Alessia Cara

In 2015 at 19 she published her first debut single, Here. This single received a lot of praise and was well-received from critics as well as listeners. The track reached the top 19 of both the Billboard Hot 100 in Canada and on the Canadian Hot 100. Even Rolling Stone called the single one of its Best Songs in 2015. It was the same time that she released Know It All. Scars to Your Beautiful One of her five original songs featured in the Billboard Charts which include Billboard Hot 100 for Canada as well as Billboard 200 for Canadian Albums Charts. According to an interview Cara did in conjunction with Rap Up, this particular track had lots in the minds of many of the listeners who related to her story about learning to accept and love yourself. Cara's music often contains positive messages regarding mental health, and the importance of being self-love. The music she sings is reflective of her personal struggle in dealing with anxiety and depression. 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 necessary. Alessia Cara is a Canadian singer who was born on July 11, 1996, to parents of Italian origin. She was given a guitar by her parents when she was 10, which ignited her musical passion. She began to cover the songs she loved at thirteen to show that world that she could sing and had the confidence required to become the next singer. Sweater Weather is among these covers which led to her being discovered to be signed by EP Entertainment. This record label let her write the songs she wrote herself.