Just a few words to encompass the multi-talented entertainer and
Internationally supreme recording artist CeCe Peniston. When her
first single ever was released in 1991, she was immediately thrust
into the music industry worldwide and CeCe has continued with
success ever since. She was born on September 6, 1969 in Dayton,
Ohio and spent her formative years in Phoenix, Arizona.
CeCe began her recording career, after graduating from Phoenix
College, at A&M Records with her debut album, Finally,
selling one million plus copies and achieving U.S. RIAA GOLD
certification. Her first single, "Finally",
achieved Billboard #1 chart status and has sold multi-platinum
world-wide, in addition to being featured on more than thirty
compilation albums. CeCe thrust passed the one-hit wonder mark and
continued to achieve Billboard Top Ten chart status with singles
including: "We Got A Love Thang",
"Keep On Walkin", "I'm Not Over You"
and her new hit single released in 2001 titled "Lifetime
To Love" which skyrocketed to Billboard #2 chart
status. All of her other singles released have achieved Top 40
status including: "Inside That I
Cried", "Crazy Love", "I'm In The Mood",
"Hit By Love", "Movin' On", "Before I Lay
(You Drive Me Crazy)" with MCA recording artist JoJo
of KC & JoJo, "I Know That He Loves
Me Too" and "Nobody
Else".
CeCe has continued to travel nonstop since 1991, touring to
sold-out venues domestically and internationally. She made nine
music videos, contributed her voice to numerous motion picture
box-office hit soundtracks, graciously allowed the Oprah Winfrey
Show to utilize two of her hits on request, performed live for the
NBA, WNBA, and NFL, appeared in thousands of publications, loaned
her hit single "Finally" to the Summer Olympics 2000
Closing Ceremony in Australia and made numerous guest appearances
on Regis & Kathy Lee, Rosie O'Donnell, Jay Leno, Arsenio Hall,
BET with Donnie Simpson, Ricki Lake, MTV, ShowTime At The Apollo,
and VH1.
She successfully toured with Grace Jones, Peabo Bryson, Tasha
Scott & Tony Terry in The WIZ performing throughout the U.S.,
in addition to performing in successful runs of both "Treat
Her Like A Lady" and "When A Woman Is Fed Up",
fulfilling a personal goal and dream.
In addition to Aretha Franklin's personal request to perform at Aretha's private birthday party in Detroit,
CeCe has had the distinction to perform at The Vatican and to be historically the first female entertainer to visit and perform
in South Africa after the abolition of apartheid. Former President
Bill Clinton invited CeCe to perform at both of his Presidential
Inauguration Ceremonies in Washington, D.C. and by Mrs. Hillary
Clinton for her political achievement.
In the midst of such overwhelming success, CeCe has also been
bestowed numerous awards including: Billboard Best New Artist
& Best New Song of The Year, ASCAP Song of The Year & Pop
Songwriter of The Year & Most Performed Song of The Year,
Annual Winter Music Conference's Best New Dance Artist & Best
Dance Artist Solo & Best 12" Dance Record, BMI Urban
Award of Achievement, Governor's Key to The State of Arizona for
being a role model and for achievement, and most recently CeCe was
inducted into the Phoenix College Hall of Fame. CeCe also has been
a member of ASCAP since 1991 and has been successfully running her
own production and publishing companies for many years.
CeCe makes time for a true passion in her life too, her
charitable work. She founded the CeCe Peniston Youth Foundation in
1997 and helping to raise funding for many other organizations
involving particularly HIV, women and children in need, AIDS,
hunger and equality. She blazed a track on jazz artist, Jeff
Larbes's album and two Phoenix Merry Christmas Arizona albums,
with proceeds going to Multiple Sclerosis. Since 1993, she has
entertain the U.S. troops overseas every year that she could.
CeCe Peniston has just begun to make her mark on the world.
While having established herself as one of the paramount artists
of the nineties and the new century, CeCe still has stayed true to
herself and humble while fueling the deep passion for her
artistry. Just watch this talent extraordinaire continue to
keep the world fired up and jumpin' for more and more!
CECE PENISTON
