Mero (rapper)

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Enes Meral
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Mero in 2019
Background information
Born (2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 (age 24)
Rüsselsheim am Main, Germany
Genres
OccupationRapper
Years active2018–present
LabelsGroove Attack TraX

Enes Meral (born 28 July 2000), known professionally as Mero, is a German rapper. He rose to prominence in 2018 with the release of 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.

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Life and career

Enes Meral was born and raised in Rüsselsheim am Main, Germany and is of Kurdish descent. His family comes from the Kelkit district of Gümüşhane province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. [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 on 15 March 2019 which has 12 tracks and his second album Unikat on 27 September 2019 which has 14 tracks.

Discography

Mero (2019) Mero - Pressefoto 2019.jpg
Mero (2019)

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
GER
[5]
GER
HH

[6]
AUT
[7]
BEL
(FL)

[8]
BEL
(WA)

[9]
NLD
[10]
SWI
[11]
Ya Hero Ya Mero 111173168601
Unikat
  • Released: 27 September 2019
  • Label: Groove Attack TraX
  • Formats: CD, digital download
4261987114
Seele
  • Released: 4 December 2020
  • Label: Groove Attack TraX
  • Formats: CD, digital download
142924
Renaissance
  • Released: 10 October 2024
  • Label: Pentagon, Urban
  • Formats: CD, digital download
75028

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
GER
[5]
AUT
[7]
SWI
[11]
"Baller los" [13] 2018113Ya Hero Ya Mero
"Hobby Hobby" [16] 2019112
"Wolke 10"112
  • BVMI: Platinum [14]
  • IFPI AUT: Platinum [15]
"Malediven" [17] 7913Unikat
"Olabilir" [18] 6814
"Mein Kopf" [19] 111728
"Olé Olé"
(featuring Brado)
132532
"No Name"173342
"Meine Hand"183650
"Bogota"2020131729Seele
"Ohne dich"213644
"Perspektive"173636
"Désolé"
(featuring Nimo)
31013
"Ben elimi sana verdim"132358
"Double Cup"20214356Non-album singles
"3AM"2022256269
"Rapstars"
(featuring Jamule)
103139
"Konum Gizli"
(featuring Murda)
256174
"Du & ich"49
"Favorites"
(featuring Marlo)
2023275346
"Leben lang"2024396853
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
GER
[5]
AUT
[7]
SWI
[11]
"Ferrari"
(Eno featuring Mero)
2019111Fuchs
"Kein Plan"
(Loredana featuring Mero)
124 King Lori
"Kafa Leyla"
(Brado featuring Mero)
91219DB1
"Regen"
(Ali471 featuring Mero)
2021336085Ali
"Gece Gündüz"
(Murda featuring Mero)
364879non-album singles
"Sie weiß"
(Aylivafeaturing Mero)
2023113
"Karma"
(Samra featuring Mero)
121816

Other charted songs

List of other charted songs, with chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
GER
[5]
AUT
[7]
SWI
[11]
"Jay Jay"20195611Ya Hero Ya Mero
"Träume werden wahr"
(featuring Brado)
7
"Wie Buffon"9819
"Hops"12
"Gib ihn"18
"Mill'n"19
"Auf dem Weg"22
"Enes Meral"26
"Intro"36
"QDH Family"455999Unikat
"Hayati"
(Soolking featuring Mero)
2020103123Vintage
"Bitte geh"
(feat. Elif)
143337Seele

Music videos

List of music videos
TitleYearDirector(s)Ref.
As lead artist
"Baller los"2018MG [20]
"Hobby Hobby"2019PLUG [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"2020PLUG [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"20211Take Films [33]
As featured artist
"Ferrari"
Eno feat. Mero
2019Michael Jackson [34]
"Kein Plan"
Loredana feat. Mero
Fati.TV [35]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardsCategoryWorkResultRef.
2019 Bravo Otto AwardsHip-Hop nationalHimselfNominated [36]
HipHop.de AwardsBest NewcomerNominated [37]
Best Song NationalFerrari (with Eno)Nominated
Rap-Solo-Act NationalHimselfNominated
Hype AwardsBest Male ArtistWon [38]
NewcomerNominated [39]
Pantene Golden Butterfly AwardsBest Newcomer ArtistNominated [40]
Song of the YearOlabilirNominated
2021Music Moves Europe Talent AwardsGerman-ActHimselfNominated [41] [42]

References

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    • "Mero kimdir, gerçek adı ne?". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 16 June 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
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  1. "Newcomer Mero hat offiziell bei Xatar unterschrieben" [Newcomer Mero has signed with Xatar] (in German). Raptastisch. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  2. "Mero: "Baller Los" geht von null auf eins" [Mero: "Baller los" goes from zero to one] (in German). Laut.de. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  3. Marquart, Oliver (25 January 2019). "Mero bricht mit "Hobby Hobby" zwei Streaming-Rekorde" [Mero breakes two streaming records with "Hobby Hobby"] (in German). Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Suchen nach 'Mero'" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  5. Ya Hero Ya Mero: "Offizielle Deutsche Charts – Top 20 Hiphop Charts 22. Närz 2019" [Official german charts – top 20 hip hop charts] (in German). GfK Entertainment GmbH. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Diskografie – Mero" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40 . Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  7. "Discografie Mero". Ultratop . Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  8. "Discographie Mero". Ultratop. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
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  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Mero)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  14. 1 2 3 4 "Gold & Platin: Mero". IFPI AUT . Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  15. Marquart, Oliver (18 January 2019). "Mero – Hobby Hobby (prod. Josh Petruccio) [Video]". Rap.de (in German). Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  16. "Freunde heute ist es soweit: Malediven ist ab heute Nacht 00:00 überall verfügbar 🌴🔥 #qdhfamily #malediven". Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2019 via Instagram.
  17. "Nur 3 Monate nach dem ersten Album – Mero kündigt neues Album an". 9 June 2019.
  18. "MERO – MEIN KOPF (Official Teaser)". rap.de. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  19. "Mero – Baller los (Official Video)" (in German). Groove Attack TraX. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019 via YouTube.
  20. "Mero – Hobby Hobby (Official Video)" (in German). Groove Attack TraX. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019 via YouTube.
  21. "Mero – Wolke 10 (Official Video)" (in German). Groove Attack TraX. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019 via YouTube.
  22. "Mero – Olabilir (Official Video)" (in Turkish). Groove Attack TraX. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019 via YouTube.
  23. "MERO – Mein Kopf (Official Video)". YouTube . 25 July 2019.
  24. "MERO – OLÉ OLÉ ft. BRADO (Official Video)". YouTube . 8 August 2019.
  25. "MERO – No Name (Official Video)". YouTube . 22 August 2019.
  26. "MERO – Meine Hand (Official Video)". YouTube . 19 September 2019.
  27. "MERO – Bogota (Official Video)". YouTube . 28 May 2020.
  28. "MERO – Ohne Dich (Official Video)". YouTube . 25 June 2020.
  29. "MERO – Perspektive (Official Video)". YouTube . 13 August 2020.
  30. "MERO – Désolé ft. NIMO (Official Video)". YouTube . 15 October 2020.
  31. "MERO – Ben Elimi Sana Verdim (Official Video)". YouTube . 29 October 2020.
  32. MERO - Double Cup (prod. by Juh-Dee & Young Mesh) [Official Video], 25 November 2021, retrieved 9 May 2022
  33. "Eno feat. Mero – Ferrari (Official Video)" (in German). Groove Attack TraX. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019 via YouTube.
  34. "LOREDANA – Kein Plan ft. MERO (Official Video)". YouTube . 5 September 2019.
  35. "BRAVO-Otto-Wahl 2019: Vote für deinen Star!| BRAVO". Bravo.de. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  36. "HipHop.de Awards 2019 Nominations". YouTube . 29 December 2019.
  37. "HYPEAWARDS 2019 – in Berlin" (in German). Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  38. "Hype Awards geben Nominierte bekannt". beta.musikwoche.de. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  39. "Pantene Golden Butterfly Awards (2019)". IMDb. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  40. "The nominees | Music Moves Europe Talent Awards". musicmoveseuropetalentawards.eu. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  41. "THESE ARE THE WINNERS OF 2021! – Music Moves Europe Talent Awards". 15 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.