Alessia Cara

In 2015 at 19 she published her first debut single Here. The single was a smash and garnered praise from both listeners and critics alike. It reached number 19 on the Canadian Hot 100 and Billboard Hot 100. Even Rolling Stone named it as one of the top songs of the year. The is the same year that she dropped Know It All. Scars to Your Beautiful is one of five songs she wrote that made it to Billboard's charts. It was a special track since, in light of her Rap-Up interview she conducted, many of the listeners could relate to her experience in discovering their own love and doubting her. Cara's songs contain messages of love, self-love and mental health. Every song Cara sings comes directly from her battle with insomnia, mental illness and other health issues. In a Reuters' interview, she has described her album as half-tumultuous and half-perfected. She found growth through therapy and encourages other people to seek out help when needed. Alessia Cara, a Canadian musician born in Canada on July 11, 1996 of Italian parents of Italian descent. Alessia Cara's parents gave her her first guitar at the age of 10. It was the beginning of her journey in music. In the age of thirteen, she began singing songs she liked on YouTube to prove to her fans that she was a talented artist and had the courage to pursue a career as a musician. Sweater Weather is among the covers that resulted in her being noticed by EP Entertainment. This record label allowed her create new songs of her own.