Serena Brancale

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Serena Brancale
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Brancale in 2024
Background information
Born (1989-05-04) 4 May 1989 (age 35)
Bari, Italy
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • keyboards
Years active2011–present
Labels

Serena Brancale (born 4 May 1989) [1] is an Italian singer-songwriter.

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Early life

Serena Brancale was born in Bari. Her father is a former footballer and her mother ran a music school. [2] She has a sister, Nicole. [3]

Her mother introduced her to the violin and piano as a child. [4] After studying advertising graphics at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Bari, Brancale received a degree in jazz singing from the Conservatory of Bari. [5] [6] At the age of 26, she moved to Rome. [3]

Career

In 2003, she played Annamaria in the film Mio cognato  [ it ]. [5]

She participated in the newcomers' section of the Sanremo Music Festival 2015 with her song "Galleggiare", which would also become the title of her first studio album. She released two studio albums, Vita da artista and Je so accussì in 2019 and 2022, respectively. [2]

In February 2024, she released "Baccalà", a Barese dialect single that went viral on TikTok in Italy. [7] That April, she performed "Baccalà" with Annalisa at the latter's concert in Bari. [8] She released two additional Barese dialect singles in 2024: "La zia" and "Stu cafè". [9] [10] In December 2024, she was announced by Carlo Conti as one of the participants in the Sanremo Music Festival 2025. [11] [12]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetails
Galleggiare
Vita da artista
Je sò accussì

Live albums

TitleDetails
Serena Brancale Live
  • Release date: 2011
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD

Singles

TitleYearAlbum
"Il gusto delle cose"2013Galleggiare
"La mia anima"
"Galleggiare"2015
"Pessime intenzioni"
(featuring Ghemon)		2022Je sò accussì
"Vieni a ballare in Puglia"Non-album singles
"Stù groove"
"Disordine"
(with FIAT131)		2023
"Andamento lento"
"Voglio di più"
(with Clementino)
"L'altra metà"
(with FIAT131)
"Baccalà"
(with Dropkick_m)		2024
"La zia"
(with Dropkick_m)
"Stu cafè"

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