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Alessia Cara

Canadian Musician

Born: Jul 11, 1996

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I first picked up a guitar when I was ten years old; my parents surprised me with it for my tenth birthday. I started taking lessons when I was thirteen, but only for a few months, and then I just kept teaching myself. Alessia Cara

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I think that my music is really empowering. I just want people to know - especially young people, but really everyone - that you don't have to be so caught up in what everyone else is thinking. You don't have to be the coolest, most popular person. You can just be you and be vulnerable. Alessia Cara

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I was always told that music isn't a 'realistic' path to take, and like a normal human being, I doubted myself over and over because I was afraid of failure. Alessia Cara

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YouTube is my first love. Alessia Cara

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I was too shy to do any vocal lessons or go to choirs; I just didn't want to be seen doing it. It's something that I kept to myself. I started easing into it, and I started doing talent shows, and YouTube really helped with that, too. Alessia Cara

Frank Ocean would be incredible; I'd love to be a sponge and absorb everything he says. Every song he puts out, I'm like, 'Why didn't I think of this?' Alessia Cara

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I always find power in struggles. You end up a lot happier that way. Alessia Cara

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In late elementary school, early high school, I started losing my hair in chunks in the shower. It was one of the scariest things. It got to the point where it was visibly gone. Alessia Cara

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That's all I ever wanted to do: put out music from the heart that people could relate to. Alessia Cara

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I was one of those weird kids who didn't really speak or smile. I remember my teachers would call home and ask if everything was fine at home because I would never smile. Then I got into this phase, from maybe fourth to eighth grade, where my personality just did a 180. Alessia Cara

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I'm really in touch with my Italian roots. My mom's whole side of the family is there. Alessia Cara

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As a female and someone who's young, I'm still coming into my own, and I still have struggles. I know how I look; I know what my flaws are - I don't need anybody to tell me that. Alessia Cara

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I grew up in this little city called Brampton. It's pretty suburban - there's not a lot going on. In my neighbourhood, specifically, there weren't a lot of other kids so I would just spend a lot of time inside. Alessia Cara

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I was always singing around the house, even when I was two years old. Alessia Cara

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I'm a fan of real singers. I just gravitate towards that. Alessia Cara

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The biggest critics are in the comments online. People are so judgmental of me. It's like, 'Why is she wearing this?' or 'Why isn't she wearing that?' or 'Why does she talk like that?' That's the worst because they're judging for no reason. Alessia Cara

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I'd never make something pointless that I don't believe in. I don't think I could do it. Alessia Cara

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When I was shopping around trying to get signed, I made it a point to say, 'This is who I am.' I dress the way I normally dress, and I just wanted to find a label that would accept me for that. Alessia Cara

It's hard to consider myself one when a lot of my fans and people who are calling me a role model are people my age and sometimes older than me. I feel like they're at the same walk of life that I'm in right now, and they can probably teach me things about life, too. Alessia Cara

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