Alessia Cara

The single came out in the year 2015, just as she turned 19. The song was an instant smash and garnered praise from both listeners and critics alike. The song made it to the top 19 in both the Billboard Hot 100 in Canada and also on the Canadian Hot 100. Even Rolling Stone listed the smash as one the top Songs in 2015. She released her debut Know It All album in the year that followed. The third track, Scars to Your Beautiful was the first of five tracks that made it to the top of the charts on Billboard including Canadian Albums Chart Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot 100. It was a special track because, based on her interview with Rap-Up that she gave many of her listeners were able to relate to her experience in finding love for themselves, and doubting her. Cara is known for incorporating the themes of mental health and love and self-love into her music. The inspiration for her music is drawn from her own personal experience as she struggled with mental health issues and insomnia. Interview with Reuters, she described her album as "half turbulent" and "half perfect". People have told her that she found her growth in therapy. Alessia Cara is a Canadian artist who was born the 11th of July, 1996 to parents from Italian descent. She was given a guitar by her parents when she was 10, which ignited her passion for music. Three years later at 13 she began performing her favourite songs on YouTube one of the biggest media platforms in order to demonstrate to the world that she had the talents and determination to develop into a professional singer. Indeed she covered one of her song Sweater Weather was the track that got her noticed by EP Entertainment. They allowed her to compose as well as record herself songs.