TOApulian artist multifaceted and with a very powerful voice, Serena Brancale is also in the Big 30 this year competing at the Sanremo Festival with the song Here with me. A touching one love letter in music written for his deceased mother six years ago. After making Ariston dance in 2025 with Anema and CoreSerena she sheds her skin and is ready to show the more delicate side of her soul.
Serena Brancale at Sanremo 2026 with Here with me. Meaning and lyrics of the song
Serena Brancale returnsfor the second time in a row, competing in Sanremo with Here with mean intense and autobiographical song, dedicated to his mother Maria passed away six years ago. «This is the right year to talk about her» the singer said in a press note «I waited six years because I needed time to find the right words».
Like last year, Serena will take the stage with her sister Nicole Brancale conducting the orchestra. «It’s my good luck charm and with this song above all it couldn’t be missedI couldn’t imagine watching a person not linked to this song during the performance” declared Serena. The song highlights the singer’s vocal skills and jazz influencesin an emotional crescendo that promises thrills.
Serena Brancale. (Photo by Thom Rever)
Who is Serena Brancale: from jazz to pop with the blessing of Quincy Jones
Multi-instrumentalist, performer and composer, Serena Brancale was born in Bari in 1989 and over the years he has united the passion for soul, R&B and jazz to a marked propensity for experimentation and contamination. Classically trained and graduated in jazz singing at the Bari Conservatory, He made his debut in Sanremo in 2015 in the Youth section where he presented Floata jazz ballad contained in the homonymous debut album.
Equipped with a dark and recognizable voicein the Serena years attracts the attention of renowned jazz exponents Italian and important international producers of the caliber of Quincy Jones. Considered the flagship of Italian nu-soul/jazz music abroadits great transversality leads it to publish in 2024 the song Salted codwhich became an undisputed hit in a very short time.
The success of Salted cod
Suddenly famous after many years of apprenticeship, Serena with Salted cod quickly climbs the top 10 of the Viral 50 Italy chart of Spotify. Coming up to 2nd position and remaining in the rankings for 73 consecutive days. A song, born almost for fun, but which in a short time conquered everyone, breaking down national borders and arriving in Europe.
The single has millions of streams to its credit on all platforms and was very popular on TikTok, whose original sound was used for tens of thousands of contents. Also in 2024, Serena publishes The Aunt And Stu Cafecontinuing his musical journey that combines soul and R&B influences with the Bari dialect and which took her on a tour of over 50 sold out dates.
The return to Sanremo after 10 years with Anema and Core and the collaboration with Alessandra Amoroso
The overwhelming success of Salted cod Serena reports on the Ariston stage with the unleashed Anema and Core. Song that It immediately becomes a hit thanks to its frenetic rhythm and a vocal interpretation that mixes Italian and dialect.
On the Cover evening, the singer performs with Alessandra Amorosobringing If I Ain’t Got Youiconic song by Alicia Keys. Again with Amoroso, he is the protagonist of summer 2025 thanks to the overwhelming success of the song Serenade.
Cover night
During the covers evening, Serena will go on stage at the Ariston Theater accompanied by Gregory Porter – American singer, composer of jazz, soul and gospel and winner of two Grammy Awards – and Delia. Together they will interpret Besame Muchoa song written in 1940 by the Mexican Consuelo Velázquez.
Serena Brancale’s performance together with Gregory Porter and Delia was born from the meeting of three different musical sensibilities but united by a common vision: the love of timeless melody and for an authentic and profound interpretation. A dialogue between different worlds, cultures and paths which finds in the covers evening a space for sharing and respect for musical tradition.
