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Mario Winans
American singer
American singer
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | Mario Winans | |
| birth_name | Mario Mendell Brown | |
| birth_date | ||
| image | Mario Winans.png | |
| caption | Winans in 2014 | |
| alias | {{flatlist | |
| birth_place | Orangeburg, South Carolina, U.S. | |
| genre | R&B | |
| occupation | {{flatlist | |
| years_active | 1988–present | |
| label | {{flatlist | |
| current_member_of | {{flatlist |
- Yellowman
- Skeeter
- Singer
- songwriter
- record producer
- Bad Boy
- Undeas
- Worldwide
- Atlantic
- Universal
- Motown
- Winans family
- The Hitmen
Mario Mendell Winans ( Brown; born August 29, 1974) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer from South Carolina. A member of the Winans musical family, he is best known for his 2004 single "I Don't Wanna Know" (featuring Enya and P. Diddy), which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100.
Prior, Winans signed with Dallas Austin's Rowdy Records as an in-house producer during the early-1990s, and received his first major credits for his work on R. Kelly's self-titled second album (1995) and Pebbles' Straight from My Heart (1995). As a recording artist, he signed with Motown to release his debut studio album, Story of My Heart (1997). The following year, he contributed to Diddy's 1998 single "Come with Me", and thereafter served as in-house talent for his Bad Boy Records production team, the Hitmen. While receiving further credits on commercially successful releases, he saw mainstream attention for his guest performance on Diddy's 2000 single "Best Friend" as well as his 2002 single "I Need a Girl (Part Two)," both of which entered the Billboard Hot 100—with the latter peaking at number four—and Winans signed with Bad Boy, an imprint of Universal Records as a solo act. Moreover, "I Don't Wanna Know" served as the lead single for his second studio album Hurt No More (2004), which peaked at number two on the Billboard 200. In the following year, he co-wrote CeCe Winans's song "Pray", which won Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards.
Winans's recording work accompanies a career in production and songwriting, from which he has been credited on releases for artists including the Weeknd, Kanye West, the Notorious B.I.G., Ice Spice, Lil' Kim, Destiny's Child, Jennifer Lopez, Pusha T, Busta Rhymes, and Trey Songz, among others.
Career
''Hurt No More'' (2001–2005)
Mario Winans recorded his second album Hurt No More in 2001, 2002, and 2003 in between working with other artists. The album is based on stories of love and betrayal.
The first single "I Don't Wanna Know" was based on a sample of the Fugees' 1996 hit single "Ready or Not", which itself was based on a slowed-down sample of the instrumental track "Boadicea" by Enya from her 1987 self-titled album. Enya and her representatives said yes to Winans and P. Diddy for her approval of the sample. She even re-recorded Boadicea for the song, although Winans had no idea that the Fugees sample he had used was a sample itself. They even gave Enya herself credit for the single as "Mario Winans featuring P. Diddy and Enya". The song features a rap by P. Diddy. The song was released as a single in early 2004 and became a worldwide hit, reaching number 1 in Germany and the United Kingdom and on the rhythmic top 40 radio chart in the United States; to number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the US R&B/Hip-Hop singles chart; and to number 3 on both the Australian and Norwegian singles charts. It also reached the top ten on a composite European singles chart.
Hurt No More was released on April 20, 2004, in the US and by early June 2004 had reached number 1 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, number 2 on the Billboard 200, and number 3 on the UK Albums Chart.
The album's second single, "Never Really Was", used a sample of the orchestrated beginning of Madonna's 1986 hit "Papa Don't Preach" as its background music. However, the song failed to chart in North America. A remix version was released as a single featuring rapper Lil Flip.
The song "This Is the Thanks I Get" was stated to be the album's third and final single but no official release was set. The song went on to peak on the Billboard Bubbling Under R&B chart at number 12.
Discography
Albums
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| Story of My Heart | Hurt No More | ||||||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2 | 1 | 37 | 27 | 22 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 13 | 3 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | US | ||||||||
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| "Don't Know" | "I Don't Wanna Know" (featuring Enya and P. Diddy) | "Never Really Was" (featuring Lil' Flip) | "This Is the Thanks I Get" (featuring Black Rob) | "Mine" (featuring Sahara aka Costi Ioniţă & Andrea) | |||||||||
| 1997 | 108 | 48 | — | — | Story of My Heart | ||||||||
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Hurt No More | ||||||||
| — | 90 | — | 44 | ||||||||||
| 2005 | — | 112 | — | — | |||||||||
| 2010 | — | — | — | — |
As featured artist
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | US | US | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R&B | US | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rap | US | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhy | UK | "Best Friends" (Puff Daddy featuring Mario Winans) | "I Need a Girl (Part Two)" (P. Diddy featuring Ginuwine, Loon) | "Rock the Party" (Benzino featuring Mario Winans) | "Down 4 Me" (Loon featuring Mario Winans) | "Crush on You" (Mr. Cheeks featuring Mario Winans) | "You're the One" (Guerilla Black featuring Mario Winans) | "Through the Pain (She Told Me)" (Diddy featuring Mario Winans) | "Hey Baby (After the Club)" (Ashanti featuring Mario Winans) | "Forever" (Timati featuring Mario Winans) | "Dream" (Massiv featuring Mario Winans) | "I Need a Girl (Part Three)" (Kay One featuring Mario Winans) | "Type (E)" (Eyedi featuring Mario Winans) | ||||||||
| 1999 | 59 | 3 | 9 | — | 24 | Forever | |||||||||||||||
| 2002 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | We Invented the Remix | |||||||||||||||
| 82 | 28 | 20 | — | — | Redemption | ||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | 103 | 28 | 19 | — | — | Loon | |||||||||||||||
| — | 52 | — | — | — | Back Again! | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | 77 | 43 | 24 | 23 | — | Guerilla City | |||||||||||||||
| 2007 | — | 107 | — | — | 50 | Press Play | |||||||||||||||
| — | 87 | — | 40 | — | The Declaration | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | The Boss, SWAGG | |||||||||||||||
| 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | Meine Zeit | |||||||||||||||
| 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | Prince of Belvedair | |||||||||||||||
| 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | Chapter 21 |
Production
- 2009
- Diddy - Press Play
- "Last Night" (featuring Keyshia Cole), "Through the Pain (She Told Me)", "Thought You Said" (featuring Brandy)
- Diddy - Press Play
Awards and nominations
- Grammy Awards
- 2005, Best Contemporary R&B Album: Hurt No More (Nominated)
- Grammy Awards
- 2016, Best Rap Song: "All Day" (Nominated; as writer/co-producer)
- Image Awards
- 2005, Outstanding New Artist (Nominated)
- MOBO Awards
- 2004, Best Song: "I Don't Wanna Know" (Nominated)
- 2004, Best Ringtone: "I Don't Wanna Know" (Winner)
- Teen Choice Awards
- 2004, Choice R&B Artist (Nominated)
- 2004, Choice Breakout Music Artist (Nominated)
- 2004, Choice Single: "I Don't Wanna Know" (Nominated)
- 2004, Choice R&B Track: "I Don't Wanna Know" (Nominated)
- 2004, Choice Music Hook Up: "I Don't Wanna Know" (Nominated)
- Vibe Awards
- 2004, R&B Song of the Year: "I Don't Wanna Know" (Nominated)
Filmography
- Mike Jones - American Dream (2007)
References
References
- "Mario Winans Biography, Songs, & Albums".
- (April 27, 2004). "FOR MARIO WINANS, IT'S A CRYING FAME".
- (April 29, 2004). "Taking the Winans Gift in a New Direction".
- "Mario Winans : Love, Hurt, Betrayal: These Are A Few Of Mario Winans' Favorite Things - Rhapsody Music Downloads". VH1.com.
- "Mario Winans – Hurt No More".
- "Mario Winas Full Chart History".
- {{cite certification
- {{cite certification
- "Mario Winans – Chart History: Hot 100". [[Prometheus Global Media]].
- "Mario Winans – Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". [[Prometheus Global Media]].
- "Mario Winans feat. Enya "I Don't Want to Know"".
- "Ray J". [[Official Charts Company]].
- {{Cite certification
- {{cite certification
- "I Need a Girl Part II".
- "I Need A Girl (Part Two)".
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080313200459/http://www.moono.com/news/news00420.html
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