At a very young age of twenty-one, Alessia Cara is an alternative and R&B pop singer cum songwriter who became an overnight success because of her song ‘Here’ from her debut album ‘Know-It-All’. Before signing a contract with Def Jam Recordings/EP Entertainment, she commenced with her singing career by uploading covers of songs on YouTube.

Personal life

The very talented singer Alessia Cara graced the earth on 11th July, 1966 in Brampton, Ontario. Her family hails from Calabria. While her mother is an Italian immigrant, her father was a Canadian-born with Italian parents. Alessia can speak fluent Italian. She studied at Cardinal Ambrozic Catholic Secondary School. Ever since Alessia was a mere kid, she showed keen interest in poetry, music and theatre. She has been exuding great amount of talent in various fields ever since a very young age. She started playing the guitar while she was ten and was basically self-taught.

Alessia’s devotion towards being a successful singer is evident by the fact that she created her own YouTube channel at a tender age of thirteen and began posting music covers. Her YouTube channel became a hit in no time and eventually, she was given a contract with EP Entertainment. Alessia is one hell of an introvert who, despite all the name and fame, despises the showbiz and party lifestyle. Her beauty lies in her austerity. She is one such person who gets elated at the sight of her parents or siblings. She still listens to her parent’s advice which is why she is such a humble human being. She corroborated the anti-make up movement for women with great fervor in Hollywood.

Career

Alessia Cara’s passion and thrive for music knew no bounds ever since she was a kid. Unlike every other child of her age who were getting diverted towards unnecessary activities, Alessia was working relentlessly towards improving her craft. Her undying love for music enabled her to start posting song covers on YouTube which was, in the long run, appreciated by the masses. Alessia has performed on several Radio Stations including the likes of ’15 seconds of Fame’ of WBMX Boston. She finally got signed by EP Entertainment in the year 2014.

Alessia released her first solo ‘Here’ in April 2015. The song was based on her own personal experience wherein she felt isolated in a party. The song was so deep and beautiful that it caught the attention of famous music professionals and became a top 5 hit in America and a top twenty hit in Canada. Many people began comparing Alessia Cara to Amy Winehouse and it wasn’t long until Alessia became a sensation for everybody in Canada.

Subsequently, Alessia released a beautiful cover of ‘Bad Blood’ by Taylor Swift in July 2015 which, too, was praised by everybody. Some of Alessia’s very famous songs are ‘I’m Yours’, ‘Seventeen’, ‘River of Tears’, ‘Outlaws’, ‘Four Pink Walls’, ‘Stone’, ‘Stars’ and ‘Overdose’. At a mere age of twenty-one itself, Alessia Cara has been able to amass a net worth $4 million.