Alessia Cara

Alessia Cara Biography

Alessia Cara (born Alessia Caracciolo on July 11, 1996) is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Brampton, Ontario, Canada. She is currently signed to EP Entertainment/Def Jam Recordings and is best known for Here, her debut single from her debut album. Prior to her work with EP Entertainment/Def Jam, Cara was known for her acoustic song covers on YouTube. Born in Brampton, Ontario, she wrote poetry and did theater at a young age. At 10, she began playing guitar and taught herself how to play various songs. At 13, she began her own YouTube channel where she posted covers of songs that she performed. She signed with EP Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings at the age of 18. Cara released her debut single in April 2015. Here was called a "song for everyone who secretly hates parties" by MTV. The song debuted on The Fader and accumulated over 500,000 streams in its first week. On May 5, 2015, the song was chosen as a can't-miss track by SPIN Magazine, listed as a must hear song by Cosmopolitan, and included on Billboard's "20 Pop Songs You Need For Your Summer Playlist" in June 2015. Her debut album, "Know-It-All" was released on November 13, 2015 containing the singles "Seventeen", "Here", "Wild Things", and "Scars to Your Beautiful". Her sophomore album, "The Pains of Growing" was released on November 30, 2018 containing the singles "Growing Pains", "Not Today", "Trust My Lonely", "A Little More", and "Out of Love". Alessia released an EP in between her second and third albums called "This Summer" on September 6, 2019 which has six songs including "Rooting for You" and "Ready". Her third album, "In the Meantime" was released on September 24, 2021 and contains the singles "Sweet Dream", "Shapeshifter", "Best Days", and "You Let Me Down".