Alessia Cara

The singer released her debut single, Here, in 2015 at the age of 19. The song was widely acclaimed by critics as well as the public. The single peaked at 19th in both the Canadian Hot 100 as well as the Billboard Hot 100. Even Rolling Stone named the track one of the top Songs in 2015. Her debut Know It All album in the year that followed. The third single, Scars to Your Beautiful was one of five songs that reached the top spots on Billboard which included Canadian Albums Chart Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot 100. This particular track was special due to her interview with rapper Rap-Up, many of the listeners were inspired by her story of doubting herself and learning how to be a better person. Cara's songs often include positive message about mental health, and the importance of loving oneself. The music that she has written is derived from her own struggle in overcoming mental health issues as well as insomnia. In a Reuters' interview, she has described her album as half-tumultuous and half-perfected. People have told her that she discovered her development during therapy. Alessia Cara is a Canadian performer who was born on July 11 1996 to parents who are of Italian descent. When she was just 10 years old, her parents gifted her a guitar, which was the foundation of her passion for music. Three years later at 13 she started covering her most loved songs on YouTube an important media platform in order to demonstrate to the world that she had the talents and courage to become a singer. Sweater Weather is among those covers that led to being discovered by EP Entertainment. This record label let her write the songs she wrote herself.