Alessia Cara is a Canadian singer and songwriter from Brampton, Ontario, a city just outside of Toronto. She was born Alessia Caracciolo on July 11, 1996. As a child, she wrote poetry and did theater. At the age of 10 she began playing guitar and taught herself how to play various songs. At the age of 13 she began her own YouTube channel where she posted covers of songs that she performed. After graduating from high school, Cara didn't go straight ...