Alessia Cara

Her debut track Here came out in 2015. It received lots of attention and was well-liked by both listeners and critics. It reached the top spot at 19th on both the Canadian Hot 100 as well as the Billboard Hot 100. Even Rolling Stone named it one of the best songs of 2015. The same year she launched her first album Know It All, the single Scars to Your Beautiful ranked on the Billboard Hot 100 and Canadian Albums Chart Billboard 200. It was also one of the original five songs. According to an interview Cara did with Rap Up, this track had lots in the minds of many people listening who were drawn to her tale of accepting and loving yourself. Cara is well-known for her ability to incorporate messages about mental health kindness and self-love into her songs. The inspiration for her music is derived from her own struggle to conquer mental health issues as well as insomnia. In an Reuters interview she describes her album as half tumultuous and half complete. The singer says that she found her growth in therapy. Alessia Cara has been a Canadian artist since the year 1996. Her parents come from Italian heritage. When she was 10 years old, her parents bought her a guitar, which was the foundation of her passion for music. In the age of 13she began covering songs she liked on YouTube to prove to the public that she was talented and had the courage to go after a career as a musician. Sweater Weather is one of these covers which led to her being discovered at the time by EP Entertainment. This record label gave her the opportunity to create new songs of her own.