Alessia Cara
Alessia Cara
Alessia Caracciolo, professionally known as Alessia Cara, is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She is signed to EP Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings and is best known for "Here", her debut single from the debut studio album, Know-It-All, released November 13, 2015. A sleeper hit, the song reached the top 5 in the United States and the top 20 in Canada. Prior to her work for Def Jam, she produced acoustic covers on YouTube...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionR&B Singer
Date of Birth11 July 1996
CityBrampton, Canada
CountryCanada
I barely have time to think. But the best way to stay grounded is to take it one day at a time.
I don't know how to talk to people I don't know.
I don't really dance. I don't drink or smoke. Being at parties is very awkward.
I wanted to get through high school anonymously.
I was always so scared to sing in front of people. That was kind of my weird thing.
I've never really aspired to the spotlight; I just wanted to do music, which is kind of weird because music comes with that spotlight.
Music was something I found on my own. I got my first guitar when I was around 10, and it just all developed over time.
My house was very strange. I didn't do things other kids did because my parents were very strict - I stayed at home, quiet in my room.
Singing was something I always did. I really don't remember a time when I wasn't singing, even as a little child.
The only thing I'm really, truly good at is music - I just love it.
I always told myself that if I was going to be given a voice, I might as well say something worth listening to and not something that's just going to feed people stupidity.
I don't want to be cliched, but Buckingham Palace is beautiful, and the old red telephone booths are really interesting to me. I've always wanted to see those.
I don't want to have one hit, one song of the summer, and then have me disappear forever. I really want my things to last, and I want my songs and my bodies of work to resonate with people. I want to hit people - at least make a dent in them. I want to make a mark somehow.
I feel like my whole life, I've had to prove myself to so many people because I'm young and because I'm a female; it's just constant. I'm always surprising people.