Career
Early years
Born to Marvin L. Winans, Sr., known as to be the leader of the famed gospel cross over group "The Winans", and songstress and gospel great, Vickie Winans, on December 28, 1979, Marvin began capturing the hearts of audiences at the early age of 5. Growing up, Marvin inherited musical prowess, and as a first-hand witness, he watched his family grow from small beginnings to international success. Marvin's half brother Mario is also in the music industry and made a big splash on the musical scene as a Bad Boy recording artist in 2004 with his hit single "I Don't Want to Know".
Musical career
Marvin's first passion ironically, was not music. He first desired to follow in the footsteps of his childhood hero and basketball great, Isiah Thomas. However, his passion for music soon overtook any desires to play professional basketball.
He also studied his father when he used the living room piano to write songs that later became world-renowned. Inevitably, the writing bug also bit Marvin and at the age of 10 with his first attempt at songwriting, entitled, "People", he stumbled into the family business! "One Way" performed their songs, "Never Leave Your Side" and "Stay with Me Lord", at their first ever-appearance on New Year's Eve, 1996, at Perfecting Church, in Detroit, MI, where Marvin's father is the pastor. Marvin and the Grammy-nominated group, debuted at #1 on Gospel Billboard charts, sold over 250,000 records and performed in front of crowds as large as 50,000, including shows in the US and Europe (Germany, Holland, London, and Amsterdam).
They also performed and were featured on several national television shows including The Oprah Winfrey Show, Donnie & Marie, and the Queen Latifah show. Known to their fans as "Phase 2", Marvin, Carvin, Juan and Mike joined their entire family for a spectacular Winans Family Tour in 2002, touring 40 US cities! Image of a Man.
