Alessia Cara is a person.
Alessia Caracciolo ( [ aˈlɛssja kaˈrattʃolo ] ; born July 11 , 1996 ) , professionally known as Alessia Cara , is a Canadian singer and songwriter . In 2017 , Cara collaborated with producer Zedd to create the single `` Stay '' , which has since reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 , making it her third top ten song .