Alessia Cara is a Canadian soul singer, songwriter and performer of her own compositions. A beautiful girl with a bright, uncommon appearance, amazed the listeners of her native Ontario (and then the whole world!) with amazing vocal abilities.
The childhood and youth of the singer Alessia Cara
The real name of the performer of beautiful acoustic cover versions is Alessia Caracciolo. The singer was born on July 11, 1996 in Ontario. A small town located near Toronto has become a real creative forge for the talent of the future singer.
From childhood, the girl showed considerable interest in verbal creativity - she wrote poetry, composed the first compositions. In addition to musical hobbies, Alessia loved the theater, did not miss a single class in the school drama club.
At the age of 10, the girl already had a good command of the guitar, performing songs in various styles and genres. The nature of the experimenter led the future star to YouTube. The channel, created at the age of 13, became an "open mic", a workshop in which Kara honed her musical skills.
The girl posted on the network not only her own songs, performing any popular works of artists that she liked.
Naturally, almost all acoustic cover versions were remade to fit the overall creative style of the young star.
The beginning of the career of the artist Alessia Cara
After graduating from high school, Alessia decided to wait for further education. Parents noticed the talent and supported her choice, allowing the girl to do what she really liked.
The singer continued to post her compositions on the YouTube channel, while simultaneously performing on various radio stations. The pinnacle of success was the radio platform 15 Seconds of Fame on Mix 104.1 Boston.
Such performances continued until the age of a young, but already very ambitious and purposeful star. On her 18th birthday, Alessia received an invitation to sign a contract with the popular label Def Jam Recordings.
In April 2014, Alessia Cara released her debut single Here. Released on a major label, the record was a great way to make yourself known. Besides the star herself, producers Andrew Pop Wansel, Warren (Oak) Felder and Coleridge Tillman worked on the track. Kara put significant meaning into the song, saying that she hated noisy companies and carefree parties.
The song Here was very popular. Unlike many other debutants, Alessia had significant experience of performing on the air of the country's largest radio stations.
Perfected skills, excellent voice and gorgeous appearance of a stunning girl are the factors due to which the record became a success. The talent of famous producers played a significant role.
The song, which debuted on FADER, received over 500 views in its first week of broadcast. The star's first record caught the interest of the Canadian department of MTV, whose staff commented on the track as "A song for all people who hate parties."
Modern creativity of the singer
The next time the singer announced herself on television. She performed with the new song The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The work was warmly received by the audience and listeners, most of whom immediately enrolled themselves in the ranks of the "fans" of the popular artist.
Alessia Cara released her debut EP album Four Pink Walls on August 26, 2015. The record, which, in addition to the legendary song Here, included such compositions as Seventeen, Outlaws, I'm Yours, received positive reviews from music critics and fashion publications.
The talent of the artist was noted by various Canadian performers. The album's title track Four Pink Walls was included in Billboard's list of "20 songs to be on your playlist".
A full album by the author of the performer was released on November 13, 2015. The Know-It-All record strengthened the development of the singer's amazing career - after the release of the album, the girl went on a tour of the same name. From January to April 2016, the artist performed at venues in the United States and Canada.
Thanks to hard work and two records, Alessia Cara was awarded the Breakthrough of the Year award from the Juno Awards. The singer was also shortlisted for the BBS Music Sound of 2016 music awards, where she took 2nd position.
And then there was a lot of work. It is difficult to list all the musical projects in which the young, but already very popular star participated. She performed as the opening act for Coldplay, appeared in the re-release of the song Wild by Troy Sivan. She also played at the Glastonbury Festival in John Peel's tent.
The music video for the artist's single How Far I'll Go (known to listeners from the mega-popular Disney film Moana) has gained more than 230 million views on YouTube. And on December 15, 2016, Alessia Cara released a video for the song Seventeen.
