Priscilla Marie Winans Love was born on the 8th October 1964 in Detroit, Michigan, USA, and as Cece Winans is recognized for being a gospel musician – singer and songwriter – the winner of ten Grammy Awards, and seven Sellar Awards. She is also known as an author. Her career has been active since 1984.
So, have you ever wondered how rich Cece Winans is? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that the total size of Cece’s net worth is over $8 million, as of mid- 2016, the main source coming from her successful involvement in the entertainment industry not only as a musician, but also as an author.
Cece Winans Net Worth $8 Million
Cece Winans is the daughter of David and Delores Winans; she was raised with her seven siblings – all of them are involved in the music industry. Her brothers founded a band named The Winans, which was awarded several times. At the age of 17, she matriculated from high school, and became a student at a beauty school, but she quit education and formed a duo together with her brother BeBe, but soon after, she decided to begin pursuing a career as a solo artist.
Cece’s professional musical solo career began in 1995, with the release of her debut album entitled “Alone In His Presence”, which achieved platinum status. Thanks to her talents, she won in the same year a Grammy Award as well as two Dove Awards – one of them was for the Female Vocalist of the Year – increasing her net worth by a large margin. She continued to line up success with her next album, “Everlasting Love” (1998), which achieved gold status. The album entered the Billboard chart, and included singles such as “Well Alright”, “Slippin”, and “On That Day”. In the same year, she recorded a holiday gift album entitled “His Gift”.
During 1999, Cece established his own record label “PureSprings Gospel”, under which she released her fourth album “Alabaster Box”, achieving gold status in the US. In order to promote her career, she organized a concert in the following year, after which she released her next album “Cece Winans”, with such singles as “Anybody Wanna Pray”, and “Say A Prayer”, contributing a lot to the size of her net worth. Prior to her sixth album “Throne Room” (2003), she took a break, but the album achieved gold status, and in the US was sold over 380,000 copies.
Before the next decade, she released four albums, including “Purified”, and “Thy Kingdom Come”, on which she collaborated with her nephew Mario Winans. Beside that, she also recorded the duet “Count On Me”, with Whitney Houston; the single was certified gold, reaching No. 8 at the Billboard Hot 100, and the same place on the Billboard R&B Singles chart, increasing further her net worth.
Apart from her successful career as a musician, Cece is also known as an author, who has published three books – “On A Positive Note” (2000), “Throne Room: Ushered Into The Presence Of God” (2004), and “Always Sisters: Becoming The Princess You Were Created To Be” (2007) – all of which added to her net worth.
Speaking about her personal life, Cece Winans has been married to Alvin Love since 1984, with whom she has two children; the couple’s current residence is in Forest Hills, Tennessee. She has appeared in several music videos together with her family. Cece is also known as a very good friend of the late Whitney Houston, and a godmother of her daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown; she had a performance at Whitney’s funeral.
