2016–2020: Career beginnings . She rose to fame in 2016 as the singer of the Uruguayan band Rombai. She replaced Rombai's former vocalist,
Camila Rajchman. Within a week, she was already doing her first show at the
Estadio Luna Park. From 2016 to 2018, the group performed on some of the most important stages of Latin America. As the band's primary vocalist, together with
Fer Vázquez, they released the singles "Cuando se Pone A Bailar", "Sentí el Sabor", "Una y Otra Vez", Besarte," and "Que Rico Baila". In 2018, Emilia announced her departure from the group to focus on her solo career. In 2019, after signing a contract with WK Entertainment and
Sony Music Latin, home of superstars acts such as
Maluma,
Wisin,
CNCO,
Carlos Vives and
Prince Royce, Emilia released her debut single "Recalienta", which peaked at number 68 on the
Billboard Argentina Hot 100. In May 2019, she collaborated with
Ana Mena and Nio García for the song "El Chisme". In August 2019, she released along with
Darell the single "No Soy Yo", whose video is starring
Joel Pimentel from
CNCO,
Oriana Sabatini and
Johann Vera. The song also peaked in the top 70 in Argentina and was her first to chart on the
Billboard Latin Pop Airplay chart, at position 38. The following month, she performed singing this single at the
Latin American Music Awards. On 28 November 2019, was released the song "Boomshakalaka", in which she is featured, with
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike,
Afro Bros,
Sebastián Yatra and
Camilo. In late 2019, Emilia released her fourth single as a lead artist, "Billion". On 30 January 2020, she released the single "Policía" alongside its music video. In March 2020, she collaborated with the MYA duo for the song "Histeriqueo". She also released along with
Vevo the promotional single "No Más", a song first presented in February via Vevo DSCVR, which managed to become the only video clip within the platform to exceed 1 million views, 2 million views and 3 million views in 2020 (Only 9 songs have managed to exceed 3 million views in all history in Vevo DSCVR) regardless of language or genre, in a short period of time. On 14 August, Mernes released a remix of the song, titled "Já É Tarde (No Más)", with the Brazilian singer Bianca and producer Cabrera. On 15 October, she released "Bendición" along with Puerto Rican singer Álex Rose, with a home video clip recorded as a result of the
COVID-19 pandemic. The song reached number one on the
Monitor Latino chart in several countries in Central America, Chile, Bolivia, and Paraguay. In November, she joined FMK and Estani on the song "Esta Noche", with production of Big One.
2021–2022: Tú Crees en Mí? The lead single of her first studio album, "
Como Si No Importara", with Argentine rapper
Duki, was released on 13 July 2021. The song was her first to reach the top ten in Argentina, peaking at number three, and her first to chart on the
Billboard Global Excl. US, at number 126. The song was certified multiple Platinum by the
Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers and the
Cámara Uruguaya de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas, and Gold (Latin) by the
Recording Industry Association of America. In September, she released "Rápido Lento" along with Argentine rapper
Tiago PZK. The song peaked at number two in Argentina. Between November and December, Mernes released the standalone singles "BB", her second collaboration with MYA, and "De Enero a Diciembre", with Rusherking. Both songs reached the top ten in Argentina. The album's third single, "Cuatro Veinte", was released alongside its music video on 24 March 2022. Mernes announced her debut studio album,
Tú Crees en Mí? on 23 May, along with its cover artwork, its tracklist and the official release date, 31 May. The last single, "Intoxicao", with
Nicki Nicole, was released one day before the release of the album.
Tú Crees en Mí? was certified
Platinum by the CAPIF and reached the top 50 in Spain. At the end of 2022, Emilia released the top 40 standalone singles "La Chain" and "Underground". In the year, she also was featured in five singles: "Esto Recién Empieza", with rapper
Duki, "Diva", with
Princess Nokia, "Q-Lito", with Sael, "Quieres", with
Aitana and
Ptazeta, and "El Plan", with Rusherking and
L-Gante.
2023–present: .MP3 Mernes began 2023 by releasing the song "
En la Intimidad" on 1 February, along with Big One and Callejero Fino. The song, which musically mixes
reggaeton,
pop,
RKT and
argentine cumbia, is the first in a series of songs by Big One titled "Crossover". "En la Intimidad" reached number one on the
Billboard Argentina Hot 100 and stayed there for seven weeks. It also reached the top 20 in Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay, and was her first song to enter the
Billboard Global 200 chart. In the same month, Emilia participated in two other songs: the remixed version of "Uno los Dos" by
Miranda!, and "Tu Recuerdo" with
Wisin and
Lyanno. Between March and May, Mernes began by releasing previews of her second studio album, which will have characteristic elements of the 2000s. On 30 March, she released "
Jagger", a
dance pop song with elements of
urban pop and
hip hop. On 3 May, she released, in collaboration with
Ludmilla, "
No Se Ve", a
funk carioca song. Both songs managed to reach the top ten in Argentina. The collab topped the
Billboard Argentina Hot 100 Chart. On 15 June, Mernes released "
Guerrero", the third single of her album, a ballad tribute to her father. The following month, her collaboration with FMK titled "Salgo a Bailar" was released, an
Argentine cumbia and
reggaeton song with lyrics about a story of separation and difficulties in getting over someone. On 7 September, was released "GTA" as the fourth single from her second studio album. The song peaked at number two in Argentina, becoming her first solo single to reach the top spot, joining "Cuatro Veinte" as her highest peak on the
Billboard Argentina Hot 100. On 23 May, she released the song "
Perdonarte, ¿Para Qué?" in collaboration with the Mexican band
Los Ángeles Azules. Emilia's single "
La Playlist" was released on 20 June 2024. It follows the 2000s aesthetic of her previous album, as it is stylized as "La_Playlist.mpeg". In August 2024, she collaborated with
Tiago PZK and
Anitta for the song "
Alegría" and with
Ana Mena for the song "
Carita Triste". On 23 October 2024, she collaborated with
Lit Killah for the song Emilia also released a new single "Novio Gangsta" she dedicated to her former boyfriend
Duki It was released on 14 October 2024."Novio Gangsta" has reached number 4 on the "Billboard" Argentina Hot 100. On top of that she collaborated with
Khea new single called "Tú y Yo" The song was released on 14 February 2024. Also, she performed for the first time at this year's 25th
Latin Grammys which took place on Thursday, 14 November 2024. Emilia recently announced her new singing role in the new film "
Moana 2." == Personal life ==