Bart Marshall Millard (born December 1, 1972) is an American singer and songwriter who is best known as the leader of the band MercyMe.

Millard and two of his friends, James Phillip Bryson and Michael John Scheuchzer, moved to Oklahoma City,[when?]

[5] Millard said his dad heavily influenced him in his musical direction with respect to the hymn albums, drawing particularly on Willie Nelson and Louie Prima.

[5] Millard said that he embarked on his solo effort in order to give expression to musical styles that would not have been compatible with MercyMe.

[5] Millard said that they sang a Hank Williams song called "I Saw the Light" in his church growing up.

[5] The first album was an effort to make songs that he did not particularly care about cooler, and the second album was created to achieve a Kansas City swing/shuffle mood in the vein of Louie Prima, Harry Connick Jr. and Jamie Cullum, which is what was achieved.

[6] Millard said the songs on the album Hymned Again are in the tradition of the Great Revival era musically, but that this was not done on purpose.

"[5] Millard is featured as a vocalist on "I See Love", a 2004 single by Third Day and Steven Curtis Chapman.

Millard was deemed the Best Male Vocalist by Christianity Today in 2005 for his work on his solo album Hymned No.