Mario Winans facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mario Winans
Winans in 1996
Background information
Birth name	Mario Mendell Brown
Also known as	Yellowman Skeeter
Born	(1974-08-29) August 29, 1974 (age 49) Orangeburg, South Carolina, U.S.
Genres	R&B
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter record producer
Years active	1988–present
Labels	Bad Boy International Rock Star Undeas Worldwide Atlantic Universal Motown

Mario Mendell Winans (né Brown; born August 29, 1974) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer from South Carolina, and an extended member of the musical family The Winans. He is best known for his 2004 song "I Don't Wanna Know" (featuring Enya and P. Diddy), which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, and topped the charts in Germany and the United Kingdom. Winans also co-wrote CeCe Winans's song "Pray" in 2005, which won a Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance.

Outside of recording, Winans also has a prolific career in producing and songwriting material for other artists, including Kanye West, Pusha T, The Weeknd, 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 the 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

Singles

As featured artist

Production

• 2009
  • Diddy - Press Play
    • "Last Night" (featuring Keyshia Cole), "Through the Pain (She Told Me)", "Thought You Said" (featuring Brandy)

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)
• Vibe Awards
  • 2004, R&B Song of the Year: "I Don't Wanna Know" (Nominated)

Filmography

• Mike Jones - American Dream (2007)

See also

In Spanish: Mario Winans para niños