MercyMe
Sign in to saveMercyMe is an American contemporary Christian music band founded in Edmond, Oklahoma. The band consists of lead vocalist Bart Millard, percussionist Robby Shaffer, bassist Nathan Cochran, and guitarists Michael Scheuchzer and Barry Graul.
Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- MercyMe
- Musical artist.image
- MercyMe Live 2012.jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- MercyMe in concert in 2012. The Hurt & The Healer
- Musical artist.origin
- Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S.
- Musical artist.genre
- Contemporary Christian, worship, Christian rock
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1994–present
- Musical artist.current_members
- Bart Millard Nathan Cochran Michael John Scheuchzer Robby Shaffer Barry Graul
- Musical artist.past_members
- James Bryson Trent Austin Kendall Combes Jim Richmond David Cowan
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Encyclopedic overview
23 sectionsContents
- History
- Formation and early years
- ''Almost There'', ''Spoken For'' and ''Undone'' (2001–2004)
- ''The Christmas Sessions'' and ''Coming Up to Breathe'' (2005–2006)
- ''All That is Within Me'', ''Coming Up to Breathe: Acoustic'' and ''10'' (2007–2009)
- ''The Generous Mr. Lovewell'' and ''The Worship Sessions'' (2010–2011)
- ''The Hurt & the Healer'', ''Welcome to the New'', ''Lifer'', ''Inhale (Exhale)'', ''Always Only Jesus'', ''Wonder & Awe'' (2012–present)
- Charity
- Tour bus accident
- Members
- Current members
- Former members
- Discography
- Independent albums
- Studio albums
- Awards and accolades
- Billboard Music Awards
- Tours
- Headlining
- Co-headlining
- Opening
- References
- External links
MercyMe is an American contemporary Christian music band founded in Edmond, Oklahoma. The band consists of lead vocalist Bart Millard, percussionist Robby Shaffer, bassist Nathan Cochran, and guitarists Michael Scheuchzer and Barry Graul.
The band formed in 1994 and released six independent albums before signing with INO Records in 2001. The group first gained mainstream recognition with the crossover single "I Can Only Imagine", which elevated their debut album, Almost There, to triple platinum certification. Since then, the group has released eleven additional studio albums (six of which have been certified gold) and a greatest-hits album, 10. The group has also had 13 consecutive top-five singles on the Billboard Christian Songs chart, with seven of them reaching number one. MercyMe has won eight Dove Awards and has had many Grammy Award nominations. On April 8, 2014, the band released its eighth studio album, titled Welcome to the New. Their 10th studio album, Inhale (Exhale), was released on April 30, 2021. Their 11th studio album, Always Only Jesus, was released on October 21, 2022, and their 12th studio album, Wonder & Awe released on August 8th, 2025.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “MercyMe” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.