19. It was a huge smash and garnered praise from critics and listeners alike. It was ranked in the Canadian Hot 100, and Billboard Hot 100, ranked it at 19. Even Rolling Stone ranked the song among the 2015's Best Songs. The same year, she also released Know It All. Scars to Your Beautiful is one of the five original songs that reached the Billboard charts. The song was particularly memorable since based on her interview with rapper Rap-Up, many of the listeners were inspired by her story through self-doubt and discovering how to be a better person. Cara's music is known to be filled with messages of kindness as well as self-love and mental wellbeing. The inspiration for her music comes from Cara's personal struggle to conquer mental health issues and insomnia. According to an Reuters Interview, her album was described as semi-tumultuous and half-perfected. The singer says that she found her growth in therapy. Alessia Cara grew up in Toronto, Canada. Her birth date was July 11, 1996, to parents with Italian origins. Her parents gave her a brand-new guitar which she utilized to further develop her passion for music. A few years later, at 13 years old, she began covering her favorite songs on YouTube an important media platform to prove to the world she was talented and courage to become an artist. One of the songs Sweater Weather ended up getting her attention by a record label called EP Entertainment which allowed her to compose and record the songs.