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
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.
I was always told that music isn't a 'realistic' path to take, and like a normal human being, I doubted myself over and over because I was afraid of failure.
I'm not good at fashion, so I don't see a point in trying to be good at that. It's important to show that there's different ways of doing things. Some people like to be glamorous, and that's perfectly fine, and that's amazing. If I were that style, then I would do that. I'd wear heels every day, and I'd strut around in a dress, but that's not me.
I'm not extremely outgoing, but I'm average, I think. When people meet me they'll say, 'Oh you're not that shy...' I never said I was! I see where they're coming from because my biggest single was about being shy at a party - I get it. But it's not 100% accurate.
You can do anything and be a star. You can dress like however you want, and you can do whatever you want. If you wanna wear meat suits like Lady Gaga, good. She's freaking amazing! She's doing that, and she's unbelievable. I can wear T-shirts and still be great, too. So that's just what I'm proving to people.
Body image is something that girls struggle with every day, and it's something that I struggle with every day.
As long as each song makes somebody feel something, I think that's the point of it all. I don't want it to just be background music, you know?
Every time I sing, it it's a reminder to myself that I have to be confident.
Everywhere I go, every city, they're always like, 'What's in the water in Canada? What's in the water in Toronto?'
Flannel shirts, denim, Converse, a guitar, messy hair? That's literally me.
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.
Singing was something I always did. I really don't remember a time when I wasn't singing, even as a little child.