1. CeCe Winans has 19 million record sales certified by RIAA, making her one of the best-selling gospel music artists.
18 Facts About CeCe Winans
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CeCe Winans's parents were part of the Church of God in Christ and would only listen to gospel music.
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CeCe Winans sang her first solo at the age of eight.
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CeCe Winans first went to Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1981 as a singer on the Christian telecast The PTL Club, hosted by Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker.
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CeCe Winans began her solo career with the album Alone in His Presence, released in 1995.
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Later that year, CeCe Winans released His Gift; a holiday album.
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In 1999, CeCe Winans started her own recording company, PureSprings Gospel.
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In 2000 CeCe Winans released a concert VHS titled Live at the Lambs Theater in New York.
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CeCe Winans took a two-year break from releasing albums and returned in 2003 with Throne Room.
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Around September 2004, CeCe Winans experienced what she thought was a flu but turned out to be a serious stomach infection and was hospitalized immediately for surgery.
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CeCe Winans released her eighth album, Thy Kingdom Come on April 1,2008, featuring the single "Waging War".
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From 2012 to 2014, CeCe Winans was a judge on BET's gospel singing competition Sunday Best, along with her brother BeBe.
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In 2021 CeCe Winans released her first live worship album, Believe for It, which won her three additional Grammy Awards in April 2022.
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CeCe Winans has two children, a son and a daughter.
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CeCe Winans was a close friend of Whitney Houston and godmother to her daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown.
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On February 18,2012, CeCe Winans performed the songs "Don't Cry for Me" and "Jesus Loves Me" at Houston's funeral, at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey.
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CeCe Winans has received 17 Grammy Awards, 31 Dove Awards and 19 Stellar Awards.
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In July 2023, CeCe Winans was honored with the Aretha Franklin Icon Award at BET Stellar Awards.