Alessia Cara is a Canadian singer and songwriter born on July 11, 1996. She began her music career by posting song covers on YouTube at age 13 and gained widespread attention with her debut single "Here" in 2015. Her first album, Know-It-All, produced the hit "Scars to Your Beautiful" and established her as a breakout artist. Cara has since collaborated on successful singles like "Stay" with Zedd and "1-800-273-8255" with Logic and Khalid. She became the first Canadian to win the Grammy for Best New Artist in 2018. Her later albums, including The Pains of Growing and In the Meantime, have received critical acclaim, and her fourth album, Love and Hyperbole, released in 2025, was praised by both critics and fans.