BIO
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Benjamin, "Bebe" Winans, the six-time Grammy Award winner, is the seventh child and youngest
male of the Detroit based first family of gospel music. BeBe is best known as an inspirational, R&B,
and popular vocalist, songwriter who along with his musical partner and sister CeCe Winans are the
first true Christian crossover artists to hit the mainstream. An actor, author, and avid fitness
enthusiast, Bebe is known as someone who “gets it done.”
In 2019, Winans released his first solo album in nearly over 10 years, NEED YOU, which included
his hit song “He Promised Me” featuring Tobbi & Tommi and introducing Kiandra. The song
reached #1 on the Billboard Gospel airplay charts making it his first solo #1 in his career. He also
introduced global gospel group, Korean Soul, on his song, “Laughter.”
In October of 2019, BeBe released his memoir “Born For This: My Story in Music.” As an author,
Winans also penned the book “The Whitney I Knew” about his relationship with his dear friend
Whitney Houston.
A creative spirit in every way, Bebe has been developing the critically acclaimed original musical Born
for This for many years and the show is now bound for Broadway. With original music and lyrics by
BeBe Winans and a book written by Charles Randolph-Wright, BeBe Winans and Lisa D’Amour, the
musical Born For This is a universal story for anyone who has ever yearned for something, for anyone
who is looking to find their purpose in life. It follows a talented young man from a tight-knit musical
family as he grapples with his faith in his desire for fame. The musical has had productions at the
Alliance Theatre in Atlanta in April 2016, Arena Stage in Washington, DC in July 2016, Los Angeles
in August of 2017, and the Emerson Theater in Boston in June 2018. The show is directed by
Charles Randolph-Wright (Motown) with choreography by Warren Adams and is produced by Ron
Gillyard and My Destiny Productions. The musical recently garnered thirteen NAACP Theatre
Award nominations, and won five, in 2019.
As an actor, he has been featured in projects such as Denzel Washington’s The Manchurian Candidate
and Broadway’s The Color Purple opposite Chaka Khan amongst his credits. Behind the scenes, her
has served as Executive Music Producer for the OWN Network’s latest scripted series, “Greenleaf.”
His continues to show his love of music on his radio show on the Heart & Soul Channel (68) on
Sirius/XM Radio Networks on Sunday Mornings (9am ET/7am PT). In 2024, Bebe will feature as a
main character on BounceTV in the new show, Mind Your Business.
BeBe’s career as a solo artist has yielded eight albums with guest appearances from friends as diverse
as Eric Clapton, Stevie Wonder, David Foster and Anita Baker and is known for his jaw dropping
performances on some of the most important and star-studded musical specials of the past decades.
BeBe Winans has won six Grammy Awards, ten Dove Awards, six Stellar Awards, four NAACP
Awards (three with CeCe and one with 3WB with brothers Marvin and Carvin), three Soul Train
Music Awards (two of them with sister CeCe), and the NAACP Theatre Award for ‘Best Playwright’
for his musical Born For This.
Benjamin, "Bebe" Winans, the six-time Grammy Award winner, is the seventh child and youngest
male of the Detroit based first family of gospel music. BeBe is best known as an inspirational, R&B,
and popular vocalist, songwriter who along with his musical partner and sister CeCe Winans are the
first true Christian crossover artists to hit the mainstream. An actor, author, and avid fitness
enthusiast, Bebe is known as someone who “gets it done.”
In 2019, Winans released his first solo album in nearly over 10 years, NEED YOU, which included
his hit song “He Promised Me” featuring Tobbi & Tommi and introducing Kiandra. The song
reached #1 on the Billboard Gospel airplay charts making it his first solo #1 in his career. He also
introduced global gospel group, Korean Soul, on his song, “Laughter.”
In October of 2019, BeBe released his memoir “Born For This: My Story in Music.” As an author,
Winans also penned the book “The Whitney I Knew” about his relationship with his dear friend
Whitney Houston.
A creative spirit in every way, Bebe has been developing the critically acclaimed original musical Born
for This for many years and the show is now bound for Broadway. With original music and lyrics by
BeBe Winans and a book written by Charles Randolph-Wright, BeBe Winans and Lisa D’Amour, the
musical Born For This is a universal story for anyone who has ever yearned for something, for anyone
who is looking to find their purpose in life. It follows a talented young man from a tight-knit musical
family as he grapples with his faith in his desire for fame. The musical has had productions at the
Alliance Theatre in Atlanta in April 2016, Arena Stage in Washington, DC in July 2016, Los Angeles
in August of 2017, and the Emerson Theater in Boston in June 2018. The show is directed by
Charles Randolph-Wright (Motown) with choreography by Warren Adams and is produced by Ron
Gillyard and My Destiny Productions. The musical recently garnered thirteen NAACP Theatre
Award nominations, and won five, in 2019.
As an actor, he has been featured in projects such as Denzel Washington’s The Manchurian Candidate
and Broadway’s The Color Purple opposite Chaka Khan amongst his credits. Behind the scenes, her
has served as Executive Music Producer for the OWN Network’s latest scripted series, “Greenleaf.”
His continues to show his love of music on his radio show on the Heart & Soul Channel (68) on
Sirius/XM Radio Networks on Sunday Mornings (9am ET/7am PT). In 2024, Bebe will feature as a
main character on BounceTV in the new show, Mind Your Business.
BeBe’s career as a solo artist has yielded eight albums with guest appearances from friends as diverse
as Eric Clapton, Stevie Wonder, David Foster and Anita Baker and is known for his jaw dropping
performances on some of the most important and star-studded musical specials of the past decades.
BeBe Winans has won six Grammy Awards, ten Dove Awards, six Stellar Awards, four NAACP
Awards (three with CeCe and one with 3WB with brothers Marvin and Carvin), three Soul Train
Music Awards (two of them with sister CeCe), and the NAACP Theatre Award for ‘Best Playwright’
for his musical Born For This.
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