“Other than the 'Sesame Street' soundtrack, which I was obsessed with, the first artist I really felt I'd discovered on my own was Amy Winehouse. She was the first female artist I wanted to write like and sing like and be like.”

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.