Enes Meral (born 28 July 2000), known professionally as Mero, is a Turkish-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.
Life and career Enes Meral was born and raised in Rüsselsheim am Main, Germany from Turkish parents. His family comes from the Kelkit district of Gümüşhane province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. 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. 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. 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. 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
Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions GER GERHHYa Hero Ya Mero: AUT BEL(FL) BEL(WA) NLD SWI Ya Hero Ya Mero Released: 15 March 2019 Label: Groove Attack TraX Formats: CD, digital download 1 1 1 173 168 60 1 Unikat Released: 27 September 2019 Label: Groove Attack TraX Formats: CD, digital download 4 2 6 198 — 71 14 Seele Released: 4 December 2020 Label: Groove Attack TraX Formats: CD, digital download 14 — 29 — — — 24 Renaissance Released: 10 October 2024 Label: Pentagon, Urban Formats: CD, digital download 7 — 50 — — — 28
Singles As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album GER AUT SWI "Baller los" 2018 1 1 3 BVMI: Platinum IFPI AUT: Platinum IFPI SWI: Gold Ya Hero Ya Mero "Hobby Hobby" 2019 1 1 2 BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold "Wolke 10" 1 1 2 BVMI: Platinum IFPI AUT: Platinum "Malediven" 7 9 13 Unikat "Olabilir" 6 8 14 "Mein Kopf" 11 17 28 "Olé Olé" 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" 3 10 13 "Ben elimi sana verdim" 13 23 58 "Double Cup" 2021 43 — 56 rowspan="7" "3AM" 2022 25 62 69 "Rapstars" 10 31 39 "Konum Gizli" 25 61 74 "Du & ich" 49 — — "Favorites" 2023 27 53 46 "Leben lang" 2024 39 68 53
As featured artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album GER AUT SWI "Ferrari" 2019 1 1 1 BVMI: Gold Fuchs "Kein Plan" 1 2 4 BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold King Lori "Kafa Leyla" 9 12 19 DB1 "Regen" 2021 33 60 85 Ali "Gece Gündüz" 36 48 79 rowspan="3" "Sie weiß" 2023 1 1 3 BVMI: Gold "Karma" 12 18 16
Other charted songs +List of other charted songs, with chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Album GER AUT SWI "Jay Jay" 2019 5 6 11 Ya Hero Ya Mero "Träume werden wahr" 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" 2020 10 31 23 Vintage "Bitte geh"(feat. Elif) 14 33 37 Seele
Music videos + List of music videos Title Year Director(s) As lead artist "Baller los" 2018 MG "Hobby Hobby" 2019 PLUG "Wolke 10" Jakub and Tatjana "Olabilir" Leeroy "Mein Kopf"Arif Baynaz "Olé Olé"Leeroy "No Name"Junior Ratchel "Meine Hand"Daniel Zlotin "Bogota"2020PLUG "Ohne Dich"Kevin Jerome, Noosh Latifi "Perspektive"Leeroy "Désolé"Henning Brix (IMUN) "Ben Elimi Sana Verdim"Max Elyx "Double Cup"20211Take Films As featured artist "Ferrari" 2019 Michael Jackson "Kein Plan"Fati.TV
Awards and nominations YearAwardsCategoryWorkResult2019Bravo Otto AwardsHip-Hop nationalHimselfrowspan=1 HipHop.de AwardsBest Newcomerrowspan=1 Best Song NationalFerrari (with Eno)rowspan=1 Rap-Solo-Act NationalHimselfrowspan=1 Hype AwardsBest Male Artistrowspan=1 Newcomerrowspan=1 Pantene Golden Butterfly AwardsBest Newcomer Artistrowspan=1 Song of the YearOlabilirrowspan=1 2021Music Moves Europe Talent AwardsGerman-ActHimselfrowspan=1
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