Alessia Caracciolo (Italian pronunciation: [a?l?ssja ka?ratt?olo]; born July 11, 1996), better known as Alessia Cara, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, producer and director. She is signed to EP Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings and is best known for “Here”, her debut single from her debut album, Know-It-All, released November 13, 2015. A sleeper hit, the song reached the top 5 in the United States and the top 20 in Canada.Prior to her work with EP and Def Jam, Cara was known for her acoustic song covers on YouTube.