Bart Millard is an American musician who is famous as the lead member of the Christian music band, “MercyMe.” Millard has also been working as a solo singer and his albums “Hymned, No. 1” and “Hymned Again” are simply full of devotion and uniqueness. These two definitely go down as some of the best work Bart has ever done in music.
Millard has been working on different genres of music and this particular factor is very appealing for his fans. As of today, he has been able to record many albums achieving gold and platinum status. He even received the Christianity Today’s “Best Male Vocalist” in 2005. Let us now get to know a bit more about Bart Millard.
Bart Millard: Early Life and Education
Bart Millard was born on the 1st of December, 1972 in Greenville, Texas to parents Arthur Wesley Millard Jr. and his wife. There is very little information available on the Internet on Millard’s early life. Moreover, we do know the details of his parents, his lifestyle or even if he had siblings. But rest assured, we will get back to you with more information on this regard soon.
From a very young age, Bart wanted to become a football player. This dream continued when he was in high school. However, it was cut short when he injured both his ankles at a high school football game. To add more pain to the injury, Bart lost his father during his first year of college. He was still a sophomore when he left to go into the Christian music industry.
Bart Millard: Journey to Music
After the death of his father, Bart began working with a church’s youth group worship band. It was while he was touring with the band that Millard found his love for music. Soon after he with his friend Mike Scheuchzer moved to Oklahoma to form the band MercyMe with another artist James Bryson. Similarly, drummer Robby Shaffer and bassist Nathan Cochran followed soon enough. The group released their first album and named it, “Almost There”. One particular single on that album, “I Can Only Imagine” went on to top the Billboard 200 sales chart for 7 consecutive weeks. The band next released their second album “Spoken For”. It was a massive success and went earn to earn gold status by the RIAA.
A couple of years later, Barry Graul joined the band as its guitarist. He made a massive difference and contributed to MercyMe’s third album, “Undone”. Similarly the group has released more albums like “MercyMe Live”, “All That Is Within Me”, “The Generous Mr. Lovewell” and The Hurt & The Healer, all of which have gone on to achieve great things.
Bart Millard: Personal Life
Growing up, Bart was extremely close to his grandmother. He used to listen to hymns sung by her and made a promise to her that he would one day record those hymns in an album. He did just that in 2005 when he released his solo album “Hymned, No. 1”. This followed another album “Hymned Again” in 2008.
Now coming to his personal life, Millard is a married man. He has been together with his wife Shannon Millard for many years now. The two also share 5 children- Sam, Charlie, Gracie, Miles, and Sophie. They have also sponsored a child for each of their kids. So, Millard is currently helping better the lives of 5 kids, and he feels like they are all a part of an extended family.
Bart Millard: Net Worth and Social Media
Millard has been in the music industry for almost two decades now. Despite not being able to pursue a career in football, he has done quite well for himself and is regarded as one of the best in the business. He also makes a pretty good living from his career in music. As per reports, Millard has a net worth of $5 million. While he has been living a life full of luxury, he also likes to help the ones in need.
Bart is also active on social media platforms. He is pretty famous on Instagram where he goes by the handle @bartmillard and has almost 88k followers. His band MercyMe also has its separate account on Instagram under the handle @themercyme. So be sure to go check them and their music out.
