Alessia Cara

At the age of 19, she published her first debut single Here. This single received a lot of attention and was well-liked from critics as well as listeners. It reached number 19 on the Canadian Hot 100 and Billboard Hot 100. Even Rolling Stone named it one of the most memorable songs of the year. The same year when she dropped Know It All. Scars to Your Beautiful is one of her original five tracks featured on the Billboard Charts, including Billboard Hot 100 in Canada and Billboard 200 for Canada's Album Charts. The song was unique due to the fact that many listeners were able to relate to the conversation she conducted with rapper Rap-Up on her journey to learn to love and be her. Cara's songs often include positive messages regarding mental wellness and the importance of loving oneself. The music she sings is reflective of her personal struggle with insomnia and mental health. In an interview with Reuters she said that her album was "half tumultuous" and "half flawless". She found that therapy made her stronger and she encourages other artists to follow the same path. Alessia Cara has been a Canadian artist since the year 1996. Her parents come from Italian descent. Her first guitar was purchased by her parents when she turned 10 which ignited the passion for music. At 13 years old, she began performing her favourite songs via YouTube a major media platform to prove to the world she had the talents and the determination to be an artist. Sweater Weather is one of these covers which led to being discovered by EP Entertainment. This record label let her write her own songs.