Alessia Cara

Alessia Cara, born Alessia Caracciolo on 11 July 1996 in Mississauga, Ontario, is an Italian-Canadian singer, songwriter and actress. Her music, released through Def Jam Recordings and EP Entertainment since her career began in July 2014, spans pop, contemporary R&B, indie pop and soul, and she plays guitar, ukulele, piano and keyboards. She won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards in 2018 and the MTV Europe Music Award for Best World Stage Performance the same year. She had about 1.22 million followers on X in February 2023.