Sernel Bloson Florent was born on January 28, 1985 in Good Hope, Dominica. It was at the age of eleven(11)he realized that he was born with the gift of music, when he participated in a calypso competition at primary school and emerge KING.HE continued participating in order school competitions and was very successful. During this age Sernel had a very strong passion for Bouyon music, and was greatly influenced by the pioneers of Bouyon music the W.C.K Band and also the FIRST SERENARD BAND. In August 2001, at the age of sixteen (16) Sernel got convicted at a youth crusade, and there he accepted Jesus Christ as his lord and his personal savior. Being a Christian at this point, he still did not lose the passion for Bouyon music. In 2002 at the age of seventeen(17) he left his village, Good Hope and went to live in Castle Bruce with his aunt, at this time he was in fourth form in High School. While living with his aunt, the same year, he started practicing playing the keyboard on his own and got better and better this very same year. At this point a gospel Band called, GENESIS invited Sernel to be a member of the band as a keyboardist. In this band he not only played the keyboard but also received the opportunity to sing. The band practiced and got the opportunity to minister in various concerts round the island and got great exposure. The band was known for playing Reggae and Dance Hall music, but when Sernel came in another genre was added which was his favorite music Bouyon. He bought his first RX7 drum machine from the TRIPLE KAY BAND where he started programming his own beats, which gave the Bouyon music a better flavor. During the years 2006 and 2007 he continued programming beats and also continued composing his own tracks. Although Bouyon was his favorite music, Sernel discovered that he also obtained the god giving talent to get into other genres of music. So he also wrote other genres such as Soca, Reggae, Dance Hall, R&B, Compa and Worship. In late 2007, he met a producer by the name of Errick Bardouille and told him about the great gift of music that God had blessed him with. So Errick agreed upon producing an album for him. Months later Sernel then wrote his album project and took it to various banks, to receive the funding to start the project and was successful in receiving the money. In September 2008 he started working on his debut album, after much hard work and dedication; Sernel completed the album in February 2010. The album is now available and is being very well received by the Dominican public. He believes that this album is a masterpiece, of high standard and quality, which will take Dominica, the Caribbean and the world by storm. The name of the album is called" GIVE A HELPING HAND" it consists of fifteen(15) tracks with different genres of music such as Bouyon, Soca, Reggae, Dance Hall, R&B, Compa and Worship. Sernel is a very energetic gospel artist who brings a lot of energy when he ministers. Sernel has shared the stage with artists such as Evangelist Briget Blucher, Marvia Providence, Sherwin Gardner, St. Matthew, Jai among others.
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