Mero (rapper)

Enes Meral (born 28 July 2000), better known by his stage name Mero, is a German rapper with Turkish roots.

Mero
Mero in 2019
Born
Enes Meral

(2000-07-28) 28 July 2000
Rüsselsheim am Main, Germany
Citizenship
OccupationRapper
Years active2017–present
Musical career
GenresHip hop
InstrumentsVocals
LabelsGroove Attack TraX
Associated acts

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.

Life and career

Enes Meral is of Turkish descent[1] from Gümüşhane, born and raised in Rüsselsheim am Main. 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.

Discography

Studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions
GER AUT
[5]		 BEL
(FL)
[6]		 BEL
(WA)
[7]		 NLD
[8]		 SWI
[9]
Top
100
[10]		 Hip
hop
[11]
Ya Hero Ya Mero 111173168601
Unikat
  • Released: 27 September 2019
  • Label: Groove Attack TraX
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 426198—7114
Seele
  • Released: 4 December 2020
  • Label: Groove Attack TraX
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 14—29———24

As lead artist
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
GER
[10]		 AUT
[5]		 SWI
[9]
"Baller los"[13] 2018 113 Ya Hero Ya Mero
"Hobby Hobby"[16] 2019 112
"Wolke 10" 112
"Malediven"[17] 7913 Unikat
"Olabilir"[18] 6814
"Mein Kopf"[19] 111728
"Olé Olé"
(featuring Brado)		 132532
"No Name" 173342
"Meine Hand" 183650
"Kafa Leyla"
(with Brado)		 91219 Non-album single
"Bogota" 2020 131729 Seele
"Ohne dich" 213644
"Perspektive" 173636
"Désolé"
(featuring Nimo)		 31013
"Ben elimi sana verdim" 132358
"Bitte geh"
(feat. Elif)		 143337
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
GER
[10]		 AUT
[5]		 SWI
[9]
"Ferrari"
(Eno featuring Mero)		 2019 111 Fuchs
"Kein Plan"
(Loredana featuring Mero)		 124 King Lori
"Kafa Leyla"
(Brado featuring Mero)		 91219 DB1
"Hayati"
(Soolking featuring Mero)		 2020 103123 Vintage

Other charted songs
Mero (2019)
Mero (2019)
List of other charted songs, with chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
GER
[10]		 AUT
[5]		 SWI
[9]
"Jay Jay" 2019 5611 Ya 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" 455999 Unikat

Music videos
List of music videos
Title Year Director(s) Ref.
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"
Mero feat. Nimo		 Henning Brix (IMUN) [31]
"Ben Elimi Sana Verdim" Max Elyx [32]
As featured artist
"Ferrari"
Eno feat. Mero		 2019 Michael Jackson [33]
"Kein Plan"
Loredana feat. Mero		 Fati.TV [34]

Awards and nominations
Year Awards Category Work Result Ref.
2019 Bravo Otto Awards Hip-Hop national Himself Nominated [35]
HipHop.de Awards Best Newcomer Nominated [36]
Best Song National Ferrari (with Eno) Nominated
Rap-Solo-Act National Himself Nominated
Hype Awards Best Male Artist Won [37]
Newcomer Nominated [38]
Pantene Golden Butterfly Awards Best Newcomer Artist Nominated [39]
Song of the Year Olabilir Nominated
2021 Music Moves Europe Talent Awards German-Act Himself Nominated [40][41]

References
  2. "Newcomer Mero hat offiziell bei Xatar unterschrieben" [Newcomer Mero has signed with Xatar] (in German). Raptastisch. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  3. "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.
  4. 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.
  5. "Diskografie – Mero" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  6. "Discografie Mero". Ultratop. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  7. "Discographie Mero". Ultratop. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  8. "Discografie Mero". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  9. "Diskografie – Mero" (in German). Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  10. "Suchen nach 'Mero'" [Search for 'Mero'] (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  11. 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.
  12. Stendke, Oliver (8 January 2019). "Deutschrap 2019: Neue Alben und die besten Newcomer" [German rap: New albums and the best newcomers] (in German). DasDing.
  13. Senger, Clark (23 November 2018). "Mero – Baller los [Video]" (in German). Hiphop.de. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  14. "Gold-/-Datenbank". Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  15. "Gold & Platin: Mero". IFPI AUT. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  16. Marquart, Oliver (18 January 2019). "Mero – Hobby Hobby (prod. Josh Petruccio) [Video]". Rap.de (in German). Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  17. "Freunde heute ist es soweit: Malediven ist ab heute Nacht 00:00 überall verfügbar 🌴🔥 #qdhfamily #malediven". Retrieved 30 May 2019 – via Instagram.
  18. "Nur 3 Monate nach dem ersten Album – Mero kündigt neues Album an".
  19. "MERO – MEIN KOPF (Official Teaser)". rap.de. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  20. "Mero – Baller los (Official Video)" (in German). Groove Attack TraX. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019 – via YouTube.
  21. "Mero – Hobby Hobby (Official Video)" (in German). Groove Attack TraX. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019 – via YouTube.
  22. "Mero – Wolke 10 (Official Video)" (in German). Groove Attack TraX. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019 – via YouTube.
  23. "Mero – Olabilir (Official Video)" (in Turkish). Groove Attack TraX. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019 – via YouTube.
  24. "MERO - Mein Kopf (Official Video)".
  25. "MERO - OLÉ OLÉ ft. BRADO (Official Video)".
  26. "MERO - No Name (Official Video)".
  27. "MERO - Meine Hand (Official Video)".
  28. "MERO - Bogota (Official Video)".
  29. "MERO - Ohne Dich (Official Video)".
  30. "MERO - Perspektive (Official Video)".
  31. "MERO - Désolé ft. NIMO (Official Video)".
  32. "MERO - Ben Elimi Sana Verdim (Official Video)".
  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)".
  35. "BRAVO-Otto-Wahl 2019: Vote für deinen Star!| BRAVO". Bravo.de. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  36. "HipHop.de Awards 2019 Nominations".
  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". Retrieved 21 January 2021.
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