Mercy Steven’s musical career began with a unique blending of Eliza Dolittle meets the Sharks and the Jets, “I was 10 years old and in elementary school in Houston TX , performing bits and pieces of West Side Story and My Fair Lady with my choir. Another girl and I sang ‘I Could Have Danced All Night.’ My mom was in the audience taping it. Afterwards, she ran up to me, hugged and squeezed me like never before, and was saying things like, ‘My daughter can sing! This is my daughter, she can sing!!’ It was hilarious. When we watched the tape later, you could hear her saying to people around her, ‘Oh my God, my daughter can sing,’ relates Mercy, laughing.

“I love my family. We may be a little broken and imperfect, but I'll always love them unconditionally. My mom and dad divorced when I was 10 and my older brother Dustin and I moved with my mom to a town called Tomball , Texas . He and I both graduated from Tomball High School and tried college out for a while. I guess it just wasn't our thing.”

“My dad is a very smart, well-educated businessman and he still lives in Houston with my step mom. I've never met a more masculine, responsible and stern person in all my life, but who somehow always has the ability to make both of us cry when we hug. Wish I could spend more time with him now, as we're both getting older. My mom is an out-going, beautiful, hilarious flight attendant who actually visits me quite a bit here in Nashville . She loves coming to see my brother and me. She would sacrifice anything in the world to make us happy. She's just plain flat out awesome.”

“My brother is the coolest.” Mercy says of her band mate, Dustin. “If anyone can multi-task, it's him. Raising a family, working a full time job, playing drums in my band, writing music with me, plus mowing the lawn, helping around the house. If it weren’t for him, I probably wouldn't even be in Nashville . He has so much belief in his ambitiousness and in me. His encouragement keeps me going.

Aside from her music, Mercy also works a forty plus hour a week job at a retailer in Murfreesboro . “Picking up after people is the worst,” she says laughing. “I enjoy fashion very much though. You should see my closet! I need to have a garage sale soon.”

Mercy is now working with a song-writer/producer on a small demo of three new songs that will soon be pitched around in the UK area. She is also working with another local song-writer/producer on pitching a Christmas song that she, her brother and another writer wrote. “Most importantly though,” she says, “ I'm really working on writing, I’m writing some new material and hoping to bring out great new songs to fans as soon as possible.”

”I am a very blessed person who was given the talent of singing and writing...who was blessed with a passion for music and a caring heart.” Mercy explains, “I used to be this confused, lost, immature person who made bad decisions and hurt people around me, until, honestly...I went to church. I didn't even go to a service or hear a preacher, I went to try out for a vocal team, or, Worship team. My mom made me do it, but I thank her ‘til this day. It has shaped me tremendously as a person or should I say, God has shaped me tremendously and is still at work molding me for a purpose. Although events have happened through out my childhood and teen years that weren't the best, I believe that paths have unfolded the way they were supposed to. I'm an artist, and God and I both know that music is a part of me and will always be a part of me. Whether I'm writing it, playing it or singing it, I believe it's written in the stars for me.”

“We all hurt, we all love, cry, feel joy and passion, have wants, dreams and goals...and we all make mistakes throughout life, too. I just like to express all of that through my lyrics and music. Sometimes I feel like, that’s the only way I can express things. I couldn’t see myself doing anything else. Honestly. If it wasn’t for the gift of music, I feel I’d be lost in this world. It’s my ultimate passion and I know it has to be apart of the rest of my life some way or another. If there were no music in this world, I’d sacrifice my right arm for it....well maybe my left arm because I’m right-handed,” she says with a smile.

”I truly believe God allows things to happen for a reason. He brings people in our lives for a reason, and He blesses us with certain gifts and talents. Why waste that? I feel if you’re not happy, then take the steps you need to take, to make that happen. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to be happy and successful even though some people throughout my life have made me feel selfish about it at times. But at the same time, we’re only given one life. One chance. So love others and be forgiving.” Mercy concludes by offering this advice, “Have ‘Mercy’ on people, because in the end, it will bring peace and comfort to your own soul.”