Alessia Cara

Alessia Cara was born July 11, 1996 in Brampton, Ontario. She is a performer who uses Pop music as a diary. Since catapulting to stardom with the quintessential loner anthem “Here” in 2015, the singer/songwriter has matured alongside her audience, capturing the highs and lows of adolescence and young adulthood with camera-like clarity.

In many ways, Cara’s new era is a snapshot of an artist finally processing her meteoric rise in the music industry. The Grammy winner’s debut single, “Here,” peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and went on to sell three million copies. Her platinum-selling debut album, Know-It-All, delivered another smash hit with “Scars to Your Beautiful” and she memorably contributed “How Far I’ll Go” to the Moana soundtrack. She then added further platinum plaques to her collection with “Stay,” a collaboration with EDM producer Zedd, and an unforgettable feature performer on Logic’s “1-800-273-8255.”

In 2018, her album, The Pains of Growing, which won a Juno Award for Best Album and Songwriter of the Year, cemented Cara as one of her generation’s foremost singer/songwriters. Now, she is ready to soar even higher in 2021 with the release of her new singles “Sweet Dream” and “Shapeshifter.” The songs will be featured on her upcoming third studio album.

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