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Growing Pains As a 22 year old Grammy award winning artist from Brampton Ontario, growing pains are part of the process. But, that doesn’t mean Alessia Cara can’t take those experiences and turn them into her second studio album, which debuted at 21 on the Canadian Billboards.
Cara released The Pains of Growing in November 2018, and is now on tour with another Canadian superstar, Shawn Mendes, before setting off on a tour of her own. She’s also had the opportunity to perform alongside Taylor Swift, and tour with Coldplay. Even though her journey is just getting started, Cara has already realized the importance of putting her personal
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emotion into all of her songs. She pushes herself to take more control of the songwriting process to genuinely connect with her fans. It’s this realness and vulnerability that has won her a worldwide fan base. We sat down with Cara to chat about her new music and her Canadian tour, which she’s kickstarting in the Nation’s Capital on May 11th.
