MercyMe

MercyMe
MercyMe in concert in 2012.
Background information
Origin	Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S.
Genres	Contemporary Christian, worship
Years active	1994–present
Labels	Columbia Curb Epic Fair Trade INO Word
Members	Bart Millard Nathan Cochran Michael John Scheuchzer Robby Shaffer Barry Graul
Past members	James Bryson Trent Austin Kendall Combes
Website	mercyme.org

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.^[1] 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 eight 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 No. 1. 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 ninth studio album, Lifer, was released on March 31, 2017, and tenth, Inhale (Exhale), was released on April 30, 2021.