Alessia Cara

Alessia Caracciolo known professionally as Alessia Cara is a Canadian singer-songwriter who was born on July 11, 1996.

Many of Cara’s Songs became very popular and trendy on social media in line with a great number of streaming and downloads on Boomplay.

Career
As a child, she wrote poetry and performed in theatre. She began playing guitar at the age of 10 and taught herself how to play various songs. At the age of 13, she began her own YouTube channel where she posted covers of songs that she performed. She saw Justin Bieber as a career model at the time.

In July 2014, Cara, accompanied by her father, went to New York, where she signed a management deal with EP Entertainment and began work on her debut studio album later that same year. She briefly took the professional mononym of Alessia before adding a clipping of her surname to become known as Alessia Cara. In April 2015, Cara released her official debut single through Def Jam. Titled "Here", it was described by MTV as "a song for everyone who secretly hates parties."

On July 29, 2015, Cara made her television debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. "Here" then received a nomination for "Original Song" at the Streamy Awards. She released the EP Four Pink Walls, containing five songs, including her debut single. Her debut album, Know-It-All, was released on November 13, 2015.

From January to April 2016, Cara embarked on her first headlining tour, the "Know-It-All Tour", performing in various US and Canadian cities. On January 28, 2018, Cara was named the Best New Artist at the 2018 Grammy Awards, making her the first Canadian artist to win this award.

On June 1, 2018, Cara released a teaser video following a week of cryptic Twitter posts. The single, entitled "Growing Pains", was released on June 15, 2018. Its music video was released on June 20, 2018 and was nominated for Best Cinematography at the 2018 MTV VMAS.