中文名：薇琪·温南斯 外文名：Vickie Winans 原名：Viviane Bowman 国籍：美国 生日：1953 年 10 月 18 日 简介：薇琪·温南斯( Vickie Winans ，出生名为Viviane Bowman；1953 年 10 月 18 日) 是一位美国福音歌手。 从艺历程：Award-winning singer Vickie Winans (born Viviane Bowman) beganher career when she was a kid, performing with family. Born theseventh child of a still-growing family, Winans was raised in Detroit,Michigan.Her entire family was a musical one, and deeplyreligious aswell. She was only about eight years old when she began singing atthe family church, astounding the audience with her vocal ability. She'sshared success with the famous Winans family, for she married MarvinWinans and eventually joined forces with the gospel group. Vickie'sfirst solo album, released in 1985, carries a track that became hersignature song, "We Shall Behold Him." The debut full-length offeringalso earned her a Grammynomination for Best Female ContemporarySoul Gospel Album, a Stellar Award for Album of the Year, and anExcellence Award for Best Female Contemporary Artist. lt was aforetelling of what was to come. Through the latter half of the '80s into the next decade, Winansrecorded several award-winning albums, and they regularlyreachedthe Top Ten of Billboard's gospel chart.The material ranged fromdeeplygospel to contemporary Christian and often mixed theapproaches.Her most popular songs from the period include"DaddyCan't Sing," "First Trumpet Sound," "The Diet Medley" "Boyfriends," "ltsYo Thang," "Give lt One More Try," "Sweeter Than the Honeycomb," and"Little Timmy." When she wasn't in the recording studio, she spentmuch of her time performing and often worked 200 nights each yearShe also made numerous television appearances on shows like Oprahthe Grammy Awards, Arsenio Hall, Queen Latifah, and The Pat SajakShow and starred in Broadway musicals like Don't Get God Started. Winans remained active during the 2000s and 2010s, a period duringwhich she recorded for CGl, Verity, and her own label, DestinyJoy.Bringing lt All Together (featuring collaborations with her son MarioWinans; 2003), Woman to Woman: Songs of Life (2006), and theGrammy-nominated HowI Got Over (2009) all topped the gospechart.Winans also put together a handful ofcomedic releases.~