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{{Short description|American singer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Mario Winans
| birth_name        = Mario Mendell Brown
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1974|8|29}}
| image             = Mario Winans.png
| caption           = Winans in 2014
| alias             = {{flatlist|
* Yellowman
* Skeeter
}}
| birth_place       = [[Orangeburg, South Carolina]], U.S.
| genre             = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
| occupation        = {{flatlist|
* Singer
* songwriter
* record producer
}}
| years_active      = 1988–present
| label             = {{flatlist|
* [[Bad Boy Records|Bad Boy]]
* [[Big Beat Records (Atlantic Records subsidiary)|Undeas]]
* [[Worldwide Entertainment|Worldwide]]
* [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
* [[Universal Records (defunct record label)|Universal]]
* [[Motown]]
}}
| current_member_of = {{flatlist|
* [[Winans family]]
* [[Bad Boy Records #The Hitmen|The Hitmen]]
}}
}}

'''Mario Mendell Winans''' ({{né}} '''Brown'''; born August 29, 1974)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mario-winans-mn0000276910/biography|title=Mario Winans Biography, Songs, & Albums|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> is an American [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] singer, songwriter, and record producer from [[South Carolina]]. A member of the [[Winans family|Winans musical family]], he is best known for his 2004 single "[[I Don't Wanna Know]]" (featuring [[Enya]] and [[Sean Combs|P. Diddy]]), which peaked at number two on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''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 [[R. Kelly (album)|self-titled second album]] (1995) and [[Pebbles (musician)|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 (Puff Daddy song)|Come with Me]]", and thereafter served as in-house talent for his [[Bad Boy Records]] production team, [[Bad Boy Records #The Hitmen|the Hitmen]]. While receiving further credits on commercially successful releases, he saw mainstream attention for his guest performance on Diddy's 2000 single "[[Forever (Puff Daddy album)|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 (1995−2006)|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|''Billboard'' 200]]. In the following year, he co-wrote [[CeCe Winans]]'s song "Pray", which won [[Grammy Award for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance|Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance]] at the [[46th Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.nydailynews.com/2004/04/27/for-mario-winans-its-a-crying-fame/amp/|title=FOR MARIO WINANS, IT'S A CRYING FAME|date=April 27, 2004|website=NYDailyNews.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.baltimoresun.com/2004/04/29/taking-the-winans-gift-in-a-new-direction/|title=Taking the Winans Gift in a New Direction|website=BaltimoreSun.com|date=April 29, 2004 }}</ref>

Winans's recording work accompanies a career in [[:Category:Songs written by Mario Winans|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".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1485854/03192004/winans_mario.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040509184500/http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1485854/03192004/winans_mario.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 9, 2004 |title=Mario Winans : Love, Hurt, Betrayal: These Are A Few Of Mario Winans' Favorite Things - Rhapsody Music Downloads |publisher=VH1.com |access-date=April 30, 2012}}</ref> 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|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and the US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|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|''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 (entertainer)|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===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:11em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Album details
! scope="col" colspan="10" | Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Certification
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Billboard 200|US]]<br>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|US<br>R&B]]<br>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br><ref name="HNM">{{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Mario+Winans&titel=Hurt+No+More&cat=a|title=Mario Winans – Hurt No More|website=australian-charts.com|access-date=November 6, 2022}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Hitlisten|DEN]]<br><ref name="HNM"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]]<br><ref name="HNM"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]]<br><ref name="HNM"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Dutch Album Top 100|NED]]<br><ref name="HNM"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]]<br><ref name="HNM"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]<br><ref name="HNM"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/3284/mario-winans/|title=Mario Winas Full Chart History|website=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=November 6, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Story of My Heart]]''
|
* Released: June 24, 1997
* Label: [[Motown Records|Motown]]
* Formats: [[Compact Disc|CD]], [[LP record|LP]], [[Compact Cassette|cassette]]
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — 
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Hurt No More]]''
|
* Released: April 20, 2004
* Label: [[Bad Boy Records|Bad Boy]]
* Formats: CD
| 2 || 1 || 37 || 27 || 22 || 6 || 33 || 28 || 13 || 3
|
* [[RIAA]]: Gold<ref name=RIAA>{{cite certification|region=United States|artist=Mario Winans|access-date=December 25, 2021}}</ref>
* [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Platinum<ref name=BPI>{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|artist=Mario Winans|access-date=December 25, 2021}}</ref>
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Title
! scope="col" colspan="4" | Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | [[List of music recording certifications|Certifications]]
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br><ref name="US100">{{cite magazine | url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Mario Winans|chart=Hot 100}} | title=Mario Winans – Chart History: Hot 100 | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | access-date=April 15, 2013}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US R&B]]<br><ref name="USR&B">{{cite magazine | url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Mario Winans|chart=R&B/Hip-Hop Songs}} | title=Mario Winans – Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | access-date=April 15, 2013}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Mario+Winans+feat%2E+Enya+%26+P%2E+Diddy&titel=I+Don%27t+Wanna+Know&cat=s|title=Mario Winans feat. Enya "I Don't Want to Know"|website=Australian-charts|access-date=November 6, 2022}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br><ref name="UKsin">{{cite web | url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/mario%20winans/ | title=Ray J | publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] | access-date=April 15, 2013 | format=select "Singles" tab}}</ref>
|-
| 1997
! scope="row" |"Don't Know"
| 108 || 48 || — || —
|
| ''Story of My Heart''
|-
| rowspan="2"|2004
! scope="row" |"[[I Don't Wanna Know]]" {{small|(featuring [[Enya]] and [[P. Diddy]])}}
| 2 || 2 || 2 || 1
|
* RIAA: Platinum<ref name=RIAA/>
* [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]: Platinum<ref>{{Cite certification|region=Australia|certyear=2004|access-date=November 6, 2022}}</ref>
* BPI: Silver<ref name=BPI/>
* [[BVMI]]: Gold<ref name="BVMI">{{cite certification|region=Germany|artist=Mario Winans|access-date=25 April 2024}}</ref>
| rowspan="3"|''Hurt No More''
|-
! scope="row" |"Never Really Was" {{small|(featuring [[Lil' Flip]])}}
| — || 90 || — || 44
|
|-
| 2005
! scope="row" |"This Is the Thanks I Get" {{small|(featuring [[Black Rob]])}}
| — || 112 || — || —
|
|-
| 2010
! scope="row" |"Mine" {{small|(featuring Sahara aka [[Costi Ioniţă]] & [[Andrea (Bulgarian singer)|Andrea]])}}
| — || — || — || —
|
|
|}

===As featured artist ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Title
! scope="col" colspan="5" | Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Certifications
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Billboard Hot 100|US]] 
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US<br>R&B]] 
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Hot Rap Tracks|US<br>Rap]] 
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Rhythmic Top 40|US<br>Rhy]] 
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] 
|-
| 1999
! scope="row" |"Best Friends" <small>([[Puff Daddy]] featuring Mario Winans)</small>
| 59 || 3 || 9 || — || 24 
|
| ''Forever''
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2002
! scope="row" |"[[I Need a Girl (Part Two)]]" <small>([[P. Diddy]] featuring [[Ginuwine]], [[Loon (rapper)|Loon]])</small>
| 4 || 2 || 2 || 1 || 4 
|
* BPI: Silver<ref>{{Cite certification|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=P Diddy|title=I Need a Girl Part II|id=18425-6119-1|access-date=October 9, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Recorded Music NZ|RMNZ]]: Platinum<ref>{{Cite certification|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=P Diddy feat. Ginuwine|title=I Need A Girl (Part Two)|award=Platinum|source=radioscope|access-date=May 4, 2025}}</ref>
| ''[[We Invented the Remix]]''
|-
! scope="row" |"Rock the Party" <small>([[Benzino]] featuring Mario Winans)</small>
| 82 || 28 || 20 || — || —
|
| ''Redemption''
|-
| rowspan="2"|2003
! scope="row" |"Down 4 Me" <small>([[Loon (rapper)|Loon]] featuring Mario Winans)</small>
| 103 || 28 || 19 || — || —
|
| ''Loon''
|-
! scope="row" |"Crush on You" <small>([[Mr. Cheeks]] featuring Mario Winans)</small>
| — || 52 || — || — || —
|
| ''Back Again!''
|-
| 2005
! scope="row" |"You're the One" <small>([[Guerilla Black]] featuring Mario Winans)</small>
| 77 || 43 || 24 || 23 || —
|
| ''Guerilla City''
|-
| rowspan="2"|2007
! scope="row" |"[[Through the Pain (She Told Me)]]" <small>([[Sean Combs|Diddy]] featuring Mario Winans)</small>
| — || 107 || — || — || 50
|
| ''Press Play''
|-
! scope="row" |"[[Hey Baby (After the Club)]]" <small>([[Ashanti (entertainer)|Ashanti]] featuring Mario Winans)</small>
| — || 87 || — || 40 || —
|
| ''The Declaration''
|-
| 2008
! scope="row" |"Forever" <small>([[Timati]] featuring Mario Winans)</small>
| — || — || — || — || —
|
| ''[[The Boss (Timati album)|The Boss]]'', ''[[SWAGG]]''
|-
| 2009
! scope="row" |"Dream" <small>([[Massiv]] featuring Mario Winans)</small>
| — || — || — || — || —
|
| ''Meine Zeit''
|-
| 2012
! scope="row" |"I Need a Girl (Part Three)" <small>([[Kay One (rapper)|Kay One]] featuring Mario Winans)</small>
| — || — || — || — || —
|
| ''[[Prince of Belvedair]]''
|-
| 2017
! scope="row" |"Type (E)" <small>([[Eyedi]] featuring Mario Winans)</small>
| — || — || — || — || —
|
| ''Chapter 21''
|}

===Production===
*2009
**Diddy - [[Press Play (album)|Press Play]]
*** "[[Last Night (Diddy song)|Last Night]]" (featuring Keyshia Cole), "Through the Pain (She Told Me)", "Thought You Said" (featuring Brandy)

==Awards and nominations==
{{BLP unreferenced section|date=September 2016}}
* [[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)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140819082405/http://www.mario-winans.com/ Official website]
* [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=mario winans|chart=all}} Mario Winans] at [[Billboard.com]]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mario-winans-mn0000276910 AllMusic Mario Winans article]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030101071805/http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/winans_mario/artist.jhtml VH1 Mario Winans page]

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