Alessia Cara

The singer released her debut single, Here in 2015, when she was just 19. It received lots of attention and was well-liked by both listeners and critics. The song peaked at number 19 at both Canadian Hot 100 as well as Billboard Hot 100. Even Rolling Stone named the hit one of the Best Songs of 2015. The singer released her debut Know It All album in the same year. The third track, Scars to Your Beautiful was among five tracks which reached the top charts on Billboard including Canadian Albums Chart Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot 100. In an interview that Cara did in conjunction with Rap Up, this particular song held a lot of significance for a lot people who listened to her story about learning to accept and love your self. Cara includes messages of kindness and loving yourself throughout her songs. The inspiration for her music stems from her personal struggles to conquer mental health issues as well as insomnia. In a Reuters interview she describes the album as being half turbulent and half well-crafted. She describes her growth by therapy and is adamant about encouraging anyone else to seek out help when they need it. Alessia Cara has been a Canadian artist since the year 1996. Her parents come from Italian descent. The guitar was gifted to her from her parents at the time she was 10 years old, which sparked her musical passion. At the age of 13 she started covering her most loved songs through YouTube an important media platform in order to demonstrate to the world that she was talented and determination to develop into a professional singer. A cover of one of her songs, Sweater Weather, was the one that got her attention. EP Entertainment gave her an opportunity to develop and write her own songs.