# Sera (singer)

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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Sera
| image             = SERA de Bruin Z952021.jpg
| caption           = De Bruin performing in 2025
| birth_date        = 11 May 1994
| birth_place       = [Sliedrecht](/source/Sliedrecht), Netherlands
| genre             = [Pop music](/source/Pop_music)
| instrument        = 
| label             = [Universal Music](/source/Universal_Music)
| website           = https://www.sera-music.com/
}}

'''Sera de Bruin''' (born 11 May 1994), known simply as '''Sera''',<ref name="Sera Top 40-artiesten">{{Cite web |title=Sera {{!}} Top 40-artiesten |url=https://www.top40.nl/top40-artiesten/sera |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=Top40.nl |language=nl}}</ref> is a Dutch singer and songwriter from [Sliedrecht](/source/Sliedrecht).<ref name="AD.nl">{{Cite web |last=Den Toom |first=Jelle |date=24 May 2020 |title=Sera droomde van een eigen frietzaak, maar werkt nu aan een internationale zangcarrière |url=https://www.ad.nl/dordrecht/sera-droomde-van-een-eigen-frietzaak-maar-werkt-nu-aan-een-internationale-zangcarriere~aa9614c2/ |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=AD.nl}}</ref>

== Early life ==
De Bruin was born to a Dutch mother and a father of Turkish descent. She has a brother and sister.<ref name="AD.nl" /> Her father died unexpectedly when she was twelve.<ref name="Sera Top 40-artiesten"/>

== Career ==
De Bruin became famous for videos on [Instagram](/source/Instagram) and [TikTok](/source/TikTok) in which she covers songs by other artists in her car.<ref name="AD.nl" /> Her video in which she sang "[Dance Monkey](/source/Dance_Monkey)" by [ones and I](/source/Tones_and_I) achieved millions of views.<ref name="Sera Top 40-artiesten"/>

Her videos came to the attention of, among others, Georgina Rodriguez, the partner of [Cristiano Ronaldo](/source/Cristiano_Ronaldo), who invited her to perform at the footballer's birthday.<ref name="Sera Top 40-artiesten"/> [Justin Bieber](/source/Justin_Bieber) also discovered her and asked her to participate during a session on [Instagram live](/source/Instagram_live). They sang a duet there. As a result, De Bruin was also asked to perform on radio and television, including at ''[De Wereld Draait Door](/source/De_Wereld_Draait_Door)''.

De Bruin signed with the record label [Universal Music](/source/Universal_Music_Group). Her debut single, "Only Us", was released in July 2021. She participated in the television programme ''[Beste Zangers](/source/Beste_Zangers)'' in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-06 |title=Kijkers Beste Zangers geraakt door emotioneel verhaal Sera: 'Ik huil' |url=https://www.rtl.nl/boulevard/entertainment/artikel/5474129/kijkers-beste-zangers-geraakt-emotioneel-verhaal-sera-de |access-date=2025-12-15 |website=RTL.nl |language=nl}}</ref> In 2024, her song "Head Held High" reached number 1870 in the [Top 2000](/source/Top_2000).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-12 |title=Head Held High van Sera uit 2023 in Top 2000 |url=https://www.top2000nl.com/head-held-high-sera-top-2000/ |access-date=2025-12-15 |website=Top 2000 |language=nl-NL}}</ref>

== Discography ==
=== Singles ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Title
! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Year
! colspan="3" scope="col" |Peak chart positions<ref name="Sera Top 40-artiesten" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Sera |url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sera#charts |website=Ultratop.be |access-date=9 January 2026 |language=nl}}</ref>
! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" |[NLD<br>(40)](/source/Dutch_Top_40)
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" |[NLD<br>(100)](/source/Dutch_Single_Top_100)
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" |[BEL<br>(FL)](/source/Ultratop)
|-
! scope="row" |"Only Us"
| rowspan="2" |2021
|28
|68
|—
| rowspan="5" |''The Journey''
|-
! scope="row" |"Take a Chance"
|30
|95
|—
|-
! scope="row" |"Head Held High"
|2022
|9
|36
|—
|-
! scope="row" |"Best Friend"
| rowspan="3" |2023
|36
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" |"Stay (Never Leave)" <br><small>(with [Kris Kross Amsterdam](/source/Kris_Kross_Amsterdam) and [Conor Maynard](/source/Conor_Maynard))</small>
|3
|17
|24
|-
! scope="row" |"I Can't Be the Only One" <br><small>(with [YouNotUs](/source/YouNotUs))</small>
|27
|—
|—
|{{Non-album single}}
|-
! scope="row" |"Hurt Me"
| rowspan="2" |2024
|31
|—
|—
|''The Journey''
|-
! scope="row" |"Could Have Been Us" <br><small>(with [Douwe Bob](/source/Douwe_Bob))</small>
|28
|—
|—
| rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles}}
|-
! scope="row" |"[Don't Leave (Kylie)](/source/Kylie_(song))" <br><small>(with [Akcent](/source/Akcent) and [Misha Miller](/source/Misha_Miller))</small>
|2025
|—
|—
|—
|}

== References ==
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Category:1994 births
Category:Living people
Category:Dutch singers
Category:Dutch pop singers
Category:Dutch people of Turkish descent
Category:21st-century Dutch women singers

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