Alessia Cara

Her debut single, Here in 2015 at the age of 19 years old. The track was highly praised by both critics and the public. The single peaked at 19th at both Canadian Hot 100 as well as Billboard Hot 100. Even Rolling Stone named it as one of the top songs of the year. It was the same time when she dropped 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 Canada's Album Charts. This track was special since, in light of her Rap-Up interview she gave many of her listeners were able to relate to her experience in learning to love themselves and doubting her. Cara is well-known for her ability to incorporate the themes of mental health and love and self-love into her music. Every song Cara sings comes directly from her struggles with insomnia, mental illness as well as other problems. Interview with Reuters, she declared her album to be "half turbulent" and "half flawless". She says she grew through therapy, and encourages other people to get help when necessary. Alessia Cara has been a Canadian artist since the year 1996. Her parents are of Italian origin. In 2010, her parents purchased her a brand new guitar, which she used to develop her passion for music. A few years later, at the age of 13 she began covering her favorite songs via YouTube a major media platform to prove to the world she had the talents and the determination to be an artist. One of her covers, Sweater Weather, was what got her noticed. EP Entertainment gave her the opportunity to create and record her own tracks.