Enes Meral (born 28 July 2000), better known by his stage name Mero, is a German-Turkish rapper. He rose to prominence in 2018 on

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and his debut single "Baller los", which debuted at the top of the German and Austrian single charts. His follow-up singles "

Hobby Hobby "Hobby Hobby" is a song recorded by German rapper Mero, released on 18 January 2019, through Groove Attack TraX. Written by the rapper himself and produced by Josh Petruccio, the track acts the second single for his debut studio album ''Ya Hero Ya ...

" and "Wolke 10" also topped the German and Austrian charts. In 2019, he was featured in the hits "Ferrari" by

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and in " Kein Plan" by

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both topping the German chart. Mero has released three albums: ''

Ya Hero Ya Mero ''Ya Hero Ya Mero'' is the debut studio album by German rapper Mero. The album was released on 15 March 2019, through Groove Attack TraX. The album produced three singles, "Baller los", "Hobby Hobby" and "Wolke 10", all of which reached number o ...

'' and ''Unikat'' in 2019 and ''Seele'' in 2020.

Life and career

Enes Meral was born and raised in

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, Germany and is of

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descent. He started posting videos filmed on a mobile phone where he is rapping on

in 2016. He built a large following and was later signed by rapper

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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 ''

'' on 15 March 2019 which has 12 tracks and his second album ''Unikat'' on 27 September 2019 which has 14 tracks.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Other charted songs

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

{{Authority control 2000 births German rappers Living people German people of Turkish descent German lyricists German songwriters People from Gümüşhane