Alessia Caracciolo, better known by her stage name Alessia Cara, was born on July 11th, 1996, in Ontario, Canada. She is a singer, songwriter, and record producer who is now signed to Def Jam Records. She specializes in pop and R&B music and plays the guitar to accompany her enthralling vocals. Alessia is a rising star in the field who is rapidly establishing herself in the pop/R&B spotlight. She has amassed a sizable following of devoted fans and followers, garnering over 230 thousand YouTube subscribers, over 550 thousand Instagram followers, over 275 thousand Twitter followers, and over 250 thousand likes on her Facebook page. Her music videos have also amassed millions of online views, with the video for her hit song “Here” alone garnering an astounding 74 million views. She was one of the acts selected to perform at the renowned and enormous Coachella 2016 music festival in Southern California, which was revealed in January 2016.
Alessia has released one full-length studio album, one extended play, and a number of singles since making her debut in the music world in 2011. Here’s single, “Here,” went straight to the top of the charts, peaking at number five in the US, number twelve in Australia, number fifteen in New Zealand, and number nineteen in Canada. Know-It-All, her self-titled debut album, peaked at #9 on the American Album Chart and #12 on the Canadian Album Chart.
