Alessia Cara

At the age of 19, she debuted her first single Here. It received lots of attention and was well-liked by both listeners and critics. The song reached the top spot at 19 on the Canadian Hot 100 and Billboard Hot 100. Even Rolling Stone called the single one of its Best Songs in 2015. In the same year, she also released Know It All. Scars to Your Beautiful is one of the five tracks that were the first to reach Billboard's charts. This track was special since, in light of the Rap-Up interview that she did with the listeners could identify with her journey of finding love for themselves, as well as doubting herself. Cara is well-known for her ability to incorporate songs about mental health, compassion and self-love in her songs. The inspiration for her music is drawn from her own personal experience as she suffered from mental health problems as well as insomnia. According to a Reuters interview, the album has been described as a half tumultuous half perfected. She tells people that she found her growth in therapy. Alessia Cara was born to Italian parents on the 11th of July 1996. Her first guitar was purchased from her parents at the time she was 10 years old, which sparked her musical passion. Three years later at 13 she began performing her favourite songs through YouTube a major media platform to prove to the world she had the talents and courage to become an artist. Sweater Weather is among these covers which led to her being noticed to be signed by EP Entertainment. This record label gave her the opportunity to create her own songs.