Question 1

Does Alessia Cara write her own songs?

Accepted Answer

Yes, every one. She is credited as a writer on all 57 tracks across her four studio albums, and six of those she wrote with no co-writer at all.

Question 2

Who wrote "Here"?

Accepted Answer

Alessia Cara with Pop Wansel, Oak Felder, Sebastian Kole and their co-writers. It reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100.

Question 3

Who wrote "Scars to Your Beautiful"?

Accepted Answer

Alessia Cara with Coleridge Tillman, Warren Felder and Andrew Wansel. It reached number eight on the Hot 100.

Question 4

How many albums has Alessia Cara released?

Accepted Answer

Four: Know-It-All in 2015, The Pains of Growing in 2018, In the Meantime in 2021 and Love & Hyperbole in 2025.

Question 5

Which album sold the most?

Accepted Answer

Know-It-All, certified double platinum by the RIAA in November 2025 for over two million album-equivalent units, and triple platinum in Canada.

Question 6

Has she won a Grammy?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Best New Artist in 2018, which made her the first Canadian artist to win that award. She has four nominations in total.

Question 7

Which songs did she write alone?

Accepted Answer

Six across the catalogue, five of them on The Pains of Growing and one on Know-It-All. Everything else has at least one co-writer.

Question 8

Who does she write with most?

Accepted Answer

Sebastian Kole and Coleridge Tillman on nine tracks each, Jon Levine on nine, and the Pop & Oak team of Andrew Wansel and Warren Felder on six.

Question 9

What is her real name?

Accepted Answer

Alessia Caracciolo, born in Mississauga, Ontario in 1996.

Question 10

Which of her songs charted highest as a guest?

Accepted Answer

"Stay" with Zedd reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100, and Logic's "1-800-273-8255", featuring her and Khalid, reached number three.