BeBe & CeCe Winans

BeBe & CeCe Winans, the American Gospel music brother and sister duo. BeBe (Benjamin) and CeCe (Priscilla) Winans are the seventh and eighth of "Mom" and "Pop" Winans' ten children, most of whom have had successful Gospel music careers.

While BeBe and CeCe were in high school, four of their elder brothers formed the successful Gospel musicgroup The Winans. Initially known as The Winans Part II, BeBe and CeCe first appeared in the public eye when they debuted in 1982 as part of the singing group The PTL Singers on the long running popular Christian television show Praise The Lord. They were introduced by Jim Bakker by their childhood nicknames and recorded their first album Lord Lift Us Up as a duo for PTL Records.

BeBe and CeCe had their biggest success with the release of their 1991 album Different Lifestyles featuring the singles "Addictive Love" and a cover of The Staple Singers' "I'll Take You There" featuring Mavis Staples. Both singles topped R&B charts. Rapper MC Hammer also made an appearance on the single "The Blood" at the height of his career.

1994 saw the release of their last studio album Relationships, featuring the notable singles "If Anything Ever Happened To You," "Love Of My Life," and "Stay With Me." This album conveyed a more personal approach, in CeCe's words: "A lot of people think we're supposed to be perfect, but we're people too, we go through hurt [and] pain. We get songs through experiences and as we reveal these things, people are touched."^[1]

As a duo, BeBe and CeCe Winans' accolades include 5 Grammy Awards, 8 Dove Awards, 2 NAACP Image awards, 2 Soul Train Music Awards, and over a dozen Stellar Awards, 12 charting R&B singles, as well as numerous #1 singles on Christian radio, 3 Gold albums and 1Platinum album.

In 1995, they officially parted ways to work on their solo careers and other areas of interest. Both artists have gone on to have successful solo careers, receiving numerous awards and accolades. To date, BeBe has released six solo albums, while CeCe has released eight.

BeBe and CeCe Winans have only recorded together twice since 1996: once on What A Child, a duet from CeCe's Christmas album His Gift, and once on Tonight Tonight, a duet from BeBe's 2000 album Love & Freedom.

In 1995, they officially parted ways to work on their solo careers and other areas of interest. Both artists have gone on to have successful solo careers, receiving numerous awards and accolades. To date, BeBe has released six solo albums, while CeCe has released eight.

BeBe and CeCe Winans have only recorded together twice since 1996: once on What A Child, a duet from CeCe's Christmas album His Gift, and once on Tonight Tonight, a duet from BeBe's 2000 album Love & Freedom.