Biography

Canadian singer and songwriter Alessia Cara made her recorded debut in 2015, though she started racking up YouTube views -- with acoustic covers of popular songs across several genres -- four years earlier. Upon graduating from high school in a suburb of Toronto, Cara opted to devote a year to music rather than go straight to college. She continued to regularly upload YouTube clips and landed a contract with Def Jam. Cara co-wrote and recorded the distinctive wallflower anthem "Here" and had the song released as a single in May 2015. Its streams numbered in the millions prior ... Read more