Bart Marshall Millard was born on December 1st, 1972, in Greenville, Texas, USA. He is a well-known singer and songwriter, known for being the lead singer in the band, Mercy Me.
Other than this, he also has a few solo albums, and one of those albums was nominated for a Grammy. He met Shannon in a church, back then he was 15, and she was 13, and nine years later both of them got married.
His marriage has coincided with the journey of the band. The couple and the ban have grown considerably since then, and now they have seven members in their family.
On the other hand, the band, MercyMe has continued to enjoy success with multiple platinum and gold albums.
Bart Millard’s Wealth, how rich is he?
As of 2019, sources indicate that his net worth is around $5 million, which he gained from the music industry. He has been in the industry since 2004, and his fame and skills have got him other projects too.
As he continues his career, his net worth is also estimated to grow. Note that this is not his official net worth; it is just a speculated amount, which may or may not be true.
Early Life and Beginning of the Band
In his early years, Bart dreamt of having a career in professional sports as he wanted to become a sports player, especially in American Football. He followed his dream in high school, but sadly he met with an injury, his ankles were injured in a football game.
This made him change his career and he joined a choir group. In the first year in his college, his father passed away. He was invited to join the church’s worship band, and he started to work on the video and audio system of the group.
In the church, he met James Bryson, a piano player, and the two of them worked together on a trip to Switzerland. He likes music so much and was inspired to follow music full-time and make a career in the same. Later he moved to Oklahoma City with a few pals and formed MercyMe.
MercyMe
It is a contemporary Christian band formed in 1994 in Edmond, Oklahoma. The name of band members were Barry Graul, guitarists Michael Scheuchzer, and Millard, percussionist Robby Schaffer, and bassist Nathan Cochran.
Six independent band albums were released by the band. Later in 2001, the band was signed by INO Records. They released I Can Only Imagine, which gained a lot of mainstream traction, pushed their Almost Their debut album with massive sales, and got triple platinum certification.
Since then, the band has released eight albums, six of them are certified gold and one is the greatest hits album.
Awards and Nominations
The band also has 13 consecutive top 5 songs in the Billboard Christian songs, seven of them gained the top number. They were also nominated for a few gammy nominations and have won 8 Dove awards.
Some of their recent albums are The Hurt and The Healer (2012), Welcome to the New (2014), and very recent Lifer (2017). The singles, Even If and It is Well With My Soul, topped the Billboard charts of Christian songs.
Personal Life
It is known that he is married to Shannon and the couple have five kids with each other, they all reside in Greenville, Texas.
He has been very vocal about his grandmother who inspired him through faith and was heavily impacted by his father’s taste in music.
He wrote the song I Can Only Imagine as a tribute when he passed away. Later in 2018, a movie with the same name was also made. His music has been featured in many Christian publications like Christian Today.
Social Media Presence
Just like other musicians, he has been a give on social media platforms. His Twitter account has more than 100,000 followers, and he uses Twitter to express his daily thoughts.
He is a big fan of football and frequently passes his time by turning to the National Football League (NFL). But he has not been present on the website for a few months and posted last in 2019 around the Superbowl.
His Facebook page has not been active for a long time, his last post traces back to 2010, but he was not famous then, and still he had more than 14,000 followers back then, which is huge.
