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Alessia Cara is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She gained popularity with her debut single "Here" and has since released successful albums and singles. Cara's music often explores themes of self-acceptance, empowerment, and social issues. She is known for her soulful voice and introspective lyrics. Cara has won multiple awards, including a Grammy Award for Best New Artist, and her music resonates with a wide audience.

I've never been one to crave attention, which I know means that this is probably the worst career to pick. I get anxious even when people come up to me for pictures sometimes. That's the one thing that makes me hesitant about my future. But I love music too much to not do it.

It's amazing: it's so cool being from Brampton, Ontario, and being able to travel the world and being embraced by so many countries.

I'm a fan of real singers. I just gravitate toward... -Alessia Cara

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

I'd never make something pointless that I don't be... -Alessia Cara

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

Beauty comes in all forms. It's not just external;... -Alessia Cara

Beauty comes in all forms. It's not just external; it's internal as well.

When I was really young, I was convinced I wanted to be a visual artist. I would paint and draw and make crafts.

People want to create something bigger for themselves, and making up drama that isn't there gives people the impression that they have haters. It's all for attention so it looks like they are important.

'Wild Things' is saying, 'I don't have to belong anywhere. This is where I belong.' It's a place in the back of my mind that I created, and it's cool, and I love it here.

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.

I wanted to get through high school anonymously.... -Alessia Cara

I wanted to get through high school anonymously.

When I was eight, I told my best friend I got a Hi... -Alessia Cara

When I was eight, I told my best friend I got a Hilary Duff autograph, but I just signed it myself.

I really want to speak for young women, especially because I feel like we're constantly brainwashed in everyday life.

Once you put songs out, they're not yours anymore.... -Alessia Cara

Once you put songs out, they're not yours anymore. They're everyone else's.

I think all teenagers feel a lot of things at once... -Alessia Cara

I think all teenagers feel a lot of things at once; everything's going crazy in our brain.

I was always so scared to sing in front of people.... -Alessia Cara

I was always so scared to sing in front of people. That was kind of my weird thing.

As a young girl, I'm always going to have to work a bit harder to prove myself; that's just reality. But having to work harder makes me feel like girls are stronger, too.

I didn't start writing songs, honestly, until I started making my album. I was always doing poetry, but I never thought I could write songs. I discouraged myself and thought it was so hard. But starting this process and learning just what it is to be a songwriter and performer taught me that you don't have to feel discouraged about anything.

Often, as teens, we think we know everything, but actually we're just trying to figure life out, and we don't know much at all.

Talent is talent, but fashion is separate, and it ... -Alessia Cara

Talent is talent, but fashion is separate, and it shouldn't be used to judge me as a singer.

I just want to keep my normal life for as long as ... -Alessia Cara

I just want to keep my normal life for as long as possible.

I don't put the focus on things that don't matter.... -Alessia Cara

I don't put the focus on things that don't matter.

In second grade, I told a bunch of kids there was a homeless person living between the portable classrooms outside our school. It caused panic, and the principal had to announce on the P.A. system that no one was living there. I pretended I didn't know who started the rumor.

I think fame is such a scary thing, and it's something I can never understand. It's terrifying, but it's the only way I get to do what I love every day, you know?

Success is when you see something, and you say, 'I want to do that,' and then you do it. It's being happy with what you do and doing what you love every day.

I'm not a fitness model; I'm just a singer. If peo... -Alessia Cara

I'm not a fitness model; I'm just a singer. If people focus on that, that's what I care about.

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.

I've never really aspired to the spotlight; I just wanted to do music, which is kind of weird because music comes with that spotlight.

I am stubborn enough to know not to change myself.... -Alessia Cara

I am stubborn enough to know not to change myself.

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.

I'm unpolished, I guess.... -Alessia Cara

I'm unpolished, I guess.

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