Alessia Cara

At 19 years old at the time, she dropped her debut single Here. The song received praise both by music critics as well as listeners. It peaked at number 19 on both the Canadian Hot 100 and Billboard Hot 100. Even Rolling Stone named it as one of the top songs of 2015. At the same time when she dropped Know It All. Scars to Your Beautiful, one of her original five tracks that was featured in the Billboard Charts including Billboard Hot 100 in Canada as well as Billboard 200 for Canada's Album Charts. This track was special since, in light of the Rap-Up interview that she conducted, many of people who listened to her music could identify with her journey of finding love for themselves, as well as doubting herself. Cara's songs include messages of kindness, self-love and mental health. All of Cara's music stems directly from her struggles with insomnia, mental illness as well as other problems. According to a Reuters interview, she describes her album as half-tumultuous and half well-crafted. Her growth was aided by therapy and encourages other people to seek out help when needed. Alessia Cara is a Canadian performer who was born on July 11 1996 to parents from Italian origin. She was given a guitar by her parents when she turned 10 which ignited her musical passion. A few years later, at 13 she began covering her favorite songs through YouTube an important media platform in order to demonstrate to the world that she possessed the talent skills and the determination to be an artist. A cover of one of her songs, Sweater Weather, was what got her noticed. EP Entertainment gave her the chance to write and record her own tracks.