Carvin Winans

Carvin Winans (sibling #3 twin)–(March 5, 1958); Married to Chérie Winans; Children: Carvin Jr, Juan, Deborah Joy, Ian, Shanniah and Laylah from 2nd Marriage.

Carvin is a member of the Winans with his brothers. During his first five years with the Winans, Carvin wrote for the project and began producing some of their albums. In 1987, as part of the Winans, he was a backing vocalist on Michael Jackson's Bad.

In 2002, Carvin performed on a sold-out world tour with the Winans family in front of millions of fans, which closed out in Detroit at the Fox Theatre. In October 2007, he was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee, along with his brothers. In June 2008, Carvin received the President's Merit Award from the Recording Academy in recognition of his extraordinary gifts as a passionate singer, performer, expressive communicator, and pioneer of contemporary gospel music.

He has 5 Grammy's and 3 Gold Records, several NAACP Awards and Soul Train Awards after 45 years in the business. He worked with such greats as Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Quincy Jones, Whitney Houston, Peabo Bryson, Kenny Loggins, Brian McKnight, Michael McDonald and Anita Baker, just to name a few. In 2019, he released his first solo debut album, In The Softest Way, which featured production by himself alongside Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Album singles include "Once In A Lifetime", "A Little Love", and "Misunderstood".

His 2nd studio album, Cool Gospel, was released on June 27, 2025, via Blackground Records 2.0 with the lead single "God's Still Working On Me", which later became his 1st solo No. 1 Gospel hit record on Billboard Gospel Airplay Charts.