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Cecilia V. “CeCe” Peniston, from Dayton, Ohio, has had a legendary career as a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, beginning with her 1991 debut “Finally” when she was only 22. CeCe Peniston, who has remained a musical force to be reckoned with, has continued to carve out her musically iconic route with her recent exciting EPs, singles, and albums. CeCe swiftly climbed to prominence as a result of her successful singing and songwriting abilities, and she quickly established herself as a fixture in music genres such as R&B, Soul, Pop, Dance, and House. Prior to creating and recording her debut album, she was elected Miss Black Arizona in 1989, indicating her ambition to pursue a career as a musician.

CeCe Peniston Has Been Climbing The Charts With Her Discography for Decades

Throughout her trailblazing career, CeCe has three studio albums to her credit: “Finally” (1992) which charted for 33 weeks, “Thought Ya Knew” (1994), and “Movin’ On” (1996). Not letting up, throughout the 2000s, Peniston released numerous sizzling singles with varying degrees of success. Her most successful singles being 2001’s “Lifetime To Love” landing at #2 in the United States of Dance, her 2005 “Deeper Love” which held down the #14 in the United States of Dance for a few weeks, before her 2007 “Shame Shame Shame” which charted #23 in the United States of Dance. 

Keeping up the momentum of colossal creativity, in 2010, CeCe Peniston went on to release two raved records: a ballad called “Above Horizons” and a hip-hop/dance tune called “In Love with a DJ”. In the spring of 2011, she released the Pop/R&B single “Stoopid”. Furthermore, Perfecto singles (Paul Oakenfold) and 16 BARS Music (Kevin Lewis) released an official re-release of “Finally” in 2011. To coincide with the 20th anniversary of what remains one of the biggest dance and house hits of all time. Cementing the celebration, the package included a wide selection of remixes created by the Joyriders and other cutting-edge producers. Continuously moving the masses, on March 27th, 2012, 16 BARS MUSIC and CeCe Peniston released the trendy track “Celebrate”.

CeCe Continues To Mentor The Musical Masses

In 2021, Peniston landed #1 on the LGBTQ Urban Charts for 10 weeks featuring on 2AM Ricky’s hit single “Whatchu On”. With this making him the First Black Transgender male to land on any chart, Peniston took the young artist under her wing and became his mentor. The two have developed a long-lasting business relationship, with 2AM joining as songwriter for Peniston with several upcoming records in the works to be released. Together, Peniston and 2AM Ricky have worked to bring awareness to the importance of allyship in the fight for trans rights, mental health in music, and educating upcoming artists on the importance of protecting their music and music business administration.

Furthermore, decades later her raved release, “Finally” is currently circulating the industry again as Chris brown is performing her debut title track on his tour. In more recent years Adele and Lady Gaga also performed “Finally” on their shows. In addition to Kelly Clarkson opening up her 2023 season with a live televised performance of “Finally”.Overall her standout single and studio album has been featured on a variety of TV shows , episodics and national commercials. Mot recently during a national campaign with Kroger fresh delivery ,Firefly, Twenties, The Emmys, Rupaul’s Drag Race, Stage Mother and the Wendy Williams Show where Peniston was the opener for season 9 of the show. As a result, she reworked the theme song, using “Finally” as the foundation for the musical material with revised lyricism.

The CeCe Peniton Effect

Her career has spanned decades and she still gets listeners up and dancing! CeCe Peniston has been a dominant driving force in music for decades. Whether as a mentor, performer, advocate, or something else… CeCe Peniston is still a musical force. Nonetheless, CeCe Peniston is still engaged in music and speaking engagements, among other things. She is excited to return to the spotlight in order to highlight her great career and inspire others!

Catch CeCe Peniston In A City Near You This Summer!

• June 25th, 2023

PRIDE St. Louis 2023 (LGBTQIA+ Pride Festival)

• July 30th, 2023 

Atlanta City Winery 

• August 11th, 2023

Back2Soul

Dreamland – 49-51 Marine Terrace, Margate CT91XJ – United Kingdom

• Sept 9th, 2023

LGBTQIA+ Pride Event 

Downtown Hartford, CT

However, CeCe Peniston is still engaged in music and speaking engagements, among other things. She is excited to return to the spotlight in order to highlight her great career and inspire others! Stay updated for all things CeCe Peniston here at Human Awareness Community for the most recent updates on the renowned musical icon.