“It took me a while to really believe in myself or feel determined about it, but then once I realized that it's possible for anyone, and these people who are singers started off very normal... I realized that it was not that hard to do.”

Canadian singer and songwriter

Alessia Cara, born Alessia Caracciolo, is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She became known after posting song covers on YouTube as a teenager, then signed to EP Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings in 2014. Her debut single, "Here", arrived the next year. It reached number 19 on the Canadian Hot 100 and became a sleeper hit in the United States, where it peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.