Patti LaBelle
Patricia Louise Holte (born May 24, 1944), known professionally as Patti LaBelle, is an American R&B singer and actress. She has been referred to as the "Godmother of Soul". In a career which has spanned seven decades, LaBelle has sold more than 50 million records worldwide. She has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame, and the Apollo Theater Hall of Fame. She was included in Rolling Stone on their list of 100 Greatest Singers.
She began her career in the early 1960s as lead singer and frontwoman of the vocal group Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles. After the group's name change to Labelle in the 1970s, they released the popular number-one hit "Lady Marmalade". As a result, after the group split in 1976, she began a successful solo career, starting with her critically acclaimed debut album, which included the career-defining song, "You Are My Friend". She became a mainstream solo star in 1984 following the success of the singles "If Only You Knew", "Love, Need and Want You" (later sampled for 2002's "Dilemma"), "New Attitude" and "Stir It Up". Less than two years later in 1986, she scored a number-one album Winner in You and its number-one duet single, "On My Own", with Michael McDonald.
She won a 1992 Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for her 1991 album Burnin', an album that featured "Somebody Loves You Baby (You Know Who It Is)", "Feels Like Another One", and "When You've Been Blessed (Feels Like Heaven)". She won a second Grammy for the live album Live! One Night Only.
She has also had success as an actress with a role in the Oscar-nominated film A Soldier's Story, and in TV shows such as A Different World and American Horror Story: Freak Show. In 1992, she starred in her own TV sitcom Out All Night.
In 2002, LaBelle hosted her own lifestyle TV show, Living It Up with Patti LaBelle on TV One. In 2015, LaBelle took part in the dance competition Dancing with the Stars at the age of 70.
She has also seen success launching her own brand of bedding, cookbooks, and food for various companies. In 2015 her Patti's Sweet Potato Pie sold millions when a YouTube video praising the product went viral. As a result, over a 72-hour period, Walmart sold one pie every second.
Around 1964, LaBelle was engaged to Otis Williams, founding member of The Temptations. The engagement lasted a year before Patti broke it off after fearing Williams would force her to move to Detroit and retire from the road.
On July 23, 1969, she married a longtime friend, Armstead Edwards, who was a schoolteacher. After she started her solo career, Edwards became her manager, a position he would remain in until 2000. That year, she and Edwards legally separated, with their divorce finalized in 2003. They have a son, Zuri Kye Edwards (born July 17, 1973), who is now her manager.
She said that because of her sisters and parents dying "before their time", she wrote in her autobiography that she feared she would not make it to 50.
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A PHILLY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
2023
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The Philly Sound... Heard 'Round the World
2023
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National Memorial Day Concert
2023
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A New Orleans Noel
2022
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Soul of a Nation Presents: Sound of Freedom – A Juneteenth Celebration
2022
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That's My Jam
2021
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The Wonder Years
2021
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VERZUZ
2020
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A Family Christmas Gift
2019
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Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
2019
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Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2019
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A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019
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The Apollo
2019
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The Masked Singer
2019
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The Masked Singer
2019
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Christmas Everlasting
2018
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The Kominsky Method
2018
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The Neighborhood
2018
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Mr. SOUL!
2018
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Star
2016
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VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night
2016
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
2016
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Greenleaf
2016
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To Tell the Truth
2016
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A Tale of James Brown
2016
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Six by Sondheim
2013
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Beat Bobby Flay
2013
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American Horror Story
2011
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Mama, I Want to Sing!
2011
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The Marriage Ref
2010
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Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
2010
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Semi-Pro
2008
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Clash of the Choirs
2007
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Cover
2007
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Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy
2006
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Idlewild
2006
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The Who: Tommy Live With Special Guests
2006
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Celebrity Cooking Showdown
2006
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The Who | Tommy and Quadrophenia Live
2005
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Preaching to the Choir
2005
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Hi-Jinks
2005
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
2005
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Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation
2005
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Dancing with the Stars
2005
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Live Aid
2004
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VH1 Divas 2004
2004
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Celia Cruz | ¡Azúcar!
2004
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Britney Spears: In the Zone
2003
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All of Us
2003
Sylvester: Mighty Real
2002
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The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
2002
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Santa, Baby!
2001
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Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
1999
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Patti Labelle | Live One Night Only
1998
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VH1 Divas
1998
VH1 Divas
1998
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Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
1997
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Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
1995
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The History of Rock 'n' Roll
1995
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Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
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Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
1994
Intimate Portrait
1993
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The Nanny
1993
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For Our Children
1993
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Out All Night
1992
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Fire and Rain
1990
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Parker Kane
1990
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Night of 100 Stars III
1990
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Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
1990
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The Real Story of Itsy Bitsy Spider
1990
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The Who | Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy
1989
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Sing
1989
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Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
1988
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A Different World
1987
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Unnatural Causes
1986
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Sisters In The Name of Love
1986
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Patti Labelle | Look To The Rainbow Tour
1986
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Musical Comedy Tonight III
1985
All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular
1985
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Live Aid
1985
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Night of 100 Stars II
1985
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A Soldier's Story
1984
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Working
1982
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Solid Gold
1980
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Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary
1977
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Rock Concert
1973
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The Midnight Special
1972
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Great Performances
1971
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Patti Labelle | Live In New York
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Denyce Graves | Breaking the Rules
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