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.
Enes Meral | |
|---|---|
 Mero in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 28 July 2000 Rüsselsheim am Main, Germany |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Years active | 2018–present |
| Labels | Groove Attack TraX |
Life and career
editEnes Meral was born and raised in Rüsselsheim am Main, Germany and is of Turkish 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
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [5] |
GER HH [6] |
AUT [7] |
BEL (FL) [8] |
BEL (WA) [9] |
NLD [10] |
SWI [11] | ||
| Ya Hero Ya Mero |
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 173 | 168 | 60 | 1 |
| Unikat |
|
4 | 2 | 6 | 198 | — | 71 | 14 |
| Seele |
|
14 | — | 29 | — | — | — | 24 |
| Renaissance |
|
7 | — | 50 | — | — | — | 28 |
Singles
editAs lead artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [5] |
AUT [7] |
SWI [11] | ||||
| "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 | |||
| "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 | |||
| "Double Cup" | 2021 | 43 | — | 56 | Non-album singles | |
| "3AM" | 2022 | 25 | 62 | 69 | ||
| "Rapstars" (featuring Jamule) |
10 | 31 | 39 | |||
| "Konum Gizli" (featuring Murda) |
25 | 61 | 74 | |||
| "Du & ich" | 49 | — | — | |||
| "Favorites" (featuring Marlo) |
2023 | 27 | 53 | 46 | ||
| "Leben lang" | 2024 | 39 | 68 | 53 | ||
As featured artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [5] |
AUT [7] |
SWI [11] | ||||
| "Ferrari" (Eno featuring Mero) |
2019 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
Fuchs |
| "Kein Plan" (Loredana featuring Mero) |
1 | 2 | 4 | King Lori | ||
| "Kafa Leyla" (Brado featuring Mero) |
9 | 12 | 19 | DB1 | ||
| "Regen" (Ali471 featuring Mero) |
2021 | 33 | 60 | 85 | Ali | |
| "Gece Gündüz" (Murda featuring Mero) |
36 | 48 | 79 | non-album singles | ||
| "Sie weiß" (Aylivafeaturing Mero) |
2023 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| |
| "Karma" (Samra featuring Mero) |
12 | 18 | 16 | |||
Other charted songs
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [5] |
AUT [7] |
SWI [11] | |||
| "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 | |
| "Hayati" (Soolking featuring Mero) |
2020 | 10 | 31 | 23 | Vintage |
| "Bitte geh" (feat. Elif) |
14 | 33 | 37 | Seele | |
Music videos
edit| 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" 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] | |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Awards | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] |
References
edit- ^ *"MERO Kimdir? - Özgür Hip Hop Türkçe Rap ve Hip Hop". Özgür Hip Hop (in Turkish). 10 March 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- "Mero kimdir, gerçek adı ne?". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 16 June 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- Haber7. "Reynmen'in paylaştığı Mero kimdir? Nerelidir? Gerçek adı nedir?". Haber7 (in Turkish). Retrieved 25 September 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Acunn; Acunn.com. "Rapçi Mero kimdir, gerçek adı nedir? Mero aslen nerelidir?". www.acunn.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- "mero". ekşi sözlük (in Turkish). Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Newcomer Mero hat offiziell bei Xatar unterschrieben" [Newcomer Mero has signed with Xatar] (in German). Raptastisch. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d "Suchen nach 'Mero'" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d "Diskografie – Mero" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "Discografie Mero". Ultratop. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ "Discographie Mero". Ultratop. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ "Discografie Mero". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Diskografie – Mero" (in German). Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ Stendke, Oliver (8 January 2019). "Deutschrap 2019: Neue Alben und die besten Newcomer" [German rap: New albums and the best newcomers] (in German). DasDing.
- ^ Senger, Clark (23 November 2018). "Mero – Baller los [Video]" (in German). Hiphop.de. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Mero)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Gold & Platin: Mero". IFPI AUT. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ Marquart, Oliver (18 January 2019). "Mero – Hobby Hobby (prod. Josh Petruccio) [Video]". Rap.de (in German). Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Nur 3 Monate nach dem ersten Album – Mero kündigt neues Album an". 9 June 2019.
- ^ "MERO – MEIN KOPF (Official Teaser)". rap.de. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Mero – Baller los (Official Video)" (in German). Groove Attack TraX. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Mero – Hobby Hobby (Official Video)" (in German). Groove Attack TraX. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Mero – Wolke 10 (Official Video)" (in German). Groove Attack TraX. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Mero – Olabilir (Official Video)" (in Turkish). Groove Attack TraX. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "MERO – Mein Kopf (Official Video)". YouTube. 25 July 2019.
- ^ "MERO – OLÉ OLÉ ft. BRADO (Official Video)". YouTube. 8 August 2019.
- ^ "MERO – No Name (Official Video)". YouTube. 22 August 2019.
- ^ "MERO – Meine Hand (Official Video)". YouTube. 19 September 2019.
- ^ "MERO – Bogota (Official Video)". YouTube. 28 May 2020.
- ^ "MERO – Ohne Dich (Official Video)". YouTube. 25 June 2020.
- ^ "MERO – Perspektive (Official Video)". YouTube. 13 August 2020.
- ^ "MERO – Désolé ft. NIMO (Official Video)". YouTube. 15 October 2020.
- ^ "MERO – Ben Elimi Sana Verdim (Official Video)". YouTube. 29 October 2020.
- ^ MERO - Double Cup (prod. by Juh-Dee & Young Mesh) [Official Video], 25 November 2021, retrieved 9 May 2022
- ^ "Eno feat. Mero – Ferrari (Official Video)" (in German). Groove Attack TraX. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "LOREDANA – Kein Plan ft. MERO (Official Video)". YouTube. 5 September 2019.
- ^ "BRAVO-Otto-Wahl 2019: Vote für deinen Star!| BRAVO". Bravo.de. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "HipHop.de Awards 2019 Nominations". YouTube. 29 December 2019.
- ^ "HYPEAWARDS 2019 – in Berlin" (in German). Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "Hype Awards geben Nominierte bekannt". beta.musikwoche.de. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "Pantene Golden Butterfly Awards (2019)". IMDb. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "The nominees | Music Moves Europe Talent Awards". musicmoveseuropetalentawards.eu. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "THESE ARE THE WINNERS OF 2021! – Music Moves Europe Talent Awards". 15 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.