# Mero (rapper)

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.

## Life and career

Enes 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. 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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | GER | GER HH | 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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | GER | AUT | SWI | Certifications | Album |
| "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 | Ya Hero Ya Mero |
| "Wolke 10" | 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 | BVMI: Platinum IFPI AUT: Platinum | Ya Hero Ya Mero |
| "Malediven" | 2019 | 7 | 9 | 13 | | Unikat |
| "Olabilir" | 2019 | 6 | 8 | 14 | | Unikat |
| "Mein Kopf" | 2019 | 11 | 17 | 28 | | Unikat |
| "Olé Olé" (featuring Brado) | 2019 | 13 | 25 | 32 | | Unikat |
| "No Name" | 2019 | 17 | 33 | 42 | | Unikat |
| "Meine Hand" | 2019 | 18 | 36 | 50 | | Unikat |
| "Bogota" | 2020 | 13 | 17 | 29 | | Seele |
| "Ohne dich" | 2020 | 21 | 36 | 44 | | Seele |
| "Perspektive" | 2020 | 17 | 36 | 36 | | Seele |
| "Désolé" (featuring Nimo) | 2020 | 3 | 10 | 13 | | Seele |
| "Ben elimi sana verdim" | 2020 | 13 | 23 | 58 | | Seele |
| "Double Cup" | 2021 | 43 | — | 56 | | Non-album singles |
| "3AM" | 2022 | 25 | 62 | 69 | | Non-album singles |
| "Rapstars" (featuring Jamule) | 2022 | 10 | 31 | 39 | | Non-album singles |
| "Konum Gizli" (featuring Murda) | 2022 | 25 | 61 | 74 | | Non-album singles |
| "Du & ich" | 2022 | 49 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Favorites" (featuring Marlo) | 2023 | 27 | 53 | 46 | | Non-album singles |
| "Leben lang" | 2024 | 39 | 68 | 53 | | Non-album singles |

#### As featured artist

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | GER | AUT | SWI | Certifications | Album |
| "Ferrari" (Eno featuring Mero) | 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1 | BVMI: Gold | Fuchs |
| "Kein Plan" (Loredana featuring Mero) | 2019 | 1 | 2 | 4 | BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold | King Lori |
| "Kafa Leyla" (Brado featuring Mero) | 2019 | 9 | 12 | 19 | | DB1 |
| "Regen" (Ali471 featuring Mero) | 2021 | 33 | 60 | 85 | | Ali |
| "Gece Gündüz" (Murda featuring Mero) | 2021 | 36 | 48 | 79 | | non-album singles |
| "Sie weiß" (Aylivafeaturing Mero) | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 3 | BVMI: Gold | non-album singles |
| "Karma" (Samra featuring Mero) | 2023 | 12 | 18 | 16 | | non-album singles |

### Other charted songs

List of other charted songs, with chart positions :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | GER | AUT | SWI | Album |
| "Jay Jay" | 2019 | 5 | 6 | 11 | Ya Hero Ya Mero |
| "Träume werden wahr" (featuring Brado) | 2019 | 7 | — | — | Ya Hero Ya Mero |
| "Wie Buffon" | 2019 | 9 | 8 | 19 | Ya Hero Ya Mero |
| "Hops" | 2019 | 12 | — | — | Ya Hero Ya Mero |
| "Gib ihn" | 2019 | 18 | — | — | Ya Hero Ya Mero |
| "Mill'n" | 2019 | 19 | — | — | Ya Hero Ya Mero |
| "Auf dem Weg" | 2019 | 22 | — | — | Ya Hero Ya Mero |
| "Enes Meral" | 2019 | 26 | — | — | Ya Hero Ya Mero |
| "Intro" | 2019 | 36 | — | — | Ya Hero Ya Mero |
| "QDH Family" | 2019 | 45 | 59 | 99 | Unikat |
| "Hayati" (Soolking featuring Mero) | 2020 | 10 | 31 | 23 | Vintage |
| "Bitte geh" (feat. Elif) | 2020 | 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" | 2019 | Jakub and Tatjana |
| "Olabilir" | 2019 | Leeroy |
| "Mein Kopf" | 2019 | Arif Baynaz |
| "Olé Olé" Mero feat. Brado | 2019 | Leeroy |
| "No Name" | 2019 | Junior Ratchel |
| "Meine Hand" | 2019 | Daniel Zlotin |
| "Bogota" | 2020 | PLUG |
| "Ohne Dich" | 2020 | Kevin Jerome, Noosh Latifi |
| "Perspektive" | 2020 | Leeroy |
| "Désolé" featuring Nimo | 2020 | Henning Brix (IMUN) |
| "Ben Elimi Sana Verdim" | 2020 | Max Elyx |
| "Double Cup" | 2021 | 1Take Films |
| As featured artist ||||
| "Ferrari" Eno feat. Mero | 2019 | Michael Jackson |
| "Kein Plan" Loredana feat. Mero | 2019 | Fati.TV |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Awards | Category | Work | Result |
| 2019 | Bravo Otto Awards | Hip-Hop national | Himself | Nominated |
| 2019 | HipHop.de Awards | Best Newcomer | Himself | Nominated |
| 2019 | HipHop.de Awards | Best Song National | Ferrari (with Eno) | Nominated |
| 2019 | HipHop.de Awards | Rap-Solo-Act National | Himself | Nominated |
| 2019 | Hype Awards | Best Male Artist | Himself | Won |
| 2019 | Hype Awards | Newcomer | Himself | Nominated |
| 2019 | Pantene Golden Butterfly Awards | Best Newcomer Artist | Himself | Nominated |
| 2019 | Pantene Golden Butterfly Awards | Song of the Year | Olabilir | Nominated |
| 2021 | Music Moves Europe Talent Awards | German-Act | Himself | Nominated |