-Last time you were here was with Juanes.
-Yes. -And you did --
The first time, I think, you performed it live on our show.
-Yeah, yeah. We did a song together.
"Querer Mejor," it's called.
-"Mejor." -Yeah.
-And you got -- Is it -- What is that first one?
-Querer. Mejor. -Querer. Mejor.
-You got nominated for two Latin Grammys for that.
-Yeah. Crazy. [ Cheers and applause ]
Crazy. -How cool is that?
-Very cool. It was my first time ever singing in Spanish.
And I had no idea I was even going to, like, you know,
be part of an awards show like that.
It was so cool. It was such an honor. I'm like, "Whoa!"
-Last year, you won a Grammy for Best New Artist.
-Yeah. -And you --
[ Cheers and applause ]
Well deserved. -Thank you.
-Where does that -- Where does that sit in your house?
-My parents actually made, like, a --
It looks like a weird, like, shrine, mural type thing
of, like -- like, just, like, above the fireplace.
It's, like, on a mantel on the fireplace
among, like, other awards,
you know, that me and my brother collected when we were kids,
like, for soccer and, like, other stuff.
-So your Grammy is next to, like, a soccer trophy?
-Yeah. Like, my dad's old soccer trophies, my brother's.
There's one, like, gymnastics award
that I had from my gymnastics class.
-What did you win an award for?
-This is actually -- This is funny.
This is a really funny story.
I did gymnastics when I was like 7 years old.
I was horrible at it. Like, horrible at it.
And at the end of, like, every gymnastics year,
like, you have a recital -- which I'll get to,
because that's the meat of the story.
But, um -- There was, like, a little --
They do, like, a little awards ceremony for all the kids.
Right? And I was like 7 years old.
They gave away awards to, like, the other students in the class
for, like, best posture or, like, balance-beam technique.
And then they gave me the award for best attitude.
[ Laughs ] I'm not kidding. -Oh, no.
-It was, like, so bad. -That's not an award.
That's not an award. -I know.
It was like, "You suck, but, like, your personality..."
-Yeah. Best attitude. -Best attitude.
-Oh, my gosh. -It's hilarious.
-So that's the trophy that's next to your Grammy?
-Yeah, it's, like, a little medal,
and then the Grammy is right there.
-So what would you do when you went on the recital?
-I have a video of it, because you guys have to see it.
Thankfully my godfather was there,
and he took a video, like, on VHS.
But I was -- I had, like, crazy stage fright as a kid.
Like, even now, I still get nervous.
I'm going to throw up, like, just being in this chair.
I'm really nervous.
So there was a point in the recital --
We did this whole routine. I was kind of --
You could tell I was starting to get nervous.
But then there was a part where all of us had to get in line,
and we all do a cartwheel and then move
and move on and go to the back of the line.
So there's this video clip that I want to show you.
I brought it, 'cause it's so funny. It gets to my turn.
And I start seeing the girl in front of me do a cartwheel,
and you can start seeing, like, the panic in my face.
I'm, like, tugging at my little, like, leotard,
and I'm, like, getting really nervous.
And I realize I don't know how to do a cartwheel.
And I'm supposed to do a cartwheel.
So you see me turn to, like, my instructor being like,
"I don't know what to do." And she goes, "You got to go.
Just do anything."
And then you see me in the video go, "Anything?"
And she's like, "Anything." So -- And then --
You have to see what I do, 'cause it's the most horrible
move of all time.
It's, like, not even gymnastics.
-Here's the never-before-seen footage
of Alessia Cara attempting gymnastics.
Take a look at this.
♪♪
-Here I am. Look at the panic. The panic, panic, panic.
I'm like, "Oh, my God.
Anything?"
Look at what I do. What is that?!
What is that?
[ Cheers and applause ]
What is that?
♪♪
-"Anything? I don't know what to do."
Okay, what's -- Is this something?"
-the second time when I put my hands up...
-It was so cute. Oh, my gosh.
You're like, "It's kind of more
something official if I put my hands up.
-Yeah, if I put my hands up. -Oh, my gosh. That is the best.
-I can't believe I have that on video. So funny.
-You're about to start this giant tour, buddy.
-Yes. -Are you nervous about this?
Are you excited about this? -Very nervous and excited.
-Both.
-It starts October 21st in Boston.
-October 21st. -Yeah.
-In Boston. -Yeah.
-Great city. -Yeah, I know.
The crowds are always really good.
-You just came off the tour with Shawn Mendes.
-I did. -Our buddy Shawn.
-Yeah. Whoo. [ Cheers and applause ]
-Last time you were here, we were talking about
how when you opened up for Coldplay,
you pranked them with one of the best pranks
I've ever heard in my life.
She cut open a giant Teddy bear,
took the stuffing out, and got inside the Teddy bear,
and sat in the -- -And I sat there.
-Sat in the room with Coldplay
and then got up and attacked them.
-And scared them. All at the same time.
-I can't believe that you did -- -I know.
-I can't believe you pulled that off.
You got inside a Teddy bear? -I got inside a Teddy bear.
We just took the stuffing out of it.
-Did you punk -- Did you punk Shawn Mendes?
-Um, n-- We tried.
Like, my band tried to prank his band.
-Yeah. -And, like, it did not work.
-It just flopped. -It wasn't the same.
-Yeah, I think -- I think our days of pranking are over.
-It's over, it's done. -We tried to turn everything
upside down in the dressing room.
Like, we're like, "It's going to be so much fun."
And we were waiting outside the door, like, filming,
waiting for them to come in and see everything upside down,
and, like -- and they just didn't react.
And we're like, "We did that."
They're like, "Oh, who did this?"
And I'm like -- -"Gotcha!
Did we get that on tape? We did? How sad."
-I think we can't top the Coldplay thing.
-That was amazing. That's one of the most epic things ever.
-Thanks. -I want to talk about "October."
-Yes. -It's a beautiful song.
-Thanks. -I love it.
But it started this whole thing, because you have a line in there
like, "I hope we never see October."
-Mm-hmm. Yeah. -You're anti-October?
Kind of.
-I don't want to say anti-October.
-No, of course. -I mean, kind of anti-October.
-You don't like October? -I just think, like,
what it represents is what I have an issue with.
Because it's like kind of like --
It just reminds me of, like, the death of things.
And, like, when you don't --
Like, you know how people say, like, "Cuddle season."
When you don't have anyone to cuddle with,
it's just kind of cold. All you see is, like, leaves dying.
[ Audience awws ] Aww.
-I'm with you. I'm not -- -You know what I'm saying?
-I'm not 100% on board with October.
-Yeah, like, you see leaves falling, dying.
-They keep changing the name. -It's cold.
-They call it, like, Rocktober
to try to make it cool and young.
-Yeah. It's not. -Like, "Hey, it's Rocktober."
It's like, "Oh, don't try. You're trying too hard."
Spook-tober is what I saw the other day.
-Spook-tober. -That makes no sense.
-That doesn't even rhyme. -It doesn't rhyme. It's awful.
I don't get that at all. Spook-tober?
-Awful. -That's how lame that month is,
that they have to change the name of it.
-They have to, like, make it -- Wrap it in pretty paper.
-I follow you on Instagram, and I saw this photo.
-Oh, yeah. -When you see October.
You have a grossed-out face and with all pumpkins.
When you see October. But all your fans now
are, like, going like, "Yeah, cancel October!"
-Yeah, they're like, "October doesn't exist now
because Alessia canceled it."
Like, they're really -- They really think I hate it.
-No, you're not that serious about it, no.
-I know. Not that serious. -No.
Congrats on this record here. This EP, "This Summer."
[ Cheers and applause ] -Thank you very much.