Mero (rapper)
Mero | |
|---|---|
 Mero in 2019 | |
| Born | Enes Meral 28 July 2000 |
| Citizenship | Gümüşhane |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Years active | 2017–present |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Labels | Groove Attack TraX |
| Associated acts | |
Enes Meral (born 28 July 2000), better known by his stage name Mero, is a Turkish and German rapper.
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 |
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 173 | 168 | 60 | 1 |
| Unikat |
|
4 | 2 | 6 | 198 | — | 71 | 14 |
| Seele |
|
14 | — | 29 | — | — | — | 24 |
Singles[]
As lead artist[]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [10] |
AUT [5] |
SWI [9] | ||||
| "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 | |||
| "Kafa Leyla" (with Brado) |
9 | 12 | 19 | Non-album single | ||
| "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 | |||
| "Bitte geh" (feat. Elif) |
14 | 33 | 37 | |||
As featured artist[]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [10] |
AUT [5] |
SWI [9] |
FR | ||||
| "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 | |
| "Hayati" (Soolking featuring Mero) |
2020 | 10 | 31 | 23 | 165 | Vintage | |
Other charted songs[]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [10] |
AUT [5] |
SWI [9] | |||
| "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 | |
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[]
- ^
- "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). Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- Haber7. "Reynmen'in paylaştığı Mero kimdir? Nerelidir? Gerçek adı nedir?". Haber7 (in Turkish). Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- 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.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Diskografie – Mero" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Discografie Mero". Ultratop. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ "Discographie Mero". Ultratop. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ "Discografie Mero". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Diskografie – Mero" (in German). Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Suchen nach 'Mero'" [Search for 'Mero'] (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Gold-/-Datenbank". Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "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