Christian musician Katy Nichole recently spoke with Candace Cameron Bure about how much she relies on faith in God and prayer in desperate moments and during life’s high notes.
The 22-year-old said she believes God’s power led to her song going viral after she posted a recording of herself singing the chorus of “In Jesus Name (God of Possible)” on TikTok, and subsequently became a hit song. Nichole told Bure that this particular song “carries something that is not from me.”
During the podcast as part of Bure’s “summer song series,” Nichole shared how she started in music as a full-time worship leader at her church. At the time, she was also in medical school with no idea that music would eventually become her full-time career. After becoming a certified medical assistant and continuing as a worship leader for over two years, Nichole said she “started to feel as though the path that God was leading me down wasn’t medical, and it was music related.”
Nichole said, “I’m so grateful that I get to create music with an encouraging, uplifting message so that someone can be given hope throughout their day.” The song that made her famous, “In Jesus Name (God of Possible),” was on Billboard’s Christian Airplay chart for 20 consecutive weeks. The song received a nomination for a GMA Dove Award in 2022, and she was awarded Worship Song of the Year at the 2022 K-LOVE Fan Awards.
Nichole was nominated as Favorite Inspirational Artist at the 2022 American Music Awards. She once thought she would solely be a worship leader at her church and never thought that her dream of being signed to a record label would become a reality. However, God took her by surprise. Nichole said, “Honestly, I would’ve been fully satisfied with singing worship at my church for many more years because I love having the community of that, and I love being able to lead people well in that.”
She continued, “So, that space was always a comfortable space for me, but I think God was trying to pull me out of that comfort zone.” Nichole said that many people don’t know about her journey in music because a record label signed her before her song went viral. She said she remembers praying to God about her chances of being signed to a label before it happened. Nichole decided that “laying her dream to be signed to a record label at the feet of Jesus, while not really thinking much of it,” might not lead to anything. However, her prayer eventually became her reality.
Nichole’s other popular song, “God of Possible,” was created in Nashville while she was sitting at a piano in the middle of having a panic attack because “the anxiety had gotten to me.” She said she credits God for the creation of all her music and her success thus far. “This is my heart. This is the expression of my relationship with God,” she said.