Alessia Caracciolo was born July 11, 1996 in Brampton, Ontario. At the young age of 22, she has already released two full-length albums and won a Grammy! More on that later…Source: Larry Marano /Getty Images Entertainment/ Getty Images
Italian Background
Cara’s family is from Calabria, in Southern Italy. Her father was born in Canada to Italian parents, and her mother is an Italian immigrant. She also speaks Italian.Source: Angelafoto / E+/ Getty Images
An Early Start
Cara began writing poetry and doing theatre in school. She took up the guitar when she was just 10, and started her YouTube channel soon after. She was discovered after posting acoustic covers to that YouTube channel.Source: Jeff Hahne /Getty Images Entertainment/ Getty Images
Record Breaker at 21
In January of 2018, Cara became the first Canadian artist to win the Grammy award for Best New Artist. She is also thought to be among the youngest artists to ever headline the Grey Cup Half time show (aged 21, in 2018). Only Justin Bieber was younger (aged 18 in 2012).Source: DON EMMERT / AFP/ Getty Images
What’s with the suit?
When Cara released “Growing Pains” in June of 2018, many wondered about the significance of the quirky, oversized business suit she wore. She was also questioned about the suit after wearing it on live TV for an appearance on “Today”. "It's like an artistic way of symbolizing the idea of growing up. Sometimes you kind of feel like you're drowning and you feel like you're not ready for the roles life throws at you so this was my way of symbolizing it in an artistic way," she explained.Source: picture alliance / picture alliance/ Getty Images
