Sara Vukajlov (Serbian Cyrillic: Сара Вукајлов; born 6 March 2004), known professionally as Vukayla (Вукејла), is a Serbian singer-songwriter.

Vukayla
Born (2004-03-06) 6 March 2004 (age 22)
Genresalternative pop, electropop
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter

Early life

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Vukajlov was born in 2004 into a musical family.[1] She enrolled in a music school in Belgrade at the age of four, where she studied violin, while also studying singing with her mother, who is a classical singing teacher.[1] After participating in "Dida Čarolija", she began taking classical singing lessons.[1]

Career

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Beginnings

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Vukajlov had her first audition as part of the "Dida Čarolija" competition in 2008. In the final, she performed the song "Mače" with Jana Tatović.[1][2]

2018—2025

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The song Player of Mine, which Vukajlov wrote shortly after a two-week Berklee College program in Valencia, was submitted to the "Unsigned Only" competition and won a grand slam promotion in 2019, as mentioned in the digital magazine Music Connection.[1] Her original song, I Don't Want You Anymore, won the award for Best Original Song at the Open Mic UK 2020 competition.[1] Vukayla is a student at the Berklee College of Music.[3] In March 2022, she released the EP Mind Games.[citation needed] Her first single under the name Vukayla, I Kill Men Like You, was released on 18 July 2024.[4]

In December 2024, Vukayla with the song "Mask" was announced as a contestant in Serbia's national selection festival for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, called Pesma za Evroviziju '25.[5]

Discography

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Title Details
Mind Games
  • Released: 9 March 2022
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

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Title Year Album
"Mače" (with Jana Tatović) 2008 Non-album singles
"I Don’t Want You Anymore" 2019
"Take Me" 2020
"I Kill Men Like You" 2024
"Physique" 2025
"Mask"

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Sara Vukaylov Returns With a New Single 'Take Me'". April 13, 2020. Archived from the original on February 20, 2025. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  2. "Sara Vukajlov(4god) i Jana Tatovic - Dida Carolija - finale 2008". YouTube. December 23, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  3. "Један дан (5.2.2025.)" (in Serbian). RTS. February 5, 2025. Archived from the original on February 16, 2025. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  4. "Vukayla - I Kill Men Like You". YouTube. July 18, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  5. "Почиње борба за Базел – одабрано 30 учесника "Песме за Евровизију 2025"". RTS (in Serbian). December 10, 2023. Archived from the original on December 19, 2024. Retrieved January 27, 2025.