Alessia Cara

At 19 years old at the time, she dropped Here, her first single. The song was widely acclaimed by critics as well as the public. The Canadian Hot 100, and Billboard Hot 100, ranked it at 19. Even Rolling Stone called the single one of its Best Songs in 2015. This same year, she also released Know It All. Scars to Your Beautiful is one of the five tracks that were the first to reach the Billboard charts. The song was particularly memorable because it was based on an interview with the Rap-Up show, many fans were inspired by her story of doubting herself and learning how to accept herself. Cara is known for incorporating songs about mental health, compassion and self-love in her songs. The music she sings is reflective of her own personal struggles in dealing with anxiety and depression. In a Reuters' interview, she's described her album half tumultuous however, it is half finished. She tells people that she found her growth through therapy. Alessia Cara is a Canadian artist who was born July 11, 1996, to parents of Italian origin. Her parents gifted her with a guitar when she was 10, and it brought her to music. Three years later, when she was 13, she began singing her favorite tracks via YouTube. It was an excellent opportunity to show others the fact that she had ability and determination. One of her covers, Sweater Weather, was the one that got her attention. EP Entertainment gave her the opportunity to create and compose her own music.