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    Alessia Cara: Everything You Need To Know About The Best New Artist 2018 Grammy Winner

    Alessia Cara just became the first Canadian musician to win a Best New Artist Grammy. Here's everything you need to know about the rising star.

    1. 1. Where is Alessia Cara from?

      Alessia Cara is a Grammy Award winning recording artist from Brampton, Ontario Canada. photo via Getty/Tim Boyles

    2. 2. What is Alessia Cara's real name?

      Alessia Cara was born Alessia Caracciolo on July 11, 1996. Caracciolo is an Italian surname.

    3. 3. What is Alessia Cara’s ethnicity?

      Alessia Cara’s parents are of Italian descent. Her father is Canadian born, while her mother immigrated to Canada.

    4. 4. Does Alessia Cara speak Italian?

      Alessia’s Italian heritage is very important to her. Alessia has confirmed in interviews and on social media that she does speak Italian as well as the Calabrese dialect.

    5. 5. Does Alessia Cara have a Grammy?

      Alessia Cara has one Grammy. On January 28, 2018 Alessia Cara earned a Grammy award for Best New Artist. She is the first Canadian to win a Grammy in this category. She posted about her win on Twitter, saying, “I’ll never quite process it but thank u for ur continuous love and support and belief in me.” photo via Getty/Michael Loccisano;

    6. 6. When was Alessia Cara signed?

      In 2014, Alessia Cara landed a record contract with Def Jam imprint, EP Entertainment. Her single, “Here” was the first song to garner Alessia Cara international acclaim. It came to be known as the quintessential loner anthem, with Spotify naming it the viral song of 2015. Her EP, Four Pink Walls, was released in 2015, followed by her debut LP, Know-It-All, later that year.

    7. 7. Alessia Cara and Logic

      Alessia achieved further mainstream success after her duet with rapper Logic. The pair performed their suicide prevention song "1-800-273-8255" with Khalid at the 2017 MTV VMAs and the 2018 Grammy Awards. photo via Getty/Kevin Winter

    8. 8. Does Alessia Cara have tattoos?

      Alessia Cara has a sail boat tattoo on her wrist. photo via Getty/Isaac Brekken

    9. 9. Alessia Cara talks about her synaesthesia

      Alessia Cara confirmed that she has synaesthesia, telling UMusic, “for me, it was just a natural pairing to my music. Everything audible was visual to me—and it still is. It’s kind of cool to listen back and see, well, this song feels kind of purple or this song feels this way.” Synaesthesia is a neurological condition where one sense is also perceived by another sense (i.e. people might hear a sounds and see different colours associated with that sound). photo via UMusic

    10. 10. How tall is Alessia Cara?

      Alessia Cara is 5 foot 1 inch tall. via Getty/Tim Boyles

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