Alessia Cara

At the age of 19, she debuted her first single Here. The track was highly praised by critics as well as listeners. The song reached the top spot at 19 on both the Canadian Hot 100 and Billboard Hot 100. Even Rolling Stone named the song one of the Top Songs in 2015. This same year, she released Know It All. Scars to Your Beautiful is one of the five tracks that were the first to reach Billboard's chart. It was different due to the fact that many listeners were able to relate to the interview she did with rapper Rap-Up on her journey in learning to love and embrace herself. Cara's songs contain messages of love as well as self-love and mental wellbeing. The music of Cara is directly from her battle with mental illness, insomnia and other issues. According to an Reuters Interview, her album is described as semi-tumultuous and half-perfected. She found growth through therapy and she encourages others to seek help if necessary. Alessia Cara has been a Canadian musician since 1996. Her parents are of Italian origin. Her parents gifted her with their first guitar at the age of 10. This was her beginning with music. At the age of 13 she started covering her most loved songs through YouTube a major media platform to show the world that she possessed the talent skills and the determination to be a professional singer. One of her covers, Sweater Weather, was the one that got her attention. EP Entertainment gave her an opportunity to develop and compose her own music.