MercyMe is an American Christian rock band founded in Greenville, Texas. The band consists of vocalist Bart Millard, keyboardist James Bryson, percussionist Robby Shaffer, bassist Nathan Cochran and guitarists Michael Scheuchzer and Barry Graul.
The band formed in 1994 and released six independent albums prior to 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 double platinum certification. Since then, the group has released six additional studio albums (four of which have been certified gold) and a greatest hits album, 10. The group has also had 13 consecutive top 5 singles on the Billboard Christian Songs chart, with 7 of them reaching No. 1. MercyMe has won 8 Dove Awards and has had numerous Grammy Award nominations.
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MATT MAHER
Matthew “Matt” Guion Maher was born November 10th, 1974 and is a contemporary Christian music (CCM) artist, songwriter, and worship leader originally from Newfoundland, Canada, who later relocated to Tempe, Arizona. He has written and produced seven solo albums to date. Three of his albums have reached the Top 25 Christian Albums Billboard chart and four of his singles have reached the Top 25 Christian Songs chart. He is a practicing Catholic.
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RICH MULLINS
Richard Wayne “Rich” Mullins was born on October 21st, 1955 and died on September 19th, 1997 and was an American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter born in “Richmond, Indiana. He had two sisters and two brothers.
Mullins was best known for his worship songs “Awesome God” and “Sometimes by Step”, both of which have been embraced as modern classics by many Christians. Some of his albums were also considered among Christian music’s best, including Winds of Heaven, Stuff of Earth (1988), The World As Best As I Remember It, Volume One (1991), and A Liturgy, A Legacy, & A Ragamuffin Band (1993).
Rich Mullins is also remembered by his devotion to the Christian faith. He was heavily influenced by St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226). In 1997, he composed a musical called Canticle of the Plains, a retelling of the life of St. Francis set in the Old West.
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BRITT NICOLE
Brittany Nicole Waddell was born on August 2nd, 1984 and is better known by her stage name Britt Nicole, she is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and recording artist. She has primarily charted as a Christian pop artist and her song “Gold” has charted on mainstream pop radio. She is signed to EMI CMG/Sparrow and Capitol Records.
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SHAWN MCDONALD
Shawn Michael McDonald was born on September 4th, 1977 and is a Contemporary Christian music (CCM) singer, songwriter and guitarist.
As a child, McDonald lived with his grandparents because his parents could not take care of him. Not really understanding the situation, he became rebellious. He would sneak out of the house, drink alcohol, get intoxicated, and later use drugs. He ended up living on the streets where he grew up and sold drugs for money.
After getting in trouble with the law, McDonald wanted to get his life in order and a boy named Chris and his grandmother started inviting him to church. He did not attend church, but one day as he was sitting, he picked up a Bible that his grandmother had given him and read a scripture which talked about cleaning out the demons in your house. Relating “demon” to his drugs, he decided to get rid of all his drugs. A couple days later, the police came to his home with a search warrant but did not find anything. This caused him to really get his life back on track and he asked Chris to bring him to church.