CE CE Winans has been instrumental in the Gospel music Industry for years She comes from what the world considers to be the First Family of Gospel music. She is the eighth of ten siblings in the musical Winans family, CeCe Winans (born Priscilla) performed most often with her brother BeBe. She is the most commercially successful of the Winans groupings (which also includes her older brothers Marvin, Carvin, Ronald, and Michael in the Winans and her parents in Mom & Pop Winans).
Ce Ce began recording her very first solo album. Released in 1995, Alone in His Presence found her working her way back to traditional gospel, singing standards like “Great Is Thy Faithfulness,” “Blessed Assurance,” and “I Surrender All.” His Gift followed in 1998, and a year later Winans returned with Alabaster Box.
Here’s a list of just some of her Awards…
Grammy Awards:
2008 Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album, Thy Kingdom Come
2006 Best Gospel Performance & Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
2001 Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album, CeCe Winans
1996 Best Pop Contemporary Gospel Album, Andrae Crouch (Various Artists)
1995 Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album, ”Alone In His Presence”
1991 Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album, “Different Lifestyles”
1989 Best Gospel Vocal Performance/Female, ”Don’t Cry”
1987 Best Soul Gospel Performance, “For Always”
Dove Awards:
2010 Urban Recorded Song of the Year, “Close To You” (BeBe & CeCe)
2004 Recorded Song of the Year, ” Hallelujah Praise”
2004 Traditional Gospel Album of the Year, ”CeCe Winans Presents: The Born Again Choir”
2002 Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song, “Anybody Wanna Pray?”
2002 Contemporary Gospel Album, CeCe Winans
2001 Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song, “Alabaster Box”
1998 Special Event Album, God With Us: A Celebration of Christmas Carols (Various Artists)
1998 Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song, ”Up Where We Belong”
1997 Special Event Album, Tribute: The Songs of Andrae Crouch (Various Artists)
1997 Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song, ”Take Me Back”
1997 Female Vocalist of the Year
1996 Traditional Gospel Recorded Song, ”Great is Thy Faithfulness” (CeCe & Mom Winans)
1996 Female Vocalist of the Year
1995 Praise and Worship Album, Coram Deo II (Various Artists)
1992 Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song, “Addictive Love” (BeBe and CeCe)
1992 Group of the Year, BeBe and CeCe Winans
1990 Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song, ”With My Whole Heart” (BeBe and CeCe)
1990 Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song, “Heaven” (BeBe and CeCe)
1990 Pop/Contemporary Album, Heaven
1990 Group of the Year, BeBe and CeCe Winans
1988 New Artist of the Year, BeBe and CeCe
Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards
1999 Best Gospel Album, His Gift
Soul Train Awards
1992 Best Gospel Album, Different Lifestyles (BeBe and CeCe)
1990 Best Gospel Album, Heaven (BeBe and CeCe)
Stellar Awards
2009 Contemporary Female Artist of the Year, “Thy Kingdom Come”
2007 Chevrolet Most Notable Achievement Award
Trumpet Awards
2007 Trumpet Honoree – Lifetime Achievement Award
