Alessia Cara

The single came out in the year 2015, just as she was 19 years old. The song was an instant success and was praised by critics and listeners alike. It peaked at number 19 on both the Canadian Hot 100 and Billboard Hot 100. Even Rolling Stone called the song one of their Top Songs in the year 2015. The same year when she debuted Know It All. Scars to Your Beautiful, one of her five original songs featured in the Billboard Charts including Billboard Hot 100 in Canada, and Billboard 200 for Canadian Albums Charts. In an interview that Cara gave together with Rap Up, this particular song had a lot of significance for a lot people listening who were drawn to her story about learning to accept and love your self. Cara integrates messages about compassion and self-love throughout her songs. She's been in the midst of insomnia and anxiety, which affected her life. According to an Reuters interview, her album has been described as a half tumultuous half perfected. She claims she has grown through therapy, and encourages other people to get help when they need it. Alessia Cara grew up in Toronto, Canada. Her birth date was July 11th, 1996 to parents with Italian origins. At the age of 10 old, her parents gifted her a guitar that became the starting point of her musical passion. She began covering her favourite songs at age 13 to prove to the world she was a talented musician and the courage necessary to be an artist. Sweater Weather is among these covers which led to being discovered by EP Entertainment. This record label let her write the songs she wrote herself.