Hannah Kerr

Hannah Elizabeth Kerr (born January 6, 1997) is an American Christian musician, who plays a Christian pop style contemporary worship music. She released I Stand Here, on M2T (Made to Thrive) Records, in 2015, a record label founded by Mark Hall of Casting Crowns. The single, "I Stand Here", placed on the Billboard magazine Christian Airplay chart.

Hannah Kerr
Birth name	Hannah Elizabeth Kerr
Born	(1997-01-06) January 6, 1997 Buffalo, New York
Origin	Nashville, Tennessee
Genres	Worship, CCM
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Instruments	vocals, singer-songwriter
Years active	2015–present
Labels	Black River, M2T
Associated acts	Mark Hall
Website	hannahkerrmusic.com

Early and personal life

Hannah Elizabeth Kerr[1] was born on January 6, 1997,[2] in Buffalo, New York, the daughter of Gordon and Kimberly Kerr (née, Vogan), whose father is the CEO of Black River Entertainment.[3] She relocated to Nashville, Tennessee, during the summer before her first year in high school commenced.

Music career

2015–2016: Career Beginnings

She started her music recording career in 2015, with the extended play, I Stand Here, that was released on October 16, 2015, by M2T (Made to Thrive) Records, a division of Black River Entertainment, a record label founded by Casting Crowns front man Mark Hall.[4] Her debut single, "I Stand Here", charted on the Billboard magazine Christian Airplay chart at No. 49.[5] It later rose to No. 47, its peak.

2016–present: Overflow

On September 24, 2016, Hannah Kerr released her debut studio album, Overflow.[6] The second single off the album, Undivided, became her second charting song on the Christian Airplay chart, peaking at No. 41.[7] Kerr released a cover of Judy Garland's Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas on November 4, 2016.[8] The song debuted on the Hot Christian Songs chart at Number 40, becoming her first entry on the chart. It also peaked at No. 15 on the Christian Airplay chart, her highest charting single on that chart, so far. "Radiate" was chosen as the third single from Overflow. The song peaked at No. 35 on the Hot Christian Songs chart and No. 27 on the Christian Airplay chart, respectively.[9] On August 7, 2017, "Warrior" was released as the fourth single from Overflow, along with a lyric video.[10] Kerr performed the song live, being released to her YouTube channel.[11] The song peaked at No. 20 on the Hot Christian Songs chart.

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
US Christ [12]
Overflow	Released: September 24, 2016 Label: M2T Records Formats: digital download, CD	30
Christmas Eve in Bethlehem	Released: October 18, 2018 Label: Black River Christian Format: CD	—

Extended plays

List of extended plays

Title	Extended play details
I Stand Here	Released: October 16, 2015 Label: M2T Format: CD
Emmanuel	Released: October 20, 2017 Label: M2T Format: CD
Listen More[13]	Released: September 13, 2019 Format: Digital download, CD (tour only)[13]

Singles

Year	Single	Chart Positions			Album
		US AC [14]	US Christ [15]	US Christ Air. [16]
2016	"I Stand Here"	—	—	47	Overflow
	"Undivided"	—	—	41
2017	"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"	—	40	15	Christmas Eve in Bethlehem
	"Radiate"	—	35	27	Overflow
	"Warrior"	—	20	15
2018	"Winter Wonderland"	30	17	37	Christmas Eve in Bethlehem
	"Glimpse"	—	—	—	Listen More (EP)[17]
	"Split The Sea"[18]	—	22	18	Non-album single*
2019	"In The Meantime"[19]	—	—	—	Listen More (EP)[17]
2020	"Ordinary"	—	38	32

*"Split The Sea (Pop Mix)" is on Listen More (EP)

Other charted songs

List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Year	Title	Peak positions	Album
		US Christ Air. [16]
2017	"O Come O Come Emmanuel"	50	Christmas Eve in Bethlehem
2018	"Christmas Eve In Bethlehem"	46
	"White Christmas"	48

References

1. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. "GENERATION (LIKE HE LOVES) Work ID No. 889647548 IPI No. 783250924 (KERR HANNAH ELIZABETH)". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved January 6, 2015. GENERATION (LIKE HE LOVES) Work ID No. 889647548 IPI No. 783250924 (KERR HANNAH ELIZABETH)
2. Hannah Kerr (HannahKerrMusic) (January 6, 2016). "Feeling very blessed by you guys today on my 19th birthday!". Facebook. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
3. Price, Deborah Evans (September 10, 2015). "Black River Entertainment Launching New Christian Label: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
4. Andre, Jonathan (October 27, 2015). "Music Reviews: Hannah Kerr – I Stand Here EP". 365 Days of Inspiring Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
5. search for "I Stand Here" on Christian Airplay at billboard.com/biz
6. "Overflow by Hannah Kerr". ITunes. September 24, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
7. "Hot Christian Songs (10/22/16)". Billboard. October 22, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
8. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Hannah Kerr". ITunes. November 4, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
9. "Kerr sings to 'Radiate' God's love". Times-Gazette. April 30, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
10. "Hannah Kerr "Warrior" Official Lyric Video". YouTube. August 7, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
11. "Spiritual Warriors, Rise Up: New Anthem Honors God's Intercessors". CharismaNews. December 28, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
12. "Hannah Kerr – Chart history (Top Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
13. "Hannah Kerr Debuts 'Listen More' EP Today". NewReleaseToday. September 13, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
14. "Hannah Kerr – Chart history (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
15. "Hannah Kerr – Chart history (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
16. "Hannah Kerr – Chart history (Christian Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
17. "Listen More EP by Hannah Kerr". Retrieved September 14, 2019.
18. "Split The Sea (Single) by Hannah Kerr". Retrieved July 12, 2019.
19. "Hannah Kerr Releases In The Meantime single". Retrieved July 13, 2019.

External links

• Official website