Alessia Cara

At 19 years old, she released Here, her first single. It quickly became a hit, and both critics and fans praised it. The song peaked at number 19 at both Canadian Hot 100 as well as the Billboard Hot 100. Even Rolling Stone ranked the song among the 2015's Top Songs. In the is the same year that she dropped Know It All. Scars to Your Beautiful is one of five original songs that reached the Billboard charts. The song was unique since a lot of people reacted to her interview in collaboration with Rap-Up regarding her struggles in learning to love and embrace herself. Cara incorporates messages about compassion and self-love in her songs. The music she sings is reflective of her own personal struggles with insomnia and mental health. In a Reuters' interview, she has described her album as half-tumultuous however, it is half finished. Therapy helped her grow and encourages other people to seek help if necessary. Alessia Cara has been a Canadian artist since 1996. Her parents are of Italian origin. Her parents gave her guitar at the age of 10 and this led to her passion for music. She began covering her favorite songs when she was 13 to prove to the world she was a talented musician and the courage necessary to be an artist. One of the songs Sweater Weather was able to get her noticed by a label known as EP Entertainment which allowed her to create and write her tracks.