One of the most recognizable and incomparable voices in gospel music, CeCe Winans has sold millions of albums during her 25-year music career. The charismatic singer has garnered numerous awards including eight Grammy Awards, twenty-one Dove Awards, gold and platinum albums, a host of #1 Gospel and Top Ten R&B hits and a reputation as one of the friendliest people in the music industry.

The eighth of ten children, Winans was raised in Detroit with a strong church foundation. She sang her first church solo at the age of eight. In 1987, BeBe & CeCe signed an unprecedented gospel-recording contract with Sparrow Records that allowed Capitol Records to promote BeBe & CeCe’s music in the urban market. Over the next eight years, they enjoyed R&B chart smashes including "Lost Without You," "Heaven," and "It’s Okay." Their tunes "I’ll Take You There" and "Addictive Love" both reached number 1 on the R&B charts.

In 1995, the duo took what was meant to be a short break to record solo projects, Winans’ career took her into a ministry direction that found her performing all over the world, and in churches. On the secular side, her video duet with Whitney Houston "Bridge Over Troubled Water", and the Top Ten platinum smash "Count on Me" expanded her audience into the mainstream pop world.

In order to satisfy both her urban fans and her church audience, Winans has often alternated praise and worship CD releases with more urban sets. Her latest solo effort, the Grammy-winning Thy Kingdom Come (2008) combines both elements. In September (2010) her self-owned label, PureSprings Gospel, will release For Always... CeCe Winans Greatest Hits and will include a brand new single entitled "More" written by her son Alvin Love III.

Aside from singing, Winans has shown her acting skills in TV sitcoms such as "Living Single," and hosted her own TV series "CeCe’s Place" for the Odyssey cable channel. She launched the Always Sisters, Forever Brothers youth conference and penned her autobiography, On A Positive Note. She also co-wrote Throne Room, a worship journal, and a devotional book for teenage girls, Always Sisters: Becoming the Princess You Were Created to Be.

BeBe & CeCe released their much-anticipated reunion CD – their first full project in fifteen years - titled Still. The smooth single "Close to You" quickly reached number 1 on the gospel charts and top 10 on the Urban AC charts, demonstrating that Winans is as popular and in demand now as when she first started two decades ago.