Marvin Winans

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Marvin Winans
Background information
Birth name	Marvin L. Winans
Origin	Detroit, Michigan United States
Genre(s)	Gospel
Label(s)	with The Winans Light Qwest/Warner Bros. with the Perfecting Praise Choir Sparrow Records Diamante Music Group Artemis Gospel Pure Springs Gospel

Marvin Winans is an American gospel singer from Detroit, Michigan.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early years 1.2 The Winans 1.3 Pastor, Perfecting Church (Detroit) 2 Discography 3 References

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early years

Marvin Winans was born the third of 10 children to David and Delores Winans.

[edit] The Winans

Marvin Winans sang in the 1980s and 1990s with his brothers Ronald, Carvin and Michael as a member of The Winans. The Winans, who were discovered by Andrae Crouch, released their first album, entitled Introducing The Winans, in 1981. He also played keyboards, wrote songs, and produced for The Winans records, for solo projects from family members, and on other gospel releases. For his vocals on the 1985 song "Bring Back the Days of Yea and Nay", Winans was awarded a Grammy for Best Male Soul Gospel Performance. ^[1]

[edit] Pastor, Perfecting Church (Detroit)

Winans, a pastor, founded The Perfecting Church in Detroit, Michigan in the early 1990s, and released an album with the church's choir in 1992 entitled Introducing Perfect Praise. A second album, Friends, appeared in 2001. His 2007 release, Alone but Not Alone, was nominated for a Grammy award for Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album.

[edit] Discography

[edit] References