Stefan Kruger (Amsterdam, 1965) is a Dutch drummer, producer and co-founder of the trio Zuco 103. He studied jazz drums at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague before building a reputation as a sought-after session musician with acts including SFeQ and New Cool Collective. In 1999 he co-founded Zuco 103 with keyboardist Stefan Schmid and singer Lilian Vieira - the band that coined the term 'Brazilectro' for their blend of samba, bossa nova, jazz and electronic music. Nine studio albums, stages at Lowlands, North Sea Jazz and Glastonbury, and a Dutch Edison Award for Telenova (2024) place Zuco 103 among the most influential world-music acts the Netherlands has produced.
Zuco 103 plays a national club tour in April 2026 at venues such as Bird Rotterdam, TivoliVredenburg Utrecht, 013 Tilburg and De Oosterpoort Groningen.
On 31 October 2025, Zuco 103 released the new single 'Passa o Copo', the second preview of the new studio album that came out in March 2026.
Zuco 103 concluded their 25-year anniversary year with a sold-out concert at Paradiso in Amsterdam.
Zuco 103 won the Edison Award in the Global category for the album Telenova (2023).
The single 'Mais Além' was released on 23 May 2025 on all streaming services as the first preview of the new album.
