Enes Meral (born 28 July 2000), better known by his stage name Mero, is a German rapper. He rose to prominence in 2018 on Instagram and his debut single "Baller los", which debuted at the top of the German and Austrian single charts. His follow-up singles "Hobby Hobby" and "Wolke 10" also topped the German and Austrian charts. In 2019, he was featured in the hits "Ferrari" by Eno and in "Kein Plan" by Loredana both topping the German chart. Mero has released three albums: Ya Hero Ya Mero and Unikat in 2019 and Seele in 2020.
Mero | |
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![]() Mero in 2019 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Enes Meral |
Born | (2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 (age 22) Rüsselsheim am Main, Germany |
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupation(s) | Rapper |
Years active | 2018–present |
Labels | Groove Attack TraX |
Enes Meral was born and raised in Rüsselsheim am Main, Germany and is of Turkish descent.[1] He started posting videos filmed on a mobile phone where he is rapping on Instagram in 2016. He built a large following and was later signed by rapper Xatar and Groove Attack.[2] His debut single "Baller los" was released on 22 November 2018. The single became an immediate success and reached the top of the German and Austrian single chart.[3] His second single "Hobby Hobby" was released on 17 January 2019 and became the first German rap track to reach the Spotify 200. It again reached the top of the German single charts in end of January 2019. It broke the records for most streams in one day and one week.[4] He released his first album Ya Hero Ya Mero in 15 March 2019 which has 12 tracks and his second album Unikat in 27 September 2019 which has 14 tracks.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||
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GER | AUT [5] |
BEL (FL) [6] |
BEL (WA) [7] |
NLD [8] |
SWI [9] | |||
Top 100 [10] |
Hip hop [11] | |||||||
Ya Hero Ya Mero |
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 173 | 168 | 60 | 1 |
Unikat |
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4 | 2 | 6 | 198 | — | 71 | 14 |
Seele |
|
14 | — | 29 | — | — | — | 24 |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GER [10] |
AUT [5] |
SWI [9] | ||||
"Baller los"[13] | 2018 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Ya Hero Ya Mero | |
"Hobby Hobby"[16] | 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
"Wolke 10" | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
"Malediven"[17] | 7 | 9 | 13 | Unikat | ||
"Olabilir"[18] | 6 | 8 | 14 | |||
"Mein Kopf"[19] | 11 | 17 | 28 | |||
"Olé Olé" (featuring Brado) |
13 | 25 | 32 | |||
"No Name" | 17 | 33 | 42 | |||
"Meine Hand" | 18 | 36 | 50 | |||
"Kafa Leyla" (with Brado) |
9 | 12 | 19 | Non-album single | ||
"Bogota" | 2020 | 13 | 17 | 29 | Seele | |
"Ohne dich" | 21 | 36 | 44 | |||
"Perspektive" | 17 | 36 | 36 | |||
"Désolé" (featuring Nimo) |
3 | 10 | 13 | |||
"Ben elimi sana verdim" | 13 | 23 | 58 | |||
"Bitte geh" (feat. Elif) |
14 | 33 | 37 |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
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GER [10] |
AUT [5] |
SWI [9] |
FR | ||||
"Ferrari" (Eno featuring Mero) |
2019 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
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Fuchs |
"Kein Plan" (Loredana featuring Mero) |
1 | 2 | 4 | — |
|
King Lori | |
"Kafa Leyla" (Brado featuring Mero) |
9 | 12 | 19 | — | DB1 | ||
"Hayati" (Soolking featuring Mero) |
2020 | 10 | 31 | 23 | 165 | Vintage |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
GER [10] |
AUT [5] |
SWI [9] | |||
"Jay Jay" | 2019 | 5 | 6 | 11 | Ya Hero Ya Mero |
"Träume werden wahr" (featuring Brado) |
7 | — | — | ||
"Wie Buffon" | 9 | 8 | 19 | ||
"Hops" | 12 | — | — | ||
"Gib ihn" | 18 | — | — | ||
"Mill'n" | 19 | — | — | ||
"Auf dem Weg" | 22 | — | — | ||
"Enes Meral" | 26 | — | — | ||
"Intro" | 36 | — | — | ||
"QDH Family" | 45 | 59 | 99 | Unikat |
Title | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
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As lead artist | |||
"Baller los" | 2018 | MG | [20] |
"Hobby Hobby" | 2019 | PLUG | [21] |
"Wolke 10" | Jakub and Tatjana | [22] | |
"Olabilir" | Leeroy | [23] | |
"Mein Kopf" | Arif Baynaz | [24] | |
"Olé Olé" Mero feat. Brado |
Leeroy | [25] | |
"No Name" | Junior Ratchel | [26] | |
"Meine Hand" | Daniel Zlotin | [27] | |
"Bogota" | 2020 | PLUG | [28] |
"Ohne Dich" | Kevin Jerome, Noosh Latifi | [29] | |
"Perspektive" | Leeroy | [30] | |
"Désolé" featuring Nimo |
Henning Brix (IMUN) | [31] | |
"Ben Elimi Sana Verdim" | Max Elyx | [32] | |
"Double Cup" | 2021 | 1Take Films | [33] |
As featured artist | |||
"Ferrari" Eno feat. Mero |
2019 | Michael Jackson | [34] |
"Kein Plan" Loredana feat. Mero |
Fati.TV | [35] | |
Year | Awards | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | Bravo Otto Awards | Hip-Hop national | Himself | Nominated | [36] |
HipHop.de Awards | Best Newcomer | Nominated | [37] | ||
Best Song National | Ferrari (with Eno) | Nominated | |||
Rap-Solo-Act National | Himself | Nominated | |||
Hype Awards | Best Male Artist | Won | [38] | ||
Newcomer | Nominated | [39] | |||
Pantene Golden Butterfly Awards | Best Newcomer Artist | Nominated | [40] | ||
Song of the Year | Olabilir | Nominated | |||
2021 | Music Moves Europe Talent Awards | German-Act | Himself | Nominated | [41][42] |
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