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.

Enes Meral
Mero in 2024
Background information
Born	(2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 (age 24) Rüsselsheim am Main, Germany
Genres	Hip-hop
Occupation	Rapper
Years active	2018–present
Labels	Groove Attack TraX

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.^[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 in 2019

Studio albums

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	Released: 15 March 2019[12] 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 [5]	AUT [7]	SWI [11]
"Baller los"[13]	2018	1	1	3	BVMI: Platinum[14] IFPI AUT: Platinum[15] IFPI SWI: Gold	Ya Hero Ya Mero
"Hobby Hobby"[16]	2019	1	1	2	BVMI: Gold[14] IFPI AUT: Gold[15]
"Wolke 10"		1	1	2	BVMI: Platinum[14] IFPI AUT: Platinum[15]
"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

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Certifications	Album
		GER [5]	AUT [7]	SWI [11]
"Ferrari" (Eno featuring Mero)	2019	1	1	1	BVMI: Gold[14]	Fuchs
"Kein Plan" (Loredana featuring Mero)		1	2	4	BVMI: Gold[14] IFPI AUT: Gold[15]	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	BVMI: Gold[14]
"Karma" (Samra featuring Mero)		12	18	16

Other charted songs

List of other charted songs, with chart positions

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

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" 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

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]