Alessia Cara

At 19 years old She released Here, her first single. It received praise by music critics as well as listeners. The track made it to the top 19 in both Billboard Hot 100 in Canada and also on the Canadian Hot 100. Even Rolling Stone called the track one of the Top Songs in 2015. In that same year she debuted her album Know It All with the third track Scars to Your Beautiful being one of five original tracks which reached the top of Billboard charts. This includes The Canadian Albums Chart Billboard 200 as well as the Billboard Hot 100. Based on an interview she gave in conjunction with Rap Up, this particular song held a lot in the minds of many people who listened to her tale of finding acceptance and appreciation for your self. Cara is famous for including messages about mental health kindness and self-love into her songs. Her inspiration for her music stems from her personal struggles to overcome mental health problems as well as insomnia. According to Reuters interview, she's said that her album was half turbulent and half-perfected. Her growth was aided by a therapy. She encourages others who need help to seek support. Alessia Cara grew up in Toronto in Canada. She was born July 11, 1996, to parents of Italian origins. Her parents gave her an instrument when she was 10 years old, which led to her passion for music. She started covering the songs she loved at 13 to prove to the world she was a talented musician and the determination required to be an artist. Sweater Weather is one of these covers which led to her being noticed at the time by EP Entertainment. This record label allowed her create the songs she wrote herself.