Alessia Cara

At 19 years old She released Here, her first single. It was a huge smash and garnered praise from the public and from critics. It reached the top spot at 19th in both the Canadian Hot 100 as well as Billboard Hot 100. Even Rolling Stone called the single one of its Best Songs in 2015. The singer released 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 of the charts on Billboard as well as the Canadian Albums Chart Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot 100. In an interview that Cara did with Rap Up, the song had a lot of meaning for many people listening who were drawn to her personal story of learning to accept and love your self. Cara's music often contains positive messages regarding mental health and the importance of being self-love. Her inspiration for her music comes from Cara's personal struggle to overcome mental health problems as well as insomnia. According to a Reuters interview, she describes her album as half tumultuous and half complete. She tells people that she found her growth during therapy. Alessia Cara was born to Italian parents on July 11, 1996. Her parents gave her an instrument when she was 10 and this brought her to music. Three years later, when she was 13, she began singing her favorite tracks on YouTube. It was an excellent opportunity to show others the fact that she had talent and courage. Sweater Weather is among these covers which led to being discovered to be signed by EP Entertainment. This record label allowed her create new songs of her own.