Alessia Cara

Alessia Cara

Known for
Acting
Born
July 11, 1996 (age 30)
Birthplace
Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Biography

Alessia Caracciolo, known professionally as Alessia Cara, is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She began posting covers of songs on YouTube at age 13. After uploading acoustic covers of songs such as "Love Yourself" and "Sweater Weather" online, she signed with EP Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings in 2014 and released her debut single, "Here", the following year. It peaked at number 19 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart and was a sleeper hit in the US, peaking at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Known For

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Filmography

2026
Alessia Cara: Giant Desk Concert poster

Alessia Cara: Giant Desk Concert

Movie · as Herself

2024
Rock, Paper, Scissors poster

Rock, Paper, Scissors

TV · as Lolly (voice) · 2 eps

2022
Making 'In The Meantime' poster

Making 'In The Meantime'

Movie · as Herself

2022
Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs The World poster

Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs The World

TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep

2021
Yearly Departed poster

Yearly Departed

Movie · as Self

2021
Alessia Cara: Live From Niagara Falls poster

Alessia Cara: Live From Niagara Falls

Movie · as Self

2021
The Queen Family Singalong poster

The Queen Family Singalong

Movie · as Self

2021
That's My Jam poster

That's My Jam

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2021
Blade Runner: Black Lotus poster

Blade Runner: Black Lotus

TV · as Selene (voice) · 2 eps

2021
Star Académie poster

Star Académie

TV · as Self - Guest Artist · 1 ep

2020
The Willoughbys poster

The Willoughbys

Movie · as Jane Willoughby (voice)

2020
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble poster

Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble

Movie · as Self

2020
Ride the Wind poster

Ride the Wind

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2019
The Other Two poster

The Other Two

TV · as Alessia Cara · 1 ep

2018
Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute poster

Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute

Movie · as Self

2018
iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2018 poster

iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2018

Movie · as Self

2018
The Launch poster

The Launch

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2018
American Idol poster

American Idol

TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep

2016
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Celebration poster

Disney Parks Magical Christmas Celebration

Movie · as Self

2016
Greatest Hits

Greatest Hits

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live poster

Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live

Movie · as Self - Musical Guest

2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 2 eps

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self - Musical Guest, Self - Guest · 4 eps

2014
Undateable poster

Undateable

TV · as Alessia Cara · 1 ep

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

2013
Radio Disney Music Awards poster

Radio Disney Music Awards

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2010
BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge poster

BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 3 eps

1999
Teen Choice Awards poster

Teen Choice Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep

1997
Glastonbury poster

Glastonbury

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1994
MTV Europe Music Awards poster

MTV Europe Music Awards

TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep

1992
Morgenmagazin poster

Morgenmagazin

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1992
Later... with Jools Holland poster

Later... with Jools Holland

TV · 1 ep

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1984
MTV Video Music Awards poster

MTV Video Music Awards

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1979
Allsång på Skansen poster

Allsång på Skansen

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1975
Austin City Limits poster

Austin City Limits

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

1974
American Music Awards poster

American Music Awards

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 2 eps

1959
The Grammys poster

The Grammys

TV · as Self · 2 eps