Sera de Bruin
Sera de Bruin | |
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Sera de Bruin performing in 2025 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | SERA |
| Born | 11 May 1994 |
| Genres | Pop music |
| Labels | Universal Music |
| Website | https://www.sera-music.com/ |
Sera de Bruin (born 11 May 1994), known by the stage name SERA,[1] is a Dutch singer and songwriter from Sliedrecht.[2]
Early life
De Bruin comes was born to a Dutch mother and a father of Turkish descent. She has a brother and sister.[2] Her father died unexpectedly when she was twelve.[3]
Career
De Bruin became famous for videos she shares on Instagram and TikTok in which she sang songs by other artists from the car.[2] Her video in which she sang "Dance Monkey" by ones and I achieved millions of views.[4]
Her videos came to the attention of, among others, Georgina Rodriguez, the partner of Cristiano Ronaldo, who invited her to perform at the footballer's birthday.[5] Justin Bieber also discovered her and asked her to participate during a session on Instagram live. They sang a duet there. As a result, De Bruin was also allowed to perform on radio and television, including at De Wereld Draait Door.
De Bruin signed with the record label Universal Music. Her debut single, "Only Us," was released in July 2021. She participated in the television program Beste Zangers in 2024.[6]
Discography
Singles
| Song | Release | Album | Charts | Comments | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE (VL) | NL (Top 40) | NL (Top 100) | |||||||
| Peak | Weeks | Peak | Weeks | Peak | Weeks | ||||
| Only Us | July 16, 2021 | The Journey | — | — | 28 | 9 | 68 | 9 | Alarmschijf / Gold in the Netherlands |
| Take a Chance | November 23, 2021 | — | — | 30 | 8 | 95 | 2 | NPO Radio 2 TopSong | |
| Head Held High | December 30, 2022 | — | — | 9 | 23 | 36 | 25 | Gold in the Netherlands | |
| Best Friend | July 21, 2023 | — | — | 36 | 10 | — | — | Alarmschijf / 538 Favorite | |
| Stay (Never Leave) (with Kris Kross Amsterdam and Conor Maynard) | October 6, 2023 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 13 | Alarmschijf / 538 Favorite | |
| I Can't Be the Only One (with YouNotUs) | December 15, 2023 | — | — | — | 27 | 12 | — | — | Alarmschijf / 538 Favorite / Dance smash |
| Hurt Me | May 2, 2024 | The Journey | — | — | 31 | 7 | — | — | |
| Could Have Been Us (with Douwe Bob) | November 29, 2024 | — | 28 | 14 | Alarmschijf | ||||
| "Don't Leave (Kylie)" (with Akcent and Misha Miller) | July 31, 2025 | — | |||||||
NPO Radio 2 Top 2000
Sera de Bruin's only song, Head Held High, was in the NPO Radio 2 Top 2000 in 2024, at number 1870. The 2025 listings for this song and possibly for any songs listed for the first time have not yet been processed.[7]
References
- ^ "Sera | Top 40-artiesten". Top40.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ a b c Den Toom, Jelle (24 May 2020). "Sera droomde van een eigen frietzaak, maar werkt nu aan een internationale zangcarrière". AD.nl. Retrieved 19 December 2023. Cite error: The named reference "AD.nl" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "Sera | Top 40-artiesten". Top40.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ "Sera | Top 40-artiesten". Top40.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ "Sera | Top 40-artiesten". Top40.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ "Kijkers Beste Zangers geraakt door emotioneel verhaal Sera: 'Ik huil'". RTL.nl (in Dutch). 6 October 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ "Head Held High van Sera uit 2023 in Top 2000". Top 2000 (in Dutch). 12 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2025.