"Every time I sing, it it's a reminder to myself that I have to be confident." — Alessia Cara

I've never really aspired to the spotlight; I just wanted to do music, which is kind of weird because music comes with that spotlight.

'Looking For Alaska' by John Green is a very great book. I feel like every teenage girl says John Green's 'Fault In Our Stars,' but 'Looking For Alaska' is better.

I wanted to get through high school anonymously.

I was a troublemaking kid.