What is Alessia Cara's net worth?
Alessia Cara is a Canadian singer-songwriter with a net worth of $4 million. She is known for hits like "Scars To Your Beautiful," "Stay," and "Here." Combining pop with R&B influences, Alessia has received critical acclaim, including four Grammy nominations and winning Best New Artist in 2018. Her inspirations include Lauryn Hill, Amy Winehouse, Drake, and Taylor Swift.
Early Life
Born Alessia Caracciolo on July 11, 1996, in Mississauga, Ontario, Alessia Cara grew up in Brampton. She attended Cardinal Ambrozic Catholic Secondary School and is of Italian descent. Her mother is an Italian immigrant, and her father is Canadian-born to Italian parents from Calabria. Alessia is fluent in Italian.
From a young age, Cara was passionate about poetry and theater. She started playing guitar at age 10 and taught herself to play songs. At 13, she began a YouTube channel, posting covers of popular songs. Notably, she looked up to Justin Bieber as a career model.
Music Career
Alessia gained popularity from her YouTube covers, quickly going viral with renditions of "Love Yourself" and "Sweater Weather." This led to a deal with EP Entertainment in July 2014. Her debut single, "Here," released the next year, peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her debut album, "Know-It-All," reached No. 8 on the Canadian Albums Chart and No. 9 on the Billboard 200.
In 2016, Cara supported Coldplay on their "A Head Full of Dreams" tour in Europe and North America and performed at Glastonbury Festival.
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In 2017, she was the musical guest on "Saturday Night Live" and released "Stay" with Zedd, now seven-times platinum in Canada. That year, she also featured on "1-800-273-8255" with Khalid and Logic, a song promoting suicide prevention.
Her second album, "The Pains of Growing," released on November 30, 2018, debuted at No. 1 on the US iTunes Pop Charts within hours.
In 2021, Cara collaborated with The Warning on a cover of "Enter Sandman" for "The Metallica Blacklist" charity album, which was used in the "Marvel's Midnight Suns" game trailer. She also released her third album, "In the Meantime," to critical acclaim, noted for its introspection and vulnerability.
In August 2023, Cara announced on Twitter that she is working on her fourth studio album.
Awards and Accolades
Alessia Cara won the Best New Artist Grammy in 2018, making her the first Canadian artist to receive this honor, despite facing backlash from some fans. "Here" was highlighted by Cosmopolitan as a must-hear and included in Billboard's "20 Pop Songs You Need For Your Summer Playlist" in 2015. Rolling Stone ranked "Here" at number 21 in their year-end list of the 50 best songs of 2015.
Her second album, "The Pains of Growing," won the Juno Award for Album of the Year and Pop Album of the Year. She also received the Juno Award for Songwriter of the Year, and her "Growing Pains" music video was nominated for Best Cinematography at the MTV VMAs. Cara performed at the 106th Grey Cup halftime show in 2018.
She won Song of the Year and Record of the Year at the 2019 Latin Grammys for her collaboration with Juanes on "Querer Mejor."
Personal Life
Cara resides in Toronto, Canada, holding dual citizenship in Canada and Italy. She has synesthesia, a neurological condition causing simultaneous sensory experiences, as well as keratosis pilaris and alopecia areata. Open about her mental health struggles and insomnia, Cara is a strong advocate for mental health awareness.
