Mario Winans

Born:: August 27, 1974, he's 37 and American.
Birthname:: Mario Brown.
Snapshot:: An Artist with 7 releases, a member of 1 group, and credited once on others' music. 1 collaboration and 1 musical relative.

Mario Winans is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and music producer. Born Mario Brown, he is the son of gospel recording artist Vickie Winans (née Bowman) and her first husband, Bishop Ronald Brown. He is also the stepson of his mother's second husband, gospel singer, Pastor Marvin Winans whom she married in 1978. Marvin and Vickie Winans had a son, Marvin Winans Jr. (Mario's half brother.) Vickie and Marvin Winans divorced in 1995 and she has since remarried.

Mario Winans began learning piano, keyboards, and drums while still in grade school in Detroit, Michigan and learned how to work in a recording studio at an early age. He began producing gospel music professionally after graduating high school, eventually working with gospel music artists Fred Hammond, The Clark Sisters and various members of the Winans gospel music family.

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