History Music / AlessiaCara

* CanadaEh: Is from Canada, but often mistaken for other nationalities.

At the age of 13, she started a Website/YouTube channel where she posted covers of songs. The record label EP Entertainment reached out to her from her videos, and she signed a management deal with them in 2014. The following year, she released her debut single "Here". The song, from the perspective of someone at a party who secretly hates being there ([[WriteWhatYouKnow based on a real-life experience]] where she attended a disastrous house party) became a SleeperHit in the US, peaking at #5 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and has been dubbed a [[ShrinkingViolet wallflower]] anthem.

Her second album, ''The Pains of Growing'', was released in 2018; her third, ''In the Meantime'', was released in 2021. In 2023, she confirmed via Platform/{{Twitter}} that she is working on her fourth album.

At the age of 13, she started a Website/YouTube channel where she posted covers of songs. The record label EP Entertainment reached out to her from her videos, and she signed a management deal with them in 2014. The following year, she released her debut single "Here". The song, from the perspective of someone at a party who secretly hates being there ([[WriteWhatYouKnow based on a real-life experience]] where she attended a disastrous house party) became a SleeperHit in the US, peaking at #5 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and has been dubbed a wallflower anthem.

She has also been involved in notable collaborations, namely working with Music/{{Zedd}} on the single "Stay" and featuring alongside Music/{{Khalid}} on Music/{{Logic}}'s song "1-800-273-8255", both in 2017.

!!I ask myself what am I troping here?

-->--'''"Here"'''

Alessia Caracciolo (born July 11, 1996), better-known as Alessia Cara, is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She is currently best-known for her SleeperHit debut single "Here", which has been dubbed a [[ShrinkingViolet wallflower]] anthem. She released an EP, ''Four Pink Walls'', on August 26, 2015, with her debut album, ''Know-It-All'' releasing on November 13, 2015. In 2016, she was tapped to sing the credits version of "How Far I'll Go" from WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}. In 2020, she made her acting debut as Jane in the Netflix animated film ''WesternAnimation/TheWilloughbys''; she sings that movie's theme, "I Choose", as well.

'''Discography'''

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Inverted. Loves wearing shoes often (see "All Women Love Shoes" above) even with outfits one would not expect to; according to frustrated foot enthusiast swiftie1 over at Wikifeet: [[https://www.wikifeet.com/Alessia_Cara "I swear this girl takes showers with socks on!"]]

* BittersweetSeventeen: "Seventeen":

* BilingualBonus: Can speak English and Italian; has recorded some songs in Italian; [[https://www.complex.com/music/2015/07/alessia-cara-here-interview Italian was her first language, she learned and spoke that before English.]]

** The first song off her second album also opens with a cameo'd line from her father.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Inverted. Loves wearing shoes often (see "All Women Love Shoes" above); according to frustrated foot enthusiast swiftie1 over at Wikifeet: [[https://www.wikifeet.com/Alessia_Cara "I swear this girl takes showers with socks on!"]]
* GenreShift: Her first album was very urban/R&B, whereas her second album and later releases have been trended towards a more general pop, pop-rockish sound.
* NeverBareheaded: Loves to wear hats of all sorts. Notably, early in her career, she'd often be seen wearing a beanie; [[http://web.archive.org/web/20211021032850if_/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ED0gKACX4AArE4b?format=jpg&name=large her band's logo is a drawing of her wearing her "beanie low"]] as referenced in her song "Here":

->''Excuse me if I seem a little unimpressed with this\\
An anti-social pessimist\\
But usually I don't mess with this\\
And I know you mean only the best\\

Somewhere with my people we can kick it and just listen\\

* CriticalDissonance: "Scars to Your Beautiful" was criticized by many as being shallow and cliche'd, but it's arguably her most popular song, with many fans saying it helped bring them solace and comfort.

* {{Sidekick}}: Her "bestie" [[https://www.instagram.com/livaita/?hl=en Olivia "Liv" Aita]], who has featured in one of her music videos, a song, and [[https://twitter.com/wishyoulovee/status/1505725926516088834 tours with her on stage]].

* {{Sidekick}}: Her "bestie" Olivia "Liv" Aita, who has featured in one of her music videos, a song, and [[https://twitter.com/wishyoulovee/status/1505725926516088834 tours with her on stage]].

* {{Sidekick}}: Her "bestie" Liv Aita, who has featured in one of her music videos, a song, and [[https://twitter.com/wishyoulovee/status/1505725926516088834 tours with her on stage]].

* Sidekick: Her "bestie" Liv Aita, who has featured in one of her music videos, a song, and [[https://twitter.com/wishyoulovee/status/1505725926516088834 tours with her on stage]].