Alessia Cara

At 19 years old She released her debut single Here. The song was an instant smash and garnered praise from the public and from critics. The song reached the top spot in both Billboard Hot 100 and the Canadian Hot 100. Even Rolling Stone named it as one of the top songs of 2015. This is the same year that she dropped Know It All. Scars to Your Beautiful is one of the five songs she wrote that made it to Billboard's charts. It was a special track because, based on her interview with Rap-Up that she did with the listeners could identify with her journey of finding love for themselves, and doubting her. Cara's songs include messages of kindness self-love, self-love and mental wellness. The music she sings is reflective of her own personal struggles with mental illness and insomnia. In a Reuters' interview, she's said that her album was half turbulent however, it is half finished. She describes her growth through therapy, and encourages other people to get assistance when needed. Alessia Cara is a Canadian singer who was born on the 11th of July, 1996 to parents who are of Italian heritage. The guitar was gifted to her from her parents at the time she was 10, which ignited her musical passion. She began to cover her favourite songs at age thirteen to show that world that she had the skills and the confidence required to become an artist. In fact, one of the covers Sweater Weather ended up getting noticed by a record label named EP Entertainment which allowed her to compose and record her songs.