Alessia Cara

At 19 years old at the time, she debuted Here, her debut single. It was a huge hit and was praised by both listeners and critics alike. The single peaked at the number 19 spot on both the Canadian Hot 100 and Billboard Hot 100. Even Rolling Stone named it among the best tracks of the year. In that same year she released her debut album Know It All with the third single Scars to Your Beautiful being the first of five tracks that peaked at Billboard charts, including The Canadian Albums Chart Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot 100. This track was special because, based on the interview with Rap-Up that she held with many of people who listened to her music could understand her story of learning to love themselves and doubting her. Cara is known to include messages regarding wellbeing, kindness, and self-love into her music. All of Cara's music stems directly from her struggle with mental illness and insomnia. According to an Reuters interview, the album has been described as turbulent and yet perfectly crafted. Therapy helped her grow and urges her fans to seek treatment if they need it. Alessia Cara was born to Italian parents on the 11th day of July 1996. Her first guitar was given to her from her parents at the age of reached the age of 10, and that sparked her interest in music. She began singing covers of her favourite songs at age 13 in order to show the world she had the skills and the courage necessary to be a singer. Indeed one of the covers Sweater Weather was able to get her attention by a record label called EP Entertainment which allowed her to write and compose music for her.