Alessia Cara

The singer released her debut single, Here, in 2015 at the age of 19 years old. The track received praise by music critics as well as listeners. The single peaked at 19th at both Canadian Hot 100 as well as the Billboard Hot 100. Even Rolling Stone named the song one of the Top Songs of the year. Her debut Know It All album in the year that followed. The third track, Scars to Your Beautiful was the first of five tracks that made it to the top spots on Billboard which included Canadian Albums Chart Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot 100. It was different because many people related to her interview with Rap-Up about her struggle in learning to love and accept her. Cara is well-known for her ability to incorporate the themes of mental health and love and self-love into her songs. All of Cara's music stems directly from her battle with insomnia, mental illness and other health issues. In a Reuters' interview, she's said that her album was half turbulent but half perfected. Her development was assisted by therapy. She also encourages her fellow singers who need help to ask for assistance. Alessia Cara is a Canadian performer who was born on July 11 1996 to parents from Italian descent. Alessia Cara's parents gave her an instrument when she was just 10 years old. That was her first step musically. Three years later at 13 years old, she started covering her most loved songs on YouTube a major media platform to prove to the world she was talented and the determination to be a professional singer. Indeed one of the covers Sweater Weather got her noticed by a record label named EP Entertainment which allowed her to compose and record her songs.