Alessia Cara

When she was 19 She released Here, her first single. It quickly became a hit, and both critics and the fans were awed by it. The track reached the top 19 of both Billboard Hot 100 in Canada as well as the Canadian Hot 100. Even Rolling Stone named it as one of the top songs of 2015. At the same time that she released Know It All. Scars to Your Beautiful, one of her five original tracks featured in the Billboard Charts including Billboard Hot 100 in Canada as well as Billboard 200 for Canadian Albums Charts. This track was special since, in light of the Rap-Up interview that she gave many of the listeners could relate to her experience in learning to love themselves and rethinking their beliefs about her. Cara has earned a name for including messages on emotional health, kindness, and love of self in her songs. All of it is a result of her personal journey as she has struggled with mental health issues and insomnia. According to an Reuters interview, her album was described as half tumultuous half perfected. She says she grew through therapy, and encourages others to seek help when they need it. Alessia Cara was born to Italian parents on July 11, 1996. When she was just 10 years old her parents gave her a guitar that became the foundation of her passion for music. In the age of 13, she started covering songs she liked on YouTube to prove to people that she was a talented artist and brave enough to make a profession of a musician. One of the songs Sweater Weather was able to get her attention by a record label called EP Entertainment which allowed her to compose and record tracks.